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By Leah Sander
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WARSAW — Warsaw’s Sparc Engineers wants to support the orthopedic industry and not compete with it.

It’s why the business at 715 Orthopedic Drive, mainly focuses on work for the motorsports and aerospace industries, said CEO Matthew Townsend.

The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting for Sparc on Tuesday, June 24.

Sparc started and moved into its 18,000-square-foot space last year, with half of it for manufacturing.

Townsend said the company’s seven employees have done work for Dallara.

“They make all of the IndyCar chassis, and we’ve done work for Penske racing (and) AJ Foyt Racing and for aerospace for Vast and York Space Systems,” he added.

Townsend added Sparc, named after a Disney World attraction, does “provide manufacturing engineering services and also automation integrations for the orthopedic industry.”

He and others at Sparc previously worked in the orthopedic industry.

The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting for Sparc Engineers of Warsaw on Tuesday, June 24.

Townsend said Sparc is different from its competitors in that it’s focused on “transparency.”

“A lot of contract manufacturers hold things close to the vest, and we are very open to communication and using technology to do so,” he said.

Plans are continued growth, with Townsend mentioning half of the building’s manufacturing space isn’t being utilized yet.

“We only have four machines, but we’re working on deals where we might have to quadruple in size quickly,” he said.

Townsend said he hopes to bring in several motorsports companies to work out of Sparc’s building and “(have) us run their facility for them, so it’s their product, so dedicated equipment, dedicated people for them, and we’d have everything.”

People may learn more about Sparc at sparcengineers.com. Sparc should have an open house in the next month for people to view the facility, which they will announce on LinkedIn and Facebook, said Townsend.