Indiana Manufacturers Association

Indiana Manufacturers Association The Indiana Manufacturers Association advocates for a business climate that creates, protects & promotes quality Indiana manufacturing jobs.

The Indiana Manufacturers Association is the only trade association in Indiana that exclusively focuses on manufacturing. Manufacturing employs more people and contributes more to Indianaโ€™s gross domestic product than any other industry. The staff of the Indiana Manufacturers Association has more than 100 years of combined governmental affairs experience and is recognized as experts in areas inclu

ding tax, environment, labor relations, human resources, energy, workforce development, and healthcare. For more information, visit www.imaweb.com.

Check out this new article from IMA Member Commerce Bank on the IMA Blog! Cash flow challenges are one of the most commo...
06/11/2026

Check out this new article from IMA Member Commerce Bank on the IMA Blog!

Cash flow challenges are one of the most common threats to the stability of a business.

๐Ÿ’กThis blog details best practices for managing cash flow in the manufacturing industry, so manufacturers can keep operations running smoothly, grow their businesses, and stay prepared for unanticipated expenses or market changes!

Read the blog here โžก๏ธhttps://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2a392_9d0288b0282a419891cd98475e329ee6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1000,h_764,al_c,q_90/b2a392_9d0288b0282a419891cd98475e329ee6~mv2.png https://www.indianamfg.com/post/six-strategies-for-improving-cash-flow-in-manufacturing IndianaMfg

Are you worried about the future of the manufacturing workforce? You arenโ€™t alone!๐Ÿ’ก In a recent survey of IMA members, 7...
06/10/2026

Are you worried about the future of the manufacturing workforce? You arenโ€™t alone!

๐Ÿ’ก In a recent survey of IMA members, 75% listed Skilled Workforce Availability as one of the top challenges facing their manufacturing business.

Thatโ€™s why the IMA is hosting our ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ, to discuss workforce issues that are vital to Hoosier manufacturers and to connect our members with real workforce solutions. ๐Ÿค

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ:
โœ๏ธNew Manufacturing Education and Training Opportunities for High School Students
๐Ÿ’กPresentations from Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), Indiana Institute of Technology, Aidex Educational Systems, and iXplore
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’Improving Access to Affordable Child Care for Indiana's Workforce
๐ŸŽ“The Talent Pipeline: Aligning Indianaโ€™s Degrees with Employer Demand

Check out the full agenda and register for the summit here โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/g73ZWbJE

๐Ÿ‘ Join us in thanking our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor: Purdue Polytechnic IN-MaC
Title Sponsor: Gregory & Appel
Patron Sponsors: Aidex Educational Systems, iXplore, Urschel

Thank you to everyone who joined us at RHI Magnesita for our first 2026 Regional Manufacturing Summit and Plant Tour!Itโ€™...
06/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at RHI Magnesita for our first 2026 Regional Manufacturing Summit and Plant Tour!

Itโ€™s not too late to sign up to attend an upcoming summit and tour at one of our member plants โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.
๐Ÿ“ Batesville
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gyhdfkGa

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ | Major Tool & Machine
๐Ÿ“ Indianapolis
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gSNMZCuE

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Duke Energy
๐Ÿ“ Cayuga
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gSNMZCuE

๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Toyota USA
๐Ÿ“ Princeton
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Registration link coming soon!

Learn more about the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tours and register for as many as youโ€™d like here โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gxDrD2ji

05/21/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ! โ›ณ

Are you looking forward to finally getting back out on the course? Do you want to support Indiana manufacturing?

Join the IMA at the 2026 IMPAC Golf Outing on Thursday, June 11 in Greenwood! Through your participation and support, you can help ensure a positive business climate for Indianaโ€™s future! ๐Ÿ’ช

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ? Follow this link โžก๏ธhttps://www.indianamfg.com/2026-impac-golf-outing

๐ŸŽ‰GREAT NEWS! Indiana recently ranked 6th in the nation in the ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฑ ๐Ÿ’ช This state-level ran...
05/20/2026

๐ŸŽ‰GREAT NEWS! Indiana recently ranked 6th in the nation in the ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฑ ๐Ÿ’ช

This state-level ranking evaluates where manufacturing-aligned workforce pipelines are built, sustained, and positioned to support long-term investment.

This shows Indianaโ€™s strength in developing the future of the manufacturing workforce, the growth of Indianaโ€™s manufacturing sector over the past decade and our manufacturing expertise!

๐Ÿ’ก Learn more about the Index here โžก๏ธ https://www.areadevelopment.com/skilled-workforce-STEM/q1-2026/where-workforce-capacity-is-being-built--and-where-its-being-deployed.shtml

05/19/2026

๐–๐ก๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ? ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ

Join the IMA this summer for the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tours! Learn more about the first leg of the tour in the video below โฌ‡๏ธ

1๏ธโƒฃ First Leg Tours:
๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• | RHI Magnesita (SOLD OUT!)
๐Ÿ“ Hammond

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.
๐Ÿ“ Batesville
โŒš 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://imainassoc.weblinkconnect.com/atlas/events-v4/register/1583

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ | Major Tool & Machine
๐Ÿ“ Indianapolis
โŒš 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://imainassoc.weblinkconnect.com/atlas/events-v4/register/1581

2๏ธโƒฃ Second Leg Tours:
๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Duke Energy Corporation
๐Ÿ“ Cayuga
โŒš 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gSNMZCuE

Learn more about the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tours and register for as many as youโ€™d like here โžก๏ธ https://www.indianamfg.com/2026-state-of-manufacturing-summits

Are you worried about the future of the manufacturing workforce? You arenโ€™t alone!๐Ÿ’ก In a recent survey of IMA members, 7...
05/13/2026

Are you worried about the future of the manufacturing workforce? You arenโ€™t alone!

๐Ÿ’ก In a recent survey of IMA members, 75% listed Skilled Workforce Availability as one of the top challenges facing their manufacturing business.

Thatโ€™s why the IMA is hosting our ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ, to discuss workforce issues that are vital to Hoosier manufacturers and to connect our members with real workforce solutions. ๐Ÿค

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ:
โœ๏ธNew Manufacturing Education and Training Opportunities for High School Students
๐Ÿ’กIndiana Federation For Advanced Manufacturing Education Update
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’Improving Access to Affordable Child Care for Indiana's Workforce
๐ŸŽ“The Talent Pipeline: Aligning Indianaโ€™s Degrees with Employer Demand

Check out the full agenda and register for the summit here โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/g73ZWbJE

Join IMA Member Management Group at The Safety Yard for OSHA-authorized training designed to help workers recognize, av...
05/12/2026

Join IMA Member Management Group at The Safety Yard for OSHA-authorized training designed to help workers recognize, avoid, and prevent workplace safety and health hazards!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 18 & 19, 2026
๐Ÿ•ฃ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Safety Yard, 2405 US-52, Lebanon, IN
๐Ÿ”— Register: https://lnkd.in/geKiaYFm
๐Ÿ’ฒ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Receive ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐Ž๐…๐… ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for this course!

This course is ideal for entry-level workers and covers:
โ–ช๏ธ Hazard recognition and prevention
โ–ช๏ธ Workplace safety and health fundamentals
โ–ช๏ธ Workersโ€™ rights under OSHA
โ–ช๏ธ Employer responsibilities for maintaining a safe workplace

Through this training, participants gain the knowledge and awareness needed to stay safe on the job and contribute to a stronger safety culture.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ! โ›ณ Are you looking forward to finally getting back out on the course? Do you want to support Indiana...
05/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ! โ›ณ

Are you looking forward to finally getting back out on the course? Do you want to support Indiana manufacturing?

Join the IMA at the 2026 IMPAC Golf Outing on Thursday, June 11 in Greenwood! Through your participation and support, you can help ensure a positive business climate for Indianaโ€™s future! ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿค ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ? Learn more about your options here โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gvABi3Cj

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ? Follow this link โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gvABi3Cj

๐–๐ก๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ? ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Join the IMA this summer for the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tou...
04/29/2026

๐–๐ก๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ? ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ

Join the IMA this summer for the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tours!

These 3 events (more to be announced soon!) are the perfect opportunity to:

โœ… Network and connect with industry peers (lunch included)
โœ… Learn more about the current state of Indiana manufacturing
โœ… Hear a special safety segment from Safety Management Group
โœ… Tour different manufacturing facilities across the state and learn from their operations

Check out the details for each stop here โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• | RHI Magnesita
๐Ÿ“ Hammond
โฐ 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gb_Gh2Xq

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.
๐Ÿ“ Batesville
โฐ 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gyhdfkGa

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ | Major Tool & Machine
๐Ÿ“ Indianapolis
โฐ 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gSNMZCuE

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | Duke Energy Corporation
๐Ÿ“ Cayuga
โฐ 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gSNMZCuE

Learn more about the 2026 State of Indiana Manufacturing Summits & Plant Tours and register for as many as youโ€™d like here โžก๏ธ https://lnkd.in/gxDrD2ji

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