CCAT's Talent and Training Accelerator
Whether you’re advancing your manufacturing career or elevating your team’s skills for the next wave of technology, our Talent & Training Accelerator and professional development programs provide the advanced training industry needs to embrace and integrate new technologies successfully.
About Us
Digial Thread Lab
The Digital Thread Manufacturing Prototype Project is a partnership between the Department of Defense’s Office of Industrial Base Policy (IBP) Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) office and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) 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 enhance the application of data-driven approaches to manufacturing and workforce development efforts in small and medium-sized manufacturers and OEMs, and as such, CCAT will design, develop, deliver, and operate a Northeast regional end-to-end digital thread laboratory for the purpose of digitally transforming the defense industrial base.
To this end, CCAT will partner with technology providers to equip the lab with digital tool sets to enable MBD workflows through product design, manufacturing, inspection and supply chain. The ‘Digital Thread Lab’ will serve to accelerate the digital transformation of defense supply chain companies across the Northeast through awareness, development of best practices, workforce development, incorporation of technology, and innovation.
Additive Workflows Lab
Deepening our support for the U.S. Submarine Industrial Base, we are partnering with BlueForge Alliance to deliver comprehensive, hands-on Additive Workflows training. BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit and neutral integrator, supports the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base initiatives and works to strengthen and sustain the maritime manufacturing sector.
Additive Workflows Training is designed to provide transformative, hands-on, and interactive experiences in AM and 3D printing, supporting your additive technology adoption journey. We’re partnering with local, regional, and national experts, including Adia and SME, to deliver state-of-the-art training at our Additive Manufacturing Lab in East Hartford.