Additive Manufacturing Adoption Program (AMAP)

The Additive Technology Adoption Program (AMAP) seeks to infuse additive manufacturing technologies into the production processes of Connecticut manufacturers.

On September 1, 2021, AMAP awarded matching grants of $100,000 each to six manufacturers in Connecticut to facilitate the adoption of additive manufacturing in their operations. Each company will receive a matching grant to be leveraged with an equal or greater amount of company funding.

Congratulations to our recipients:

Accurate Lock and Hardware Co., LLC, Stamford
Beacon Industries, Inc., Newington
Burke Aerospace, Farmington
Okay Industries, Inc., New Britain
PTA Plastics, Oxford
Westminster Tool, Inc., Plainfield

For more details, view the press release.

A program of the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund, the AMAP program is a partnership of the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc (CCAT).

Questions regarding the Connecticut Additive Manufacturing Adoption Program should be directed to CTAMAP@ccat.us or by calling Paul Striebel at 860.282.4231.

The Technical Assessment process CCAT conducted has allowed our organization to clearly identify the key points that will allow us to run more lean and efficient by highlighting improvement areas in our process.

Michael C. Malota, CFO, Windmade Products, LLC

Creating really great, hands-on activities takes time, so much more time than many teachers ever get. Kids like hands-on activities, and CCAT's activities are well thought out.

Laura Barbash, Science Teacher, Illing Middle School, Manchester

That's one of the great things about the program... there is a seamless integration; the teachers can put these pieces in the curriculum as they see fit. To excite veteran teachers tells me right away that this program is something of worth. They (CCAT) are good judges of what is good curriculum for our kids.

Melissa Gavarrino, 7-12 Science Department Coordinator, East Hartford Public Schools

We look forward to the partnership with CCAT to help us meet the goals and objectives of the SOAR initiative and address the energy workforce needs of the state of Connecticut

Shelly Jewell, SOAR Project Director

Hydrogen and fuel cell technology not only provides the necessary steps toward securing America's energy future, but it also creates quality jobs in a new and expanding technological field.

John Larson, Congressman, (D-Conn.)