The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) announces the appointment of Dr. Amy Thompson as its new Chief Training Officer (CTRO), effective September 1. Thompson will lead CCAT’s workforce, training, development and certification programs. Thompson, who is widely respected in industry and academia, joins the organization after directing Systems Engineering education programs at higher education institutions for more than a decade, the most recent at UConn. She has received funding previously for her work from the U.S. Department of Energy, AFRL, NIUVT, Pratt & Whitney, Eversource, and United Illuminating. She most recently, in 2023, led the effort at UConn to win the DoE Renew America’s Schools grant for Connecticut, working with Bridgeport Public Schools, bringing over $4M in federal resources to improve energy efficiency at some of their schools, only one of 26 awards made nationally. Thompson also contributed to the development of the new U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at UConn, serving as an Assistant Director.
CCAT Awarded $7M to Establish DoD Digital Thread Manufacturing Lab for Northeast Defense Industrial Base
The Department of Defense’s Office of Industrial Base Policy (IBP) recently announced that it has joined forces with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) in East Hartford to fully leverage data-driven digital capabilities to improve the cost-effectiveness and responsiveness of commercial production by the supply chain to meet DoD needs. The Digital Thread Manufacturing Prototype Project will promote and speed the adoption of advanced technologies, skilled workforce development, and the integration of digital tools (especially in situ sensors and metrology capabilities) by current and prospective defense manufacturers. The project is a partnership between CCAT and IBP’s Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Office.
Pietro Rosa Group and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Sign International Partnership Agreement
Today at the Paris Air Show, Governor Lamont announced that Pietro Rosa TBM (PRTBM) and New England Airfoil Products (NEAP) have entered into an international partnership agreement with CCAT to accelerate the adoption of additional key manufacturing technologies within the Pietro Rosa TBM Group.
New strategic collaboration to build smart manufacturing technologies for small and medium-sized manufacturers to scale business impact and compete globally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2023 (East Hartford, Connecticut) – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) announced today that it has formalized its partnership with Full-Bore, a manufacturing technology company founded by Sudhi Bangalore, former Operations CTO of Stanley Black & Decker, to jointly innovate and build solutions…
Connecticut Launches Internship Program for Manufacturing
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) announced the official launch of its Manufacturing Innovation Fund Engineering Internship Program. CCAT is partnering with the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), and innovative companies across the State, to create a vibrant student-employer community that fosters professional and personal development and exposure to rewarding careers in manufacturing.