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| Quantum OPS |
| Quantum OPS is a new company that specializes in the design and development of innovative orthopedic positioning technologies, with special emphasis on the shoulder and upper extremity region.
Contact: Keith J. Harper
Telephone: (260) 339-1678
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| BioDuct LLC |
BioDuct LLC is developing patent protected avascular tissue repair platform technology. Its first product, BioDuct™ Meniscal Repair Device (MRD), is a bioabsorbable implant that facilitates healing of otherwise irreparable meniscus tissue. Once FDA clearance is received, BioDuct LLC plans to launch the BioDuct™ MRD product into the orthopaedic market. BioDuct LLC received $1.35 million in capital investment to complete product development for the BioDuct™ Meniscal Repair Device.
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| Purdue TAP |
Since it’s inception in 1986, Purdue University’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) has helped over 6,100 Hoosier manufacturing companies by providing consulting, training and implementation services to enhance competitiveness and improve bottom lines. Additionally, TAP is Indiana’s NIST MEP (National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partner) affiliate – a network of resources throughout the U.S. that assist manufacturers in competing globally. TAP can open the door to a large array of Purdue expertise and services including lean manufacturing tools, marketing, business management, quality, information systems, environmental issues, human resources and more. Your business or industry can tap into a wealth of resources by teaming with Purdue!
Contact: Joe Sepkovich
Phone: (260) 399-1670 |
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| American Axle |
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) was founded in 1994; it is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and validation of driveline and drivetrain systems and related components and modules, chassis systems, and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport utility vehicles and passenger cars. AAM is a multi-billion dollar, tier one, global automotive supplier and ranks as one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world.
AAM provides full-service product research & development for precision engineered, advanced technology products, manufacturing processes and systems. The company has an extensive driveline and drivetrain product portfolio incorporating high technology systems and components for the crossover, passenger car, all-wheel-drive, light truck and SUV global markets. In addition to locations in the United States (Michigan, New York, Ohio & Indiana), AAM also has offices or facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
Contact: Mark Lundy
Phone: (260) 492-5064
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| Midwest Quality |
Midwest Quality, Inc. is a Fort Wayne Indiana based quality auditing, engineering, training, and consulting company leads the region in preparing clients for registration to ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, TE Supplement, AS9100, ISO 14001, and ISO 17025, ISO 13485:2002. We also develop custom programs for registered organizations so that they improve their performance by more effectively using their registered quality systems. We offer public classes around the state and all courses are available for on-site training. The technical aspects of the business are directed by Tony Greene, who had worked for Essex Group, Inc. prior to founding Midwest nine years ago. We are proud that we have never had a customer fail or leave unsatisfied.
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| Stahl Engineering & Failure Analysis, LLC |
Stahl Engineering & Failure Analysis, LLC provides engineering consulting services specializing in forensic engineering failure analysis projects currently focused in three general areas:
- Commercial and Class 3-8 Vehicles product component and system failure analysis and accident and fire investigation including semi-tractors, trucks, school and commercial buses, and recreational vehicles.
- Heavy Equipment and Truck Equipment product component and system failure analysis and fire investigation including mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems and system interaction failures in heavy equipment or industrial equipment mounted on truck chassis.
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Failure Analysis of components due to materials, mechanical, and environmental factors including fatigue, creep, overload, corrosion, materials selection, etc.
Contact: Doug Stahl
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| Allied Payment Network, Inc. |
| Allied Payment Network, Inc. was formed in 2010 by Ralph Marcuccilli to provide bill payment services to the financial industry. This service is sold to financial institutions by third parties in the industry so institutions can offer Internet based bill payment services to their customers. Allied’s system uses the latest technology as settlement networks to provide this service at a cost substantially lower than the rest of the industry. |
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| Blue Water Mortgage |
Blue Water Mortgage represents the beginning of change in an industry that has experienced much turmoil in the past few years. Our ownership as well as executive staff has sought out and secured the employment of many leaders in our field. Each employee of our company has in excess of 10 years experience in the finance industry as well as the credentials you would expect to see in a finance professional. We are committed to providing our clientele with, not only an exceptional mortgage product that fits their specific need, but we are just as committed to assisting them with their overall financial health. We have established strategic partnerships and alliances with other responsible firms that have unique and fresh perspectives and tools beneficial to Indiana families. It is our pleasure to find ourselves inside the Northeastern Innovation Center as we see ourselves as part of the beginning of a truly innovative time in the banking/mortgage sector.
