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United States: manufacturing incentives and funding for monitoring projects

Programmes a production-monitoring, OEE or energy-efficiency project can use in United States, with operator, what is funded, status checked in October 2026 and the official page, plus 2026–2027 trade shows and the cost figures that size the business case.

Manufacturing share
9.7
% GDP
2026 · fred.stlouisfed.org
Manufacturing employment
12,652
thousand persons
2026 · bls.gov
Labour cost (manufacturing)
48.6
USD per hour
2026 · bls.gov
Industrial electricity price
0.081
USD per kWh
2024 · eia.gov
Robot density
307
robots per 10,000 employees
2024 · ifr.org

Programmes and incentives

Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026. Anything we could not confirm is marked unverified; treat it as a lead to check with the operator, not as an open call.

ProgrammeOperatorWhat it fundsStatusSource
100% bonus depreciation (IRC §168(k)) - restored permanently by the One Big Beautiful Bill ActIRS / U.S. Treasury (federal tax)Permanent 100% first-year depreciation for qualified property acquired after 19 Jan 2025 (phase-down and 2027 sunset removed); optional 40% election for first tax year ending after 19 Jan 2025. Applies to machinery, monitoring hardware, software with a determinable life, etc.open
open
irs.gov
Section 179 expensingIRS (federal tax)Immediate expensing of qualifying equipment/software up to an annual limit (raised by OBBBA; exact 2026 limit not read on an IRS page in this session)open
open (limits unverified)
irs.gov
Section 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project CreditDOE / IRS / Treasury30% investment tax credit for clean-energy / industrial decarbonisation manufacturing projects; $10B allocated over Round 1 (~$4B, Mar 2024) and Round 2 (~$6B, Jan 2025)closed
closed
energy.gov
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)NIST, U.S. Department of Commerce, via state MEP Centers in all 50 states + Puerto Rico (>450 service locations, ~1,400 advisors)Subsidised consulting for SME manufacturers: Industry 4.0 / smart manufacturing assessments, lean, OEE improvement, workforce; 2026 awards: >$30M to centers in 11 states + PR (Sep 2026), $40M additive/critical-minerals pilot (Jun 2026)open
open
nist.gov
Michigan Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation GrantMichigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) with Automation Alley / MMTC50% reimbursement up to $25,000 for small manufacturers implementing I4.0 technology (IIoT, AI, robotics, cloud, connected worker, etc.)closed
closed ('The application is currently closed')
michiganbusiness.org
Ohio TechCredOhio Department of DevelopmentReimburses employers up to $1,000 per person per technology credential, cap $30,000 per application; one application per FEIN per roundopen
open (round 1-30 Oct 2026)
development.ohio.gov
Indiana Manufacturing Readiness GrantsConexus Indiana with Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)Grants for capital investment in smart manufacturing (IIoT, cobots, advanced communications); $79.8M awarded across 772 grants to dateclosed
closed / paused
conexusindiana.com
Wisconsin Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit (MAC)Wisconsin Department of Revenue7.5% income/franchise tax credit on qualified production activities income from property assessed as manufacturing in Wisconsinopen
open (ongoing statutory credit)
revenue.wi.gov
readySCSC Technical College SystemWorkforce recruiting and training for new/expanding companies (4,226 trained, 86 companies served in FY2024-25)open
open (ongoing)
readysc.org
Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, Office of the Governor'Deal-closing' cash grants for projects in competition with out-of-state sites; >75 jobs urban / >25 rural, wages above county averageopen
open (rolling applications; awards listed as of 31 Aug 2026)
gov.texas.gov
How to size the project before applying. Most programmes fund sensors, software and the engineering to connect them, and most ask for a payback or energy-saving estimate. Use the downtime-cost calculator with the United States labour and energy defaults above, then the OEE ROI calculator; the ROI workbook turns both into the one-page business case most operators ask for.

Industrial hubs

Detroit / Michiganmotor vehicles & parts, EV & battery, machinery & toolingCleveland / Columbus / Toledo (Ohio)motor vehicles & parts, aerospace engines, metals & fabricated metals, chemicals & plasticIndianapolis / Indianamotor vehicles & parts, engines, pharmaceuticals, steel & metalsChicago / Illinoisfood processing, machinery, fabricated metals, chemicals & pharma, motor vehiclesMilwaukee / Wisconsinmachinery & engines, food & beverage, paper, fabricated metals, electrical equipmentHouston / Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas)petrochemicals & refining, oil & gas equipment, semiconductors, aerospace, motor vehiclesGreenville-Spartanburg / South Carolinamotor vehicles, aerospace, tires & rubber, textilesCharlotte / North Carolinatrucks & heavy vehicles, EV batteries, pharma & biotech, furniture & textiles, energy equi

Trade shows 2026–2027

EventCityDatesOrganiser
IMTS 2026 (co-located Hannover Messe USA)Chicago, IL (McCormick Place)14-19 Sep 2026 (already past)imts.com
PACK EXPO International 2026Chicago, IL (McCormick Place)18-21 Oct 2026packexpointernational.com
FABTECH 2026Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Convention Center)21-23 Oct 2026fabtechexpo.com
The ASSEMBLY Show 2026Rosemont, IL (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center)27-29 Oct 2026assemblymag.com
Automate 2027Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Convention Center)10-13 May 2027automateshow.com
FABTECH 2027Chicago, IL (McCormick Place)13-16 Sep 2027fabtechexpo.com
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Questions

Which United States programmes fund OEE or production-monitoring software?

