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						<title>CT at the Paris Air Show</title>
						<description>Date: March 18, 2013 - WNPRDespite the economic downturn, aerospace is a thriving international business. But for small manufacturers in Connecticut, it can be a challenge to plug into global markets.
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						<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:47:37 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=34</link>
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						<title>Electric Discharge Machining Coming to Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology</title>
						<description>November 14, 2012- Hartford Courant
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology announced on Wednesday that it is adding two new electric discharge machines to its Advanced &amp;nbsp;Manufacturing Center in East Hartford, through a new agreement with Sodick, Inc. an Illinois machining equipment manufacturer. &amp;nbsp;</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:12:48 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=32</link>
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						<title>Fuel cell industry sees profits via consolidation</title>
						<description>November 12, 2012- Hartford Business Journal
The fuel cell industry needs to move toward consolidation and profitability in the near future or risk losing the backing of investors, said Chip Bottone, president and chief executive officer of Danbury-based FuelCell Energy, Inc. </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:08:26 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=31</link>
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						<title>Budget cuts to have devastating impact</title>
						<description>November 13, 2012- WTNH TV
Much of the talk about the fiscal cliff has been about the tax hikes that would affect nearly everyone, but the cuts in teh &quot;Budget Control Act&quot; set to begin on January 1 could cut deep into the fabric of Connecticut. Read</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:03:29 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=30</link>
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						<title>Connecticut's Deep Defense Roots Eye Looming Cuts</title>
						<description>November 13, 2012- Hartford Courant
The state's defense contractors have their eyes on Washington, watching negotiations to redirect massive budget cuts that would knock the breath out of one of Connecticut's largest industries. &amp;nbsp;Read</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:00:50 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=29</link>
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						<title>Numeric Control Manufacturing Seminar Begins Next Month</title>
						<description>November 12, 2012 - Hartford Courant
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology will hose the new series on numeris control post-processing and simulation software. Read more.</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:57:21 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=28</link>
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						<title>CCAT to showcase electric discharge machining</title>
						<description>November 14, 2012- Hartford Business Journal/Hartford Business.com
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. will provide small and medium-sized manufacturers with hands-on experience in electrical discharge machining, thanks for an agreement announced Wednesday with Illinois equipment provider Sodick, Inc. </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:52:14 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=27</link>
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						<title>Defense Firms Dread Budget Cuts</title>
						<description>Defense Firms Dread Budget CutsNovember 13, 2012 -- Hartford CourantThe state&amp;rsquo;s defense contractors have their eyes on Washington, watching negotiations to redirect massive budget cuts.&amp;nbsp;Read more</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:28:49 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=25</link>
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						<title>Sodick and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Announce Agreement</title>
						<description>SCHAUMBURG, Ill. &amp;ndash; Sodick, Inc. and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) announce an agreement to develop and showcase manufacturing concepts and methods that will benefit manufacturers. &amp;nbsp;Read more...</description> 
						<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:15:05 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=24</link>
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						<title>High-efficiency auto standards benefit Connecticut, region</title>
						<description>November 5, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hartford Business JournalRead more.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:04:27 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=23</link>
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						<title>New job fair to take cue from speed dating</title>
						<description>October 10, 2012 -- New Britain Herlad
New job fair to take cue from speed dating
BRISTOL &amp;mdash; A new push to promote Central Connecticut&amp;rsquo;s manufacturing aims to match skilled workers with job opportunities</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:53:14 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=22</link>
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						<title>Illuminating inspection</title>
						<description>Noncontact, light-based metrology systems are nothign new. &amp;nbsp;But their price tags can be restrictive for smaller part manufacftureres, which often become confused when trying to understand what technology to acquire and how to implement it, according to Tom Scotton...Read</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:43:23 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=21</link>
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						<title>CT Firms Knock on European Companies' Doors</title>
						<description>http://www.courant.com/business/connecticut/hc-farnborough-mid-sized-companies-20120713,0,2240737.story</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:55:23 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=20</link>
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						<title>DECD Commissioner Visits Farnborough</title>
						<description>http://www.courant.com/business/connecticut/hc-catherine-smith-england-20120712,0,186307.story</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:53:20 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=19</link>
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						<title>Op Ed by Doug Rose of Aero Gear</title>
						<description>http://articles.courant.com/2012-06-25/news/hc-op-douglas-manufacturers-prosper-in-connecticut-20120625_1_new-business-manufacturing-sector-aero-gear</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:48:08 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=18</link>
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						<title>OPM Acquires Optical Inspection Technology Rights from the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology</title>
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Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) has acquired the rights to modify and advance the Structured Light Scanning (SLS) system developed by Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT). Read</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:31:54 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=17</link>
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						<title>Efficiency, price stressed at New Britain manufacturing roundtable</title>
						<description>The mission of the East Hartford-based Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. is to provide services and resources that help its clients implement ...
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						<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:54:51 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=16</link>
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						<title>Manufacturers Can Prosper In Connecticut</title>
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Hartford CourantThe state Department of Economic and Community Development, through the&amp;nbsp;Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, again has taken the lead in bringing&amp;nbsp;...

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						<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:04:40 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=15</link>
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						<title>SME Announces Student Challenge Winners</title>
						<description>June 18, 2012&amp;nbsp;- &quot;Dream It! Do It! Student Challenge&quot; winners were announced by SME at Mfg4 - Manufacturing 4 the Future.&amp;nbsp;
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						<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:41:02 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=14</link>
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						<title>Premier Manufacturing Center Purchases Optomec Additive Manufacturing System</title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:35:21 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=12</link>
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						<title>Windham school adds high-tech tools</title>
						<description>Please follow the link to continue to read the article.
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1310202795/Windham-school-adds-high-tech-tools#axzz1uTM16PvU</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:36:03 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=11</link>
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						<title>Air Force </title>
						<description>Air Force &quot;Bearings&quot;
Air Force Senior Leaders sign PPP with CCAT and Timken
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						<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:07:30 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=10</link>
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						<title>Aviation Week - 2009 Paris Air Show - CT Pavilion</title>
						<description>Click here for Aviation Week's 2009 Paris Air Show - CT Pavilion Video</description> 
						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:09 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=8</link>
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						<title>URI researchers working on renewable fuels</title>
						<description>Connecticut is trying to stimulate the renewable-fuels industry. The federally funded Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology provides grants and helps find other sources of funding for innovative businesses, according to Joel Rinebold, director of the center&amp;rsquo;s energy initiatives... </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:42:59 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=7</link>
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						<title>Grant Awarded To Museum To Help Train Teachers </title>
						<description>The state Department of Higher Education has awarded a $92,000 grant to The Children's Museum to fund a year-long training and mentoring program for 30 elementary school teachers.  The museum &amp;mdash; in partnership with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. and the University of Hartford &amp;mdash; will run the &quot;Glimpse of the Past, Path</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:05:13 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=5</link>
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						<title>CCAT Looks to License Laser Listener Tech</title>
						<description>The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. said it hopes to license an acoustic monitoring technology it developed that can be used to detect the breakthrough of laser-drilled holes in turbine engine components... more</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:58:59 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=4</link>
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						<title>Connecticut Awards 15 Grants (Biodiesel Magazine)</title>
						<description>The state of Connecticut recently awarded 15 grants worth more than $3.3 million to support the state&amp;rsquo;s biodiesel industry. Four grants were awarded to biodiesel production facilities through the Production Facility Grant Program. Recipients were Greenleaf Biofuels LLC, DBS Energy Inc., BioDiesel One Ltd. and CT Biodiesel LLC. In addition,</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:47:36 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/coverage/?press_coverage_id=3</link>
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