Contact: Robert Gregory
Phone: 260.497.9355
Toll Free:866-489-2583
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| Cirrus ABS Corporation |
Cirrus ABS is a web technology company that provides organizations with a 360º approach to web success that includes the image, marketing, strategy, and technology tools that businesses require to get tangible results from their web investment. We have an experienced staff of award winning graphic designers, user interface experts, business analysts, programmers, writers, and marketing/branding experts that work together as a team to provide clients with all the skill sets necessary to make their web presence a success.
Through the utilization of the revolutionary Cirrus eBusiness Suite technology platform, Cirrus ABS provides powerful web based business tools that enable businesses to implement advanced web sites with a minimal investment in time and money. Through our technology, businesses can manage all the content on their web site, share documents, create secure information portals, sell products and services and many other advanced online capabilities without any technical expertise or special software. Our technology allows our clients to maximize their web investment by eliminating the need to recreate their web site each time they need to update the look of their site or add new functionality. The Cirrus eBusiness Suite technology platform is modular in design so that organizations can start with the tools that meet their needs today and add capabilities to their site over time as their business grows and evolves.
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| Vision Menu |
Vision Menu enables automotive and power sports dealers to increase profitability, sell more units, sell more Finance and Insurance products, ensures the sales and Finance process is compliant, and evaluates profits more effectively. Vision Menu provides a better user interface at a more affordable price. Without our solution dealers have a less efficient sales process relying on a manual worksheet of disclosing sales numbers or a high priced solution that leaves them paying for options they don’t use. In F&I, menu selling has become the standard in the Automotive field and is growing in popularity in power sports. Studies have shown that the average per retail unit is increased by $100 when a menu is used to sell with. (Dealer track study). Our product provides complete disclosure to the customer, both to make their buying decision and choose the finance and insurance products they want. On both accounts it focuses the customer in on the decision making process, giving them options or packages to choose from. The result is higher profits on the sale of the vehicle and more aftermarket products purchased. The analytics package that the software provides gives the dealer a straight forward/ industry best practice approach to dealer reporting that can be accessed immediately after a sale is made.
Contact: Ron Martin
Telephone: (260) 755-3224 |
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| Schwartz Biomedical |
Schwartz Biomedical, LLC is a tissue engineering research and development firm that creates and develops technologies for the orthopaedic market. Schwartz Biomedical specializes in soft tissue (cartilage, ligaments, tendon, meniscus, etc.) regeneration and biological technologies, and typically develops its portfolio technologies in separate wholly-owned subsidiaries. BioDuct and BioPoly RS are two examples.
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| Honor Education |
Honor Education's goal is to create software that defines a very different way to use computers in education. We aspire to demonstrate that having fun does not preclude learning. We have three projects: - Project Forge – Honor Education’s central product, codenamed Forge, integrates the best elements from both computer gaming and education into a tool set that enables young adults to build professional-looking virtual worlds for video games and CG movies.
- Tech Academy – We teach spring, summer, and fall classes to promote literacy in technology and computation. The courses offered range from game programming to 2D and 3D graphics.
- Visual Python – Honor Education’s visual programming environment allows non-programmers and beginning programmers an easier and quicker way to program their Python projects
Honor Education received a 2010 Innovation Award from the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly and went on to receive the overall top award, 2010 Innovator of the Year! Contact: Alyssa Dugan |
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| T.E.A.M |
T.E.A.M.’s mission is to provide the tools and professional advice to help you start or grow your business. We believe that the best tool to help you grow your business is a SWOT analysis, a detailed evaluation of your strength’s, weaknesses, opportunities & threats. Our SWOT analysis consists of 150 questions about your business in 10 categories. We then attack weaknesses in you business by identifying and implementing solutions to improve your performance and track the results to show you the improved ROI. We help you identify team member’s strengths and make sure you are using them where they are going to produce the highest level of results for the team. We have a network of professionals to help you to fill in any talent gaps we identify in the process. We provide a free no obligation consultation so that we can learn more about your business and identify how we can help you become more profitable.