The table above lists the programmes whose official page describes digitalisation, measurement, energy-management or Industry 4.0 investments as eligible. Status is as read in October 2026; check the operator page before building a budget on it.

Why are some programmes marked unverified?

Because the operator's page could not be read when we checked, or did not state a current status. We publish the name, operator and official URL so you can confirm it; we do not guess whether a call is open.

Where do the cost figures for United States come from?

From official statistics (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) / U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) / U.S. Census Bureau, Eurostat, the World Bank, the IFR and labour-cost series from BLS/ILOSTAT), each linked to the page it was read from. They are national averages, not your plant's numbers.

Sources

Data checked October 2026. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software; programme status is reported as read and is not advice. Full country dataset: oee-benchmark.org/en/oee-benchmark/united-states/.

  1. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/NV.IND.MANF.ZS?format=json&date=2019:2025
  2. https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-industry
  3. https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/gdp-third-estimate-industries-corporate-profits-state-gdp-and-state-personal-income-2nd
  4. https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/gdp2q26-3rd.pdf
  5. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/VAPGDPMA
  6. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/VAMA
  7. https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag31-33.htm
  8. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
  9. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  10. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t04.htm
  11. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_02_10.html
  12. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
  13. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/michigan/
  14. https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas
  15. https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/us-robot-industry-returns-to-double-digit-growth
  16. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/2023-county-business-patterns.html
  17. https://nam.org/mfgdata/facts-about-manufacturing-expanded/
  18. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/MIMANNGSP
  19. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/OHMANNGSP
  20. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/INMANNGSP
  21. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/ILMANNGSP
  22. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/WIMANNGSP
  23. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/TXMANNGSP
  24. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/SCMANNGSP
  25. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/NCMANNGSP
  26. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/TNMANNGSP
  27. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/KYMANNGSP
  28. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/MIMFG
  29. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/OHMFG
  30. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/INMFG
  31. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/ILMFG
  32. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/WIMFG
  33. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/TXMFG
  34. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/SCMFG
  35. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/NCMFG
  36. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/TNMFG
  37. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/KYMFG
  38. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/one-big-beautiful-bill-provisions
  39. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-26-11.pdf
  40. https://www.energy.gov/infrastructure/qualifying-advanced-energy-project-credit-48c-program
  41. https://www.nist.gov/mep
  42. https://michiganbusiness.org/industry4-0/grant
  43. https://development.ohio.gov/business/workforce-development/tech-cred/apply
  44. https://www.conexusindiana.com/manufacturing-readiness-grants/
  45. https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/ise-MandA-CreditComp.aspx
  46. https://www.readysc.org/
  47. https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/texas-enterprise-fund
  48. https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/dearborn-truck-plant.html
  49. https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/chicago-assembly-plant.html
  50. https://www.gm.com/company/facilities/factory-zero
  51. https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/september/stellantis-invests-more-than-406-million-dollars-in-three-michigan-facilities-to-execute-multi-energy-strategy
  52. https://hondanews.com/releases/digital-factbook-north-america-manufacturing
  53. https://pressroom.toyota.com/facility/toyota-motor-manufacturing-kentucky-tmmk/
  54. https://pressroom.toyota.com/facility/toyota-motor-manufacturing-indiana-tmmi/
  55. https://pressroom.toyota.com/facility/toyota-motor-manufacturing-texas-tmmtx/
  56. https://pressroom.toyota.com/facility/toyota-battery-manufacturing-north-carolina-tbmnc/
  57. https://www.subaru-sia.com/
  58. https://www.bmwgroup-werke.com/spartanburg/en.html
  59. https://www.tesla.com/giga-texas
  60. https://northamerica.daimlertruck.com/company/locations/
  61. https://www.generac.com/about-us/
  62. https://www.oshkoshcorp.com/
  63. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/about-us/company.html
  64. https://www.boeing.com/commercial/787
  65. https://www.oee.com/world-class-oee/
  66. https://www.imts.com/
  67. https://www.fabtechexpo.com/
  68. https://www.automateshow.com/
  69. https://www.packexpointernational.com/
  70. https://www.assemblymag.com/the-assembly-show
  71. https://www.hannovermesseusa.com/

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