Manufacturing

is always investing...

...in our people with training, great benefits and salary!

...in our equipment, using state-of-the art technology!

...in our future, always seeking new manufacturing opportunities and purchasing the equipment needed!

Metal & Wood

KCARC provides areas of manufacturing in metal & wood products, paint applications (including conventional, electrostatic and dip line), and light-to-heavy assembly operations. Specific services provided are acoustical phone booths for high noise applications; wire payout and take up reels; specialty pallets – industrial, munitions, boxes and crates; conference tables, oak tables, plastic lamination; dimensional furniture stock; and contract paint applications. KCARC also subcontracts to leading American wood and metal product manufacturers.

Metal Capabilities:
MIG, TIG, and Stick Welding
Shearing
Iron Worker
Heim Punch
Pacific Ton Press

Wood Capabilities:
Twin Table CNC Routers
Vertical and Horizontal Drills
Registered Heat Treat Mark

Food & Liquid

Since 2002, KCARC & Dove Manufacturing has packaged many millions of pounds of Nonfat Dry Milk for the USDA with distribution across the country and to international ports. Our food packaging operations are all conducted at our Plant V location. Our facility and our equipment have been designed to meet stringent 3A Dairy standards.

Food Packaging
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Dove Manufacturing has served Knox County and many other surrounding and global projects over the last 16 years. Since 2013, KCARC has continually provided 100% of dry milk on United States naval ships. The plant has been built to be easily customized to fit the needs of KCARC’s customers including the packaging of the product.

Liquid Packaging
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Dove Manufacturing has served the Indiana Department of Corrections and their needs for non-alcoholic hand sanitizer. Our on-site food scientist was able to conduct a strict formulation to produce the non-alcoholic hand sanitizer. KCARC’s engineer created the liquid packaging assembly line to fill and package the hand sanitizer as directed by the Indiana Department of Corrections and met FDA regulations and drug labeled.

Certifications and Standards:
ISO 9001:2015 certification
DFAR 219.703
ISDH
BOAH
FDA
USDA
D2P3
DLA

Cut & Sew

KCARC was founded in 1972 and garment manufacturing began in 1987. The plant produces light to medium weight clothing, pouches, and gear. Our Cut and Sew Manufacturing Plants are located in Vincennes and Loogootee, Indiana. Combined, they offer over 154,000 square feet to accommodate large scale contract sewing jobs. There is sufficient space for additional capabilities and product lines.

Recent & Current Products

Commercial Sewing Product Lines
Soft-sided Coolers
Thermal Underwear
Active Wear
Cold Weather Gear
DLA Contracts

Cutting Edge Equipment

Gerber Tension-less material spreader (up to 72" in width)
Hot/Cold strip cutting of nylon, rubber, leather, and ribbon
Accumark 13 PE Pattern Design / Grading Software
Gerber Marker Plotter (up to 86" wide)
RFID label printing and mobile date collection
Gerber Digitizer to create or import hard patterns to digital media
Lock-stitching, cover-stitching, chain-stitching, 4 needle flat-lock, shape tacking