The Indy Autonomous Challenge will be part of the splashy CES trade show Jan. 5-8 in Las Vegas, where Hoosier business leaders plan to use the racing event as a vehicle for promoting Indiana’s tech economy to a potentially worldwide audience.
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More than half of Indiana manufacturers have implemented or are testing at least one advanced technology, according to a new report from Conexus Indiana and the Indiana University Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.
On average, recipients of the state’s Manufacturing Readiness Grants added five new jobs as a result of the technology investments.
Manufacturing Readiness Grants launched last year as a pilot to stimulate private-sector investments in modernizing Indiana’s manufacturing sector.
With a last name that means “maker of carts,” Fred Cartwright jokes that he was destined to work in some form of transportation manufacturing. After carving out a nearly four-decade career in manufacturing innovation, he is now the president and CEO of Conexus Indiana.
Conexus’ new president and CEO, Fred Cartwright, has held a variety of innovation-focused leadership positions in the manufacturing industry, including at Allison Transmission, General Motors and an automotive research facility affiliated with Clemson University in South Carolina.
Companies that map their supply chains can gain insights into where its various tiers of suppliers are located, the relative importance of each supplier and other critical data points, industry experts said at an IBJ event Friday.
Mark Howell, 56, who joined Conexus in 2018, plans to focus on volunteer and philanthropic activities after leaving the Indianapolis-based not-for-profit, the organization said Wednesday.
The one-semester program, which includes both on-the-road driver training and academic instruction, is set to begin in January at Ivy Tech campuses in Indianapolis, Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Evansville and Lawrenceburg.
Artificial intelligence, data analysis tools and other digital technology will revolutionize manufacturing and companies need to get ready for it, said panelists at an IBJ/Conexus Indiana industry event Friday.
One executive is expected to help Indiana companies continue their transition into next-generation digital technologies. The other will develop and direct programs that help secondary and post-secondary students, as well as adult workers.
Much of the research at the hub—located at Purdue’s Research Park—will be done in partnership with government agencies, including the Indiana Department of Transportation, and private-sector companies.
Former Angie’s List COO J. Mark Howell is looking for ways to help the state’s advanced-manufacturing and logistics industries navigate a changing technology landscape.
Mark Howell, who has been Angie’s List’s chief operating officer since 2013, will start his new job at the manufacturing and logistics advocacy group in January.
The program, called INvets, will be launched later this year, initially with five Indiana auto-industry manufacturers.
Aerospace and defense companies are working to thwart digital attacks from several sources and expect huge demand for workers in the field.
Respondents from a wide range of sectors across the state say their expected growth rates for revenue, profit and capital investment are lower than in recent years.
Students from 18 colleges and universities are set to participate in the first-ever Conexus Indiana Logistics Case Competition next month in Indianapolis.
While Indiana scores highly in terms of the overall health of its manufacturing and logistics sectors, a report released Thursday indicated that workforce development is still a key concern.
Proprietary manufacturing jobs—such as those in the aerospace, automotive and life sciences sectors—are likely to even grow as employers seek talent and quality control. But lower-skilled basic production work is on its way out to international markets like China, India and Mexico, where wages are a fraction as expensive.
More than 80 budding engineers will build and work with machines as part of a new program designed to give students experience in manufacturing.
