CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center houses state-of-the-art equipment and is staffed by a team of manufacturing technology experts. Customized manufacturing solutions are provided that include prove-out prior to transitioning to production, and on-site implementation support. In addition, the AMC serves as a resource facility for hands-on, experiential training at the appropriate high school and college levels as well as an ideal venue for equipment-manufacturer workshops on the latest technologies.
Our equipment
- CCAT structured light scanning — with standalone pivoting turntable or on-machine capability
- DMG MORI LASERTEC 65 3D hybrid (laser deposition welding & milling)
- GOM ATOS Triple Scanner with 5108 ScanBox (owned and provided by the State of Conn.)
- Haas Mini Mill – 3-axis vertical milling center (VMC) with removable 4th axis rotary table
- Haas ST-10 Lathe – with high pressure (1,000 psi) thru-tool coolant delivery system
- IPG 3kW fiber laser
- IPG 20W fiber laser marker
- Mark Forged 3D Printer with 12.6×5.2×6.1 in. build volume, capable of reinforcing parts with continues fiber, Kevlar, and Fiberglass
- Mazak Variaxis 630-5X-II-T – 5-axis mill/turn VMC
- NSI CT X-5000 3D CT x-ray scanner (owned and provided by the State of Conn.)
- Optomec LENS 850R – 5-axis power deposition metal additive manufacturing center
- Renishaw latest technological innovation Equator 500 programmable gauging system
- Renishaw latest technological innovation REVO 5-axis measurement system w/surface sensor
- Sodick SL400G wire EDM with linear motor drive
- Sulzer-Metco two hopper powder system
- XYZ Nobel UV 3D laser printer & XYZ Da Vinci FDM dual extruder printer
- ZIMMERMANN FZ 33 5-axis milling machine for fiber reinforced composites (2017)
Our capabilities
- 5-axis precision machining (parts up to 20 inches in length and 28 inches in diameter)
- 3-axis precision machining (parts up to 30 inches)
- Turning (parts up to 20 inches)
- Wire EDM (parts up to 9 inches)
- Powdered metal additive manufacturing (parts up to 30 inches)
- Multi-Material 3D Printing
- Metal Additive Manufacturing/3D printing of new parts
- Use additive as a repair and existing part modification tool
- Use metal additive as a material development tool
- Use of graded or mixed materials for alloy development and functionally graded parts
- Structured light scanning (parts up to 120 inches cubed)
- Reverse engineering geometry/solid model (parts up to 120 inches)
- Siemens NX CAD/CAM including Turbo Machinery module, V6.5-10
- MasterCAM
- VERICUT/OptiPath – CNC simulation, verification, optimization, validation
- SolidWorks
- Dimensional inspection of parts up to 120 inches cube using Structure Light Scanning
- VoluMill, including 5-axis airframe for ultra high-performance tool paths
- Third Wave Systems Production Module for physics-based NC program optimization
- NCSIMUL- CNC simulation, verification, and validation
- Caron Engineering TMAC – horsepower and vibration monitoring, adaptive machining
- KISTLER 9255C Dynamometer – collect cutting forces and moments of inertia
- Keyence VHX-500 and Nikon SMZ 1500 Optical Microscopes – metallography microstructure, surface texture
- Mutitoyo SJ-210 Stylus Profilometer – surface roughness measurement
- Phase II micro-hardness tester