Ready for the Future
Our Manufacturing Readiness Grants are helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.
Catalyst PDG Takes Bold Steps to Increase Its Contract Manufacturing Capabilities with Support From a Manufacturing Readiness Grant
Lumatic Imagery LLC Wins Manufacturing Readiness Grants Scale-Up its Manufacturing Production for PopCam
2 Applications, 2 Projects, 2 Manufacturing Readiness Grants Take Creative Works to the Next Step in its Digital Manufacturing Journey
A&A Custom Automation Invests in Additive Manufacturing for Production Parts to Reduce Costs and Streamline its Subtractive Manufacturing Processes
Addman Engineering Leverages Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Secure Next Generation Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment for Production
Tactile Engineering staffers work at desks and electronics workstations, performing assembly and testing tasks. A robot arm moves a suction tube to position a tiny plastic dot in a tray with hundreds of holes. A rapidly spinning rod winds copper wire into a tight coil. Behind a green safety shield, a laser beam flashes over metal parts.
Accutech Mold & Machine Paired two Manufacturing Readiness Grants (MRGs) to support Autonomous Robotics, Sensor Technology Adoption and Digitizing Machine Operations
Jasper Group Makes Bold Leap into Industry 4.0 with Adoption of Autonomous Mobile Robots in its Orleans, Indiana, Plant
Manufacturing Readiness Grant Spurs Growth for Complexus Medical and Opportunities for its Workforce
Batesville Tool & Die Invested its Manufacturing Readiness Grant in Advanced Robotics with Integrated Machine Vision to Significantly Grow its Manufacturing Capacity
MavPak Taps Local AI Provider to Streamline Workflows and Automate Ordering for its Industrial Customers
Batesville Tool & Die Invested its Manufacturing Readiness Grant in Advanced Robotics with Integrated Machine Vision to Significantly Grow its Manufacturing Capacity
Photon Automation Develops and Deploys a Proprietary Fiber Laser Welding System for Assembly of High Energy-density Batteries Used in Next-generation Transportation, Telecommunications and Consumer Products
POLARIS Laboratories® Invests in Proprietary AI/ML Software to Provide Predictive Maintenance and Analytics for Its Global Manufacturing Customers
Mach Medical Develops a Digital Twin Solution for High Velocity Single-Piece Flow Manufacturing
TMF Center partners with THG Automation to effectively scale a high-mix, low-volume welding process at their Williamsport, Indiana facility
Hurricane Ditcher’s application for an MRG was approved for $175,000, enabling the addition of a cobot to its new advanced plasma cutting table project.
Digital Wood Carver Implements a Collaborative Welding System with Support of an Indiana Manufacturing Readiness Grant
Telamon Corporation Leverages a Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Deploy Collaborative Robots for Assembly Line Automation in its Carmel, Indiana, Plant
Wood-Mizer Takes the Next Step in its Automation Journey, Adding Innovative Collaborative Welding Systems to Automate its Low-Volume, High-Mix Applications
Indiana Meat Packer Sander Processing, Inc. Leverages 2 Manufacturing Readiness Grants to Bring Advanced Manufacturing to its DuBois County Facility
DuraMark Technologies Invested a $150,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant in Label Production Technology to Reduce Manual Steps and Increase Production Capabilities
Starlight Distillery invests $200,000 MRG in smart tech, advancing its nearly 2-century commitment to sustainability, diversification and quality
Entrepreneurial Winemaker Earns Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Expand Business with Automated Technology
TBK America Invests in a Product Traceability System to Reduce Customer Risk and Enhance Internal Processes
Ready funding, veteran leadership helps adhesives startup, BioBonds, speed to market with plant-based products
FiberX found a niche with untapped potential by leveraging science to make products out of corn harvest waste products.
“Century-old start-up” Nix Industrial leverages MRGs to expand smart tech automation and grow market position
Seeing an industry primed for take-off, Pierce Aerospace leveraged Indiana’s innovation ecosystem and government funds to take flight in Remote ID biz
Novilytic, A Bioanalytical Chemistry Company, Accelerates Pharma Innovation and Boosts Indiana’s Life Sciences Edge
80-year-old Mursix Corporation accelerates into EV market with increased automation and a nothing’s-impossible mindset
Riverside Mfg. LLC earns $200,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant to support $5.2m investment in next-gen technology, automation.
Innovative Designs’ two Manufacturing Readiness Grants introduce and expand automation at its Elkhart, Indiana plant
Choosing to be great instead of giant, Jeco Plastic Products focuses on precision when others chase volume
Manufacturing Readiness Grant investment helps Indiana entrepreneur fill market gap with innovative co-packing solution