Contact: Brad Thomson
Phone: 260-402-5546 |
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| Zoom |
ZOOM develops software and systems for the transportation and public works and government markets. This includes high-end Intelligent Transportation Systems, Automated Vehicle Locating and Tracking Systems, and Infrastructure Management Systems. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, ZOOM leads the way in Transportation Informatics. One of ZOOM’s subsidiary companies, ZOOM LBS, is the nationwide leader in bringing Location Based Services to the highways and owns contracts to supply wireless Internet connectivity and related applications to State Rest Areas. ZOOM staff have been involved in the creation of some of the most successful systems on the market today.
Contact: Mike Fritsch
E-mail: mfritsch@zoominfosystems.com
Telephone: (260) 407-1776 |
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| Siemens Industries, Inc. |
Headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL., Siemens Industry, Inc., Building Technologies Division. is a leading single-source provider of cost-effective facility performance solutions for the comfort, life safety, and security of some of the most technically advanced buildings in the world. In North America, Siemens Industry, Inc., Building Technologies Division employs approximately 8,000 people and provides local service from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast.
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| Scadata Scientific, LLC |
Scadata Scientific, LLC is a technology company. It synthesizes the latest in communication and data transfer technologies, including its own proprietary software and protocols, to deliver information and critical data to wherever the end-user needs that information.
Company roots were formed over a decade ago, blending several wireless and IP technologies together to form a company focused primarily in the management of fresh water and waste water plant operations. In 2003, Scadata was formed and began servicing municipal water systems across the U.S. Currently our company’s technology serves several vertical markets such as Water/Waste Water, Oil & Gas, Tower Light Monitoring, Agriculture, and Flood Control Monitoring.
Scadata is best described as a software and hardware manufacturer that integrates specialty products, finding unique applications for a blend of the latest technologies. Although we have several core products, we enjoy the development of a precise solution to transmit useful data to our customers.
Phone: (260) 373-0100 |
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| BioPoly RS LLC |
BioPoly RS LLC is developing a joint resurfacing biomaterial that promises to replace articular cartilage defects. The biomaterial is a biologically enhanced polymer that has surface and mechanical characteristics that closely resemble articular cartilage; therefore, it is an ideal material for interfacing with cartilage tissue. BioPoly RS LLC was awarded a $2 million grant from Indiana’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to initiate commercialization of this technology.
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| SysteMental Inc. |
SysteMental, Inc. provides technical services to companies making the transition from traditional manufacturing to Lean Manufacturing/Lean Enterprise methods. These services include consulting and custom software development. Our goal is to help ensure our customers’ continued profitability and competitiveness. Our unique combination of proven expertise and software development capability allows us to assist our customers with rapid implementation of new concepts and methods. The speed of delivery and quality of our services allows our customers to maintain critical momentum in their change efforts.
Contact: Craig Henderson E-mail: support@systemental.comTelephone: (260) 434-2030 |
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| IPFW Office of Engagement |
Mission:
The mission of the Office of University Engagement is to match IPFW, Purdue, and Indiana University expertise and intellectual property to the regional needs of Northeast Indiana to enhance economic development and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Purpose:
- Serves as the liaison between the partner universities of IPFW, Purdue, and Indiana University with regional businesses and community partners in northeast Indiana
- Match the resources and expertise of each university partner to the regional needs of northeast Indiana to enhance economic development efforts and business competitiveness.
- Contact to access IPFW, Purdue and Indiana University programs for businesses, government and community partnerships in the region
- Facilitate community access to research, technology, technical expertise and educational services from the university partners
Key access items include:
- Research capabilities
- Technical assistance / Faculty expertise
- Intellectual property
- University programs / Seminars, Conferences, Networking opportunities
- Workforce development / Continuing education and Corporate training
- Internships/co-ops
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| IPFW Division of Continuing Studies, Dept. of Entrepreneurship & Corporate Training |
IPFW's Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Training provides resources for entrepreneurs and corporations throughout northeast Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwestern Ohio. Our resources assist these entities by providing customized training solutions based on a thorough needs analysis and can be delivered anywhere on-site, off-site, or on campus.
