Movers & Makers: Report on AI in Indiana, our newest partnership with Ivy Tech and much more! ??

New findings: AI adoption trends among Indiana manufacturers

Did you know that 4 in 10 manufacturers have implemented AI in one or more business units according to a recent CICP survey?

The Conexus Indiana team has been studying Industry 4.0 technology adoption trends for the last several years. In those studies, we have found that Hoosier manufacturers are steadily increasing the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies to optimize efficiency and productivity in their facilities. Since the conclusion of our last survey in 2022, the development and use of AI has rapidly evolved and is at the forefront of national media and public policy discussions.

This new report, Manufactures Make Strides on AI Adoption to Enhance Production Capacity: AI in Indiana , is the product of three years of data collection from manufacturing companies paired with additional insights from CICP’s recent AI survey report. It provides a specific look into how AML companies are using AI and its role in the state’s largest sector.

Considering adopting AI technology in your manufacturing plant? We also compiled a list of local resources to support your journey .?

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Introducing the Rising 30 Class of 2024

Earlier this month, we celebrated the newest group of up-and-comers in the AML industry at our annual Rising 30 celebration! This crop of talented individuals represents the bright future of Indiana AML, and is the fourth installment of this program. Honorees come from all over the state and serve in a variety of roles such as CEO, manufacturing engineer and even production manager of a Student-run Business!

The event was kicked off by the presenting sponsor, KSM, and then a keynote address by Leah Curry of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana who was introduced by Conexus board president Scott Brand of Subaru of Indiana Automotive. The 30 individuals received their awards from CICP CEO, Melina Kennedy and board members Amish Shah (Kem Krest), Susan Murray Carlock (Mursix Corporation and Pivot Manufacturing), Matthew Ketcham (Rolls-Royce) and Mike Smith (INDOT).

If you couldn’t make the event or want to relive the celebration, you can click here to watch the recording of our live stream.

Congratulations to the newest members of the Rising 30 family!

Meet the class:

Industry 4.0 Q&A with Inside Indiana Business

“We’ve been focused on accelerating what we call Industry 4.0—the fourth industrial revolution. That really means integrating advanced technologies into manufacturing; so think robotics, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things and machine vision…we want to see more implementation within these 9,300 manufacturing companies across Indiana.”

Our own Ryan Henderson, director of Hardtech Entrepreneurship, sat down with Inside Indiana Business to talk about the evolution of the AML industry in Indiana, Industry 4.0 and the selection process for the inaugural Manufacturing Innovation Award at TechPoint’s MIRA Awards in late April.

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Introducing our newest partnership with Ivy Tech

Earlier this month, Conexus Indiana announced its newest partnership with Ivy Tech Community College . The partnership called for the creation of new skills training courses that will be piloted by Ivy Tech for employees seeking to develop new, specialized talent to drive digital adoption and technology advancement in advanced manufacturing.

This collaboration aims to increase the number of advanced manufacturing firms throughout Indiana that have adopted digital technologies (such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, AI and machine learning) in their operational processes.

Learn more about the partnership:

The journey of a hardtech startup: MITO Materials

“Indianapolis has all the diversity of the Northeast with the grit of the Midwest…Indiana is a great place to grow a business, raise a family and build on our company’s success.”

MITO Materials utilized Manufacturing Readiness Grants funding to integrate a new powder processing system for use in its in-house production facility to increase efficiency and productivity. The system not only boosted output but also decreased production time from two weeks to just a few hours.

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