(New Britain Herald, 3/11/19) Because of a growing number of manufacturing jobs in Connecticut and a lack of skilled workers, the town will host Manufacturing Education Connection on Thursday, March 14, to provide employers with resources that will help them connect with the next generation of workers. Manufacturing Education Connection…
Restoring Industrial Components with Directed Energy Deposition Saves Time and Costs
(3D Print.com, 3/12/19) Welding on a micron level to restore and repair parts at a fast pace and cost effective is the core of Directed Energy Deposition or DED, also called laser engineered net shaping or LENS (Optomec’s version of DED). It’s an additive manufacturing process in which focused thermal energy is…
CT stakes high ground in additive-manufacturing arms race
(Hartford Business Journal, 3/11/19) Technology mankind has used for generations to cast and shape metal parts is giving way to “additive” processes, in which digital-laser machinery applies layer upon layer of hot material to create complex parts to fine tolerances. Some three decades after it was first introduced, additive manufacturing…
WEBINAR: How 3D Metal Printing Saves Time and Lowers Costs: DED for Repair of Industrial Components
Summary:
Directed energy deposition (DED), also called laser metal deposition (LMD) or laser engineered net shaping (LENS), is a 3D metal printing process that creates a metallurgically bonded, fully dense part that typically requires little to no post-processing. It is one of the fastest metal AM processes available today.
DED has emerged as a dominant metal AM process used in a wide range of industries for applications such as new builds, existing part modification, repair, remanufacturing of worn parts, and enhancement of part material properties.
This webinar will focus on:
- Basics of the DED process.
- Some unique capabilities of the process that separate it from traditional manufacturing methods or other AM processes.
- A review of some specific examples where DED was used for the repair of parts from several different industries.
Speakers: Jeffrey L. Crandall, Additive Manufacturing Research & Applications Senior Engineer, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology | Tom Cobbs, LENS Product Manager, Optomec | Lucas B. Brewer, LENS Applications / Customer Support / QA Manager, Optomec
For more information and to register, click here.
Youth manufacturing education opportunities grow under CHEFA grant; CCAT selected to expand into New London, Bridgeport
EAST HARTFORD, Conn.— March 5, 2019 – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) will be expanding its successful Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) program thanks to a $250,000 Targeted Grant award by the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA). Currently based primarily in Greater Hartford public schools, under…
Nonprofits, colleges share $1M grants for workforce development
(Hartford Business Journal, 2/27/19) Several nonprofits and state colleges are splitting more than $1 million in grants from a quasi-public funder to spur workforce development in Connecticut. The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), an agency that lends tax-exempt capital to nonprofits, on Wednesday awarded several grants aimed at…
New technology-assistance program designed to support manufacturing innovation
(Hartford Business Journal, 2/18/19) As the director of strategic partnerships at the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michelle Cote is bullish about Hartford’s future. She was part of the planning team that helped draw investment from CTNext, a subsidiary of the state’s venture capital firm Connecticut Innovations, to create…
Fund Established for Oak Hill Technology Program In Honor of Retired CCAT CEO Ginsberg
Hartford, CT – Assistive technology and adaptive equipment at Oak Hill will become more available to people with disabilities thanks to a newly-formed fund named in honor of a long-time executive and public servant, Elliot Ginsberg. Last October a fund was established, with the help of…
Hartford, E. Hartford ‘innovation places’ bows
(Hartford Business Journal, 1/23/19) Hartford and East Hartford entrepreneurs and companies focused on manufacturing can now access 3-D printing, engineering design and other services, courtesy of the Technology Labs Assistance Program (TLAP). Read more >
Innovations, entrepreneurs invited to apply for manufacturing assistance
Hartford, East Hartford entrepreneurs have resources available through Technology Labs Assistance Program (TLAP) EAST HARTFORD, Conn – Jan. 22, 2019 – 3D printing, engineering design and prototype development are just some of the many services available to Hartford and East Hartford-based innovators through a manufacturing assistance program. “There’s a…