About IN-MaC
Mission
The clarion call for action to renew the nation’s leadership in advanced manufacturing created a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the State of Indiana and three key academic institutions, Purdue, Ivy Tech, and Vincennes University to partner in providing a world-class resource to attract, retain, and grow high-value manufacturing industries in the state. Purdue, Ivy Tech, and Vincennes proposed a unique collaboration of educational institutions; leading companies (both local and national); small and medium manufacturers (SMEs); and the State to realize the potential of next-generation manufacturing.
The Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness (IN-MaC) Center was launched to bring industry, government, and academia together to advance the state of practice through the digital transformation of manufacturing. We accomplish this every day by creating a better understanding of next-generation methods and tools through technology adoption and demonstration, and increasing awareness in the talent pipeline through manufacturing education and workforce development.
As a constituent center in the School of Engineering Technology in the Polytechnic College, IN-MaC accomplishes this effort through three key areas: 1) education and workforce development to transform today’s manufacturing operations employees and to build the talent pipeline; 2) technology adoption and demonstration to enhance competitiveness of Indiana manufacturing companies by supporting implementation and integration of technology and methods; and 3) manufacturing research and prototyping services via the intelligent manufacturing testbed.
