Published 9/6/2021

Renishaw Announces Partership With CCAT

Renishaw provides industrial metrology and additive manufacturing equipment to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) to implement digital technologies and prepare new talent for the industry.

Edited by: Chris Pasion

Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

Photo Credit: Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc.

Renishaw has partnered with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) to assist businesses in executing new manufacturing strategies and accelerating the implementation of new digital technologies.

Since 2004, CCAT has helped companies adopt advanced technologies by engaging with industry, educational and community members. CCAT uses its Advanced Technology Centers – the Advanced Design Automation and Metrology Lab, the Additive Technology Optimization and Machinery Lab and the Advanced Composite Technology Center – to provide technology development, demonstrations and workforce training. CCAT’s workforce development initiatives also work to identify and prepare talent in underserved and underrepresented communities.

Renishaw provides industrial metrology and additive manufacturing equipment to the center, which includes the Equator 300 and Equator 500 programmable gauges. Both devices are programmed to measure airfoil parts