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CCAT named MassDevelopment Innovation Center

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT), East Hartford, Conn., has been named an Innovation Center under the MassDevelopment’s Manufacturing Innovation Grants program to help the development and growth of small to midsized Massachusetts manufacturers.

The program is open to Massachusetts manufacturers with 100 or fewer employees in need of expertise and equipment to support product development, prototyping, production processes, and cost reduction.

“As a regional and national resource, CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) offers companies customized support with our team of technology professionals and access to the latest equipment for metal additive manufacturing, multimaterial 3-D printing, and precision machining,” said Elliot Ginsberg, CCAT president and CEO.

CCAT is one of four organizations recognized by MassDevelopment as an Innovation Center for the program, and the only center located outside of Massachusetts.

“The Manufacturing Innovation Grants program connects growing companies with Innovation Centers to provide affordable access to expertise and equipment, which in turn strengthens the Massachusetts manufacturing sector as a whole,” stated Marty Jones, MassDevelopment president and CEO.

Under the program, MassDevelopment pays the lesser of 75 percent or $75,000 of the cost of a contract between a manufacturing company and the Innovation Center of its choice. Companies pay the remaining costs and contract directly with their chosen Innovation Center.