Essex Furukawa operates its North American R&D center in Allen County, advancing innovation in magnet wire technology.
Advanced Materials
Your Sourcing Starts Here
Everyday conveniences were invented in Fort Wayne and Allen County: televisions, refrigerators, streetlights–the list goes on. Our standing as a top American manufacturing market has cultivated a network of material manufacturers right here in northeast Indiana. And we’re taking the lead in developing the skilled workforce of the future through the GFW Inc. MadeByMe program. From industrial to medical grade to cutting-edge materials, we are the starting point in your supply chain.
This cluster is inclusive of raw materials (plastic, rubber, iron, steel, aluminum, copper, and alloys), recycling, manufactured goods, research and testing services, and fabricators.
Found in Fort Wayne
These organizations and more are proud to call Fort Wayne and Allen County home.
Notable Investments
Essex Furukawa
Fort Wayne Metals
A world leader in the medical wire industry, this homegrown innovator is a major employer that continues to put Fort Wayne on the map.
SDI LaFarga Copperworks
Barcelona-based metal production leader joined Steel Dynamics to build and expand copper refinery in east Allen County.
QuikCut
Headquartered in east Allen County, QuikCut produces everything from spurs to subway benches for clients nationwide.
“Allen County has been home to Trelleborg’s full-service manufacturing facility for seals made from advanced plastics and rubber materials since 1956. As the Americas headquarters for Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, we’ve continually grown our presence in Fort Wayne, adding a supply chain and distribution center in 2005, moved that facility to its current location in 2010 and then expanded it in 2013. Now we’re investing here again to provide customers with industry-leading hydrogen testing capabilities. The city is ideally situated for us to reach the aerospace, industrial and automative markets and provides us with access to talent from engineering schools like Trine and Purdue Fort Wayne.”
Heather Martin-Castleman
BU President, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Industrial Americas