Engineering for Indiana's automotive, orthopedic, and RV manufacturers
Manufacturing is a larger share of Indiana's economy than any other state's, which means Indiana plants feel labor shortages and quality pressure sooner and harder. Willowark supplies the automation, inspection, and software engineering that lets those plants do more with the workforce they have.
Our team designs and programs remotely, then travels to Indiana for integration and startup. It is a good fit for tier suppliers and mid-size plants that need capability, not headcount.
How manufacturing runs here
Indiana's industrial base, as we find it.
Indiana builds vehicles at Subaru, Toyota, Honda, and Stellantis plants and supplies far more through its dense tier network, while northwest Indiana remains one of America's steelmaking centers. Warsaw is the orthopedic device capital of the world, Elkhart County dominates RV production, and Eli Lilly anchors a major pharmaceutical manufacturing base around Indianapolis.
Assembly verification, vision gauging, and traceability systems fit Indiana's automotive and orthopedic manufacturers, where both volume and regulatory documentation are demanding.
Industries in Indiana
- Automotive and tier suppliers
- Orthopedic and medical devices
- RV manufacturing
- Steel
- Pharmaceuticals
- Ag equipment
What we do for Indiana
The four capabilities this area asks for most.
Industrial Automation
Manufacturing automation, machine integration, IIoT, production monitoring, and industrial AI for the plant floor.
Learn more →Vision & Advanced Sensing
Machine vision, AI inspection, laser measurement, 3D vision, radar, X-ray integration, and sensor fusion.
Learn more →Systems Integration
We make technologies that weren't designed together work as one system — hardware, software, machines, and cloud.
Learn more →IoT & Smart Systems
Raspberry Pi and embedded systems, smart sensors, electrical and energy monitoring, gateways, and edge computing.
Learn more →Chosen from the industry mix above. All eight capabilities →
Where's the site?
Tell us about the plant in Indiana.
Design and software run remotely; we travel for commissioning and installation. One line about the line is enough to start.
Common questions
Asked by teams in Indiana.
Do you travel to Indiana for on-site work?
Yes. Commissioning, integration, and installation happen at your Indiana plant, with remote engineering between visits. We typically plan trips around line shutdown windows to minimize production impact.
Can you support medical device manufacturers in Indiana with inspection and traceability?
Yes. We build vision inspection and serialized traceability systems that hold up under FDA-regulated quality systems, including audit-ready data logging and validation-friendly software design. That maps well to Warsaw's orthopedic manufacturing cluster.
RV manufacturing in Elkhart is high-mix and mostly manual assembly. Is there a realistic automation fit?
Selectively. Full robotic assembly rarely makes sense for the product mix, but there are usually good targets around it: vision verification of fastener and component installation, automated cutting and material handling, and production software that tracks units, options, and defects through the line. High-mix plants typically benefit most from error-proofing and visibility rather than replacing labor outright. We would rather scope one station that clearly pays off than propose a program that does not fit how RVs are built.
Cities we've mapped
City-level pages exist for New York's Capital Region, where we work on-site. In Indiana we work remote-first with travel for commissioning — see the full map.
Most relevant industries
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Engineering for Indiana manufacturers.
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