Young Entrepreneur Tapped $200,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Help Bring Smart Tech to His AgTech Start-up

IRD Group Inc. designs and manufactures highly customized architectural revolving doors, high security revolving doors, floor grates and full height turnstiles. They are introducing architectural swing doors, balanced doors and architectural bollards to the company’s product offerings with investments in new technology enabled production capabilities.

Separation by Design Inc. manufactures patent protected, fluid systems as turn-key solutions for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), oil & gas, renewable fuels and other industrial processes that involve blending, separation and storage. The firm is investing in an automated, programmable, pivot style band saw capable of executing a large number of stored cut routines.   

Fehrenbacher Cabinets Inc is a manufacturer and installer of custom cabinetry for kitchens, bathrooms, bars, closets and more. The firm is investing in a new, fully automatic flat-line finishing system to enhance production capacity.

SIGMA Equipment (Surplus Division) is a spare MRO component company that refurbishes and resells electrical, industrial, and automation components for the manufacturing industry. The company plans to invest in an automated storage and retrieval system to automate their shipping and receiving processes.

Heliponix, LLC is an agricultural technology startup that has secured an MOU with a leading appliance manufacturer to license its technology.

A&A Custom Automation Invests in Additive Manufacturing for Production Parts to Reduce Costs and Streamline its Subtractive Manufacturing Processes

Lochmueller Group is a full-service survey, planning, engineering, and environmental firm with an emphasis on planning and designing state and local infrastructure improvements.

The Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District is the owner and operator of Evansville Regional Airport and accompanying properties.

Sam Tucker LLC is the parent company for multiple home goods and packaging fulfillment companies (eLuxury and ePackageSupply).

Uniseal Inc. is manufacturer of sealants and adhesives for the automotive sector.