TAP InDev

Engage. Empower. Exceed.

The TAP Innovation Development (InDev) Program, formerly TAP40 Program, engages with organizations to empower innovation development, exceed our clients’ needs, and increase Indiana’s overall economic prosperity.

We connect organizations with Purdue University resources such as faculty, graduate students, and subject matter experts to help identify and address technical needs with consultive and assessment solutions.

Engage

• Indiana organizations
• Purdue faculty and
  graduate students
• Subject matter experts

Empower

• Address specific needs
• Effectively implement solutions
• Innovation development
• Access to new technology

Exceed

• No cost technical assistance
• Collaborative environment
• Tailored solutions
• Sustainable growth and success

How It Works

TAP InDev offers qualified Indiana organizations up to 40 hours of no-cost technical assistance annually from Purdue experts, faculty, and graduate students. This assistance is to provide guidance, analysis, or validation to specific needs within the organization causing issues or needing improvement. Client needs vary, but recent projects include:

Manufacturing

• Process Improvement
• Product Valuation
• Electrical or Mechanical Issues
• Environmental Sustainability
• Technology Adoption

Productivity Optimization

• Distribution & Logistics
• Plant Layout
• Scheduling
• Statistical Analysis

Business Management

• Expansion/Retraction Decision
• Forecasting Guidance
• HR and Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing and Communications

Materials & Product Validation

• 3D Prototype Printing
• Aerodynamics
• Composite Properties
• Corrosion Analysis
• Design Input and Review
• Finite Element Analysis
• Fluid Dynamics
• Production Evaluation & Testing
• Properties Analysis
• Reverse Engineering
• Solder & Weld Recommendations

Food Science

• Analytical Testing
• Product Development
• Regulatory Assistance
• Shelf-Life Stability

Program Partners

TAP InDev partners with Purdue experts from over 20 different university organizations and departments such as:

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
• cyberTAP
• HealthTAP
• Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institute (FEMI)
• Polytechnic
• Daniels School of Business
• School of Industrial Engineering
• School of Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE)
• The Data Mine
• DOE Industrial Assessment Center
• And more