Joel Rinebold, CCAT director of energy, addresses workshop participants. CCAT’s Energy team, in partnership with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently hosted a Microgrid Workshop on June 16. The event presented site-specific findings for work conducted in association with the DEEP/USDA Rural Communities Energy…
Microgrid Workshop prepares municipalities for CT Microgrid Program
Joel Rinebold, CCAT director of energy, addresses workshop participants. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT), the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted an “Energy Reliability/Microgrids for Rural Municipalities” workshop at CCAT in East Hartford…
CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center acquires new 3D printer capabilities
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology’s (CCAT) Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) can now print a wider variety of fiber reinforcement patterns with the recently acquired Markforged 3D printer, the Mark Two. It’s the world’s first printer capable of printing continuous carbon fiber, Kevlar®, and fiberglass. The…
Efforts to attract women to manufacturing critical to CT (HBJ, 6/27/2016)
It was encouraging to read the “Manufacturing Diversity: Shorthanded-producers open arms to female apprentices” story in the May 23 issue of HBJ. The feature about Hannah Lenoce’s experience as an apprentice toolmaker at Cheshire’s Marion Manufacturing is truly inspiring on multiple levels. It speaks not only to the energy and…
CCAT director speaks at Defense Communities 2016 National Summit
CCAT’s Susan Palisano, director of education and workforce development, is speaking at the Defense Communities 2016 National Summit in Washington, D.C on June 21, 2016. Over 600 community, military, and industry leaders will come together to learn about creating communities for our service members and families, understanding the impact of…
Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition to lead new Innovation Institute
We have great news! Yesterday, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. CCAT is one of the nearly 200 Coalition partners from across academia, industry, and nonprofit organizations in more than 30 states that…
CCAT, UTRC, UConn part of winning bid for $70 million federal energy efficiency investment
As members of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., the United Technologies Research Center and the University of Connecticut will receive support from the Department of Energy to boost research to help manufacturers reduce costs and increase energy efficiency. The Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition is…
Pres. Obama announces winner of new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (DOE, 6/20/2016)
The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, headquartered in L.A., brings over $140 million in public-private investment from leading universities and manufacturers to develop smart sensors for use in advanced manufacturing. CCAT is part of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, which will lead the new Institute. The L.A.-based consortium brings together nearly 200…
Importance of manufacturing jobs touted by Malloy, White House officials
State, local, and federal officials joined Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at Pratt & Whitney on Friday to discuss the progress and future of manufacturing jobs in Connecticut. (Journal Inquirer, 6/4/2016)