We are the driving force making Indiana a global leader in advanced manufacturing and logistics.
Talent & Workforce Development
- Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway - Launched in 2023, CEMETS Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway has brought together approximately 150 Indiana leaders from various sectors to translate the success of the Swiss vocational and professional education system into practical next steps. The vision is simple but powerful: to ensure that every student and adult learner has access to high-quality education and training, empowering them to contribute to Indiana’s economic and civic vitality.
- Catapult Indiana - In this Conexus-operated 160-hour program, participants learn about and prepare for new careers through classroom work and hands-on simulations.
- Student Industries - Conexus Student Industries is a statewide program that strengthens the impact of School-based Enterprises, preparing more high school students for careers in advanced manufacturing and logistics.
- Education Readiness Grants - Education Readiness Grants help Indiana secondary schools prepare students for careers in the increasingly high-tech advanced manufacturing industry through direct grants for the purchasing of Industry 4.0 technologies.
- Talent Development Case Studies - Our partners are employing everything from collaborations with local School-based Enterprises to launching flexible schedules to meet the needs of a "gig economy" - developing the workforce they need now and in the future.
Research & Public Awareness
- Make IN Move - We spotlight different young professionals in the advanced manufacturing and logistics industries to share the diverse stories of these rising stars throughout Indiana and inspire the next generation to consider a future in AML.
- Conexus Indiana Industry Blog - As an industry thought leader, we share stories and news going on within the organization and across the industry.
- Newsletter - We share industry news and stories with our subscribers on a monthly basis to inspire them and keep them in the know.
- Research & Reports - With our partners, we survey the strengths, needs, trends and opportunities of the AML ecosystem in Indiana to keep industry on the cutting edge of innovation.
Digital Transformation
- Manufacturing Readiness Grants (MRG) program - The MRG program exists to help small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Indiana adopt new technology through a matching reimbursable grant program in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
- Hardtech Innovators Network - The Hardtech Innovators Network, powered by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, is an educational platform designed to facilitate new connections and interactions between innovators within advanced manufacturing and logistics companies and hardtech entrepreneurs to create a thriving innovation economy.
- Technology Case Studies - As industry thought-leaders, we have built up a library of case studies to help Hoosier businesses navigate their Industry 4.0 technology adoption journeys while showcasing the impact of the Manufacturing Readiness Grants (MRG) program.
Convening & The Council
- Network of Industry Peers - With more than 130 manufacturing and logistics partners on our Advanced Industries Council, this vast consortia gives us the ability to hold numerous events with the best Hoosier AML companies.
- Advanced Industries Council Meetings - Held quarterly, our team organizes council meetings which feature industry speakers leading discussions on a variety of timely topics, tours of Indiana manufacturing facilities, networking opportunities and more.
- Industry Working Groups - Our working groups include industry, academic and public-sector professionals focused on the issues and challenges that impact the AML industries.