EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) used a new, fast-paced, product development approach – a Design-a-Thon – to help Hartford inventor Donald Brown accelerate steps towards bringing his innovative technology for funeral homes closer to reality. The Design-a-Thon concept focuses on the design, hardware,…
Machining Center May Hold Key To State’s Aerospace Future (Hartford Courant, 8/29/16)
The 30-foot-by-35-foot pit in a concrete floor is empty, shiny and immaculate as it awaits the arrival of a massive machine for use by Connecticut manufacturers to cut, shape and do a range of other tasks with composite materials. At the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology in East Hartford, the…
Connecticut nonprofit aiding Rhode Island businesses (New Haven Register, 8/16/2016)
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) has begun working with small manufacturers in Rhode Island. The East Hartford-based nonprofit economic development organization is bringing its expertise in precision machining and manufacturing to members of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association. The Rhode Island-based trade group has more than 1,500 members.…
CCAT Named Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Innovation Center
Under the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Technology Innovation Program, CCAT will help advance the growth of RI companies. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – August 16, 2016 – Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has been named an Innovation Center under the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) Manufacturing Technology Innovation…
Milestone for CCAT’s E. Hartford Expansion (HBJ, 8/15/2016)
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) in East Hartford has finished the first phase of a $5 million facility expansion that includes the addition of new equipment for producing metal and composite parts. CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, within the United Technology Research Center, 409 Silver Lane, recently added…
Making Numbers Work
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State University student and Cromwell, Connecticut native, Alyssa Townsend, is interning in the accounting department at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology this summer. CCAT is a nonprofit organization that advances innovation in applied technologies, career development, energy solutions, IT strategies, and STEM education.…
New Program Makes Coding Cool for Kids
Students and teachers have been thrilled with CCAT’s summer Coding Connections program! “Thank you for giving our scholars this amazing opportunity to learn something new and exciting. They spoke about this program nonstop and kept asking for another week. So I thank you all for letting them experience this amazing…
Congresswoman Esty Visits Young Manufacturers Academy
5th District of Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty visited a Young Manufacturers Academy program at Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, Connecticut this morning. YMA programs, run by CCAT in partnership with the Connecticut Technical High School system and supported with funding from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s…
Veteran Workforce Initiative Announced
At Manchester Community College on Tuesday, August 02, 2016, the Make It. Here initiative supported by Connecticut State Colleges and Universities kicked off a marketing campaign targeted at recruiting veterans into manufacturing. DOL Commissioner Scott Jackson, President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System Mark Ojakian, Lieutenant Governor Nancy…
YMA Program Earns High Marks
Students and parents have been thrilled with CCAT’s summer Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) programs! “Thanks again for a wonderful program. I shared this picture and my thoughts with Mrs. Larson and Dr. Carter. Well done Calvin and team! We look forward to next year’s opportunities,” said Bessie Viar, parent of a…