Delivering insights for improved productivity.
Provides Indiana small to medium manufacturers with a
proven tool kit for energy insights and a foundation for smart manufacturing.
The Program
Energy INsights is an Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) sponsored program to deploy smart manufacturing starter kits to Indiana’s small-medium manufacturers. Participants will receive a scalable hardware and software package, a hands-on learning experience and engineering services to help them create quantifiably valuable manufacturing insights. By participating, manufacturers can save 5-15% of their electric bill. Moving forward companies can continue to utilize the best in class hardware and software from their starter toolkit in other smart manufacturing use cases. Read More
Vision
Indiana’s small-medium manufacturers stay competitive in the global market by leveraging right-sized, cloud-enabled, Industry 4.0 hardware, software, services and analyses to deliver manufacturing insights.
Mission
Provide a program package of hardware, software, training and services that provide manufacturers with tangible benefits within 6 months, but that also empowers the manufacturers to scale their smart manufacturing efforts appropriately for their business.
“As the most manufacturing-intensive state in the nation, Indiana is leading the way with innovative technology solutions that will keep our industries globally competitive for years to come. Energy INsights will further position us as a leader in innovative ways to reduce energy consumption, tell Indiana’s energy story and assist our manufacturers in reaching their overall ESG goals.”
David Watkins, Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, IEDC
Who is Eligible?
All Indiana manufacturing companies are eligible to participate, and there will be no cost for small-to-medium sized companies that enroll.
“I am an enthusiastic supporter of this project. The Energy INsights pilot is enabling Amatrol to unlock energy usage data from our operations and providing real-time insights that will reduce our energy costs over time.”
Paul Perkins, President, Amatrol Inc.
Smart Manufacturing Benefits
Production & Asset Optimization
Lower costs (energy, machines, labor)
Improve machine or asset productivity
Reduce production downtime
Quality
Management
Automate quality inspection
Improve inspection accuracy
Reduce product defects
Supply Chain Management
Improve forecast accuracy
Reduce inventory costs
Improve capacity utilization
Worker Safety & Productivity
Improve employee productivity
Monitor safety
Reduce worker injuries
“Energy is a critical input for Indiana manufacturers and the cost of energy has been going up for the last decade. The good news is that IoT AI revolutions have provided tools and insights that can bend the energy cost curve and help manufacturers adapt to the global push for clean energy.”
Paul Mitchell, President & CEO, ESN
