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November 14, 2024

CCAT partners with Texas nonprofit to boost additive manufacturing training for submarine supply chain

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By Harriet Jones

East Hartford’s Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology is collaborating with a Texas-based nonprofit, BlueForge Alliance, to provide technical training in additive manufacturing for the state’s supply chain companies.

BlueForge, which was founded in 2022, is an offshoot of Texas A&M University’s Engineering Experiment Station. In September of this year, the organization won a $951 million Navy contract to help grow the submarine industrial base in the U.S.

The partnership with CCAT will focus on providing manufacturers in Electric Boat’s supply chain with hands-on training in cutting-edge technologies.
  
“Our collaboration with BlueForge Alliance marks a significant milestone in advancing the capabilities of Northeast manufacturers,” said Ron Angelo, president and CEO of CCAT. “We’re empowering businesses to adopt technologies that will bolster the U.S. submarine industrial base and strengthen the resilience of our supply chain.”

BlueForge says it sees the application of additive manufacturing as necessary for increased speed and flexibility of production.

“A strong battery of partners is critical in making this happen and BlueForge Alliance remains enthusiastic with CCAT’s approach in addressing deployment challenges while at the same time building the next generation workforce,” said Rob Gorham, co-founder and co-CEO of BlueForge Alliance. 

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