Contact: Gary Schott
Phone: (260) 399-1675
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| Taylor University Online |
Taylor University Online provides quality Christian higher education in a format that fits students’ lifestyles. We offer Associate of Arts degrees in Biblical Studies, Justice Administration, and Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Business Administration, and a Transition to Teaching graduate program as well as various certificates in an online format. We strive to provide a Christ-centered, academically excellent, and flexible education.
Phone: 260.744.8748 |
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| Phoenix Consulting, LLC |
Innovative manufacturers are increasingly being required by their customers to gather information for product genealogy and traceability. More importantly, they are finding that by gathering this data they can use it in their business planning process to improve lean, six sigma, and capital expenditure decisions. Segments of the Innovative Manufacturing industry lack the personnel, skills or time to gather and integrate the vast number of control and communication protocols on the manufacturing floor into a single comprehensive package which can then be communicated vertically to and from MRP, ERP, or other business information systems.
Phoenix Consulting focuses on supplying control and information technology solutions for innovative manufacturing processes. Our mission is to improve our customer’s productivity while reducing their risk.
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| Paragraphs 22 Coaching and Consulting, |
Paragraphs 22 Coaching and Consulting, founded in 2008 by Lisa Osborn, is a coaching and consulting firm specializing in developing individuals for excellence at home and in the workplace. Paragraphs 22 seeks individuals whose goal is to excel in all aspects of their lives. Whether one desires more profitable relationships, looks to discover one’s life purpose, seeks a promotion, or desires more profitable relationships, begin anew with assistance from Paragraphs 22 Coaching and Consulting.
Paragraphs 22 specialties:
· Life coaching
· Leadership coaching
· Life Coach Certification Program – a Paragraphs 22 exclusive!
· Spiritual growth
· Executive coaching
· Discover your life purpose
· Personal and professional image consulting
· Christian spiritual coaching and mentoring
· Divorce – direction and recovery
· Group sessions & training
· Marketing and sales training
· Overcoming codependency
· Personal relationship development
Contact: Lisa Osborn
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| Financial Education Solutions, LLC |
Financial Education Solutions, LLC provides financial literacy educational tools for middle school students. Created by a student for students, the company provides a variety of curricula and tools for schools, home schooled students, and parents. The company is the recipient of a 2009 Innovation Award from the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. Contact: James Langford |
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| Cornerstone Edge, LLC |
Cornerstone Edge, LLC is a professional Supply Chain Logistics
consulting firm offering a full range of supply chain services. Our service
offerings range from facility planning through implementation of appropriate
technology that improve customer service, increase profitability, and reduce
inefficiencies within your operation. Our customers demand
innovative, yet practical solutions based on operational performance and value-based
results. Our resources have proven careers in successful execution of strategic
initiatives that reach the expectations of our valued customers.
The premise of our value is based upon improving your supply
chain through innovation, creativity, best practice identification, and
effective execution. Our methods of ‘Sharpening Your Supply Chain’ are based
upon an effective model of the ‘right resource at the right time’. Our focus
involves industry leading knowledge, analytical effectiveness, and flawless
execution. Our approach is based upon leveraging the best resources without the
cost of non-value added personnel. Leveraging our resource talents from
innovators, entrepreneurs, and proven industry experts have demonstrated that
our model not only provides the most appropriate solution for our customers; it
also provides cost effective delivery of those solutions as well.
To Sharpen Your Supply Chain, our professional resources focus
on the operational needs first. In doing so, it allows an approach that maximizes
the utilization of facility related tools and IT related applications.
Leveraging an effective facility with appropriately scaled technology provides
cost-effective, fact based improvements to the bottom line. To do so, our
services often include both
strategic and tactical steps to implement the appropriate
solutions. Our services include:
Operational
Material Flow
Labor Analysis
Scorecard Management
Technology
Application Software Evaluation/Selection
Software Effectiveness Assessment
Application Implementation
Facility
Industrial Layout/Design
Process Automation
Precision Modernization
We also offer industry leading content that is intended
to provide insight across the supply chain, whether the author is our
personnel, our network, or supply chain leaders. We provide concepts,
case studies, and ideas that are relevant to the supply chain.
Our Resources are broken down into 3 specific areas:
· White Papers
· Videos
· Industry Links We will continue to update the information on a consistent basis to provide you with beneficial, relevant, and fresh content. Take a look at our website at www.cornerstone-edge.com to receive this information or contact us. |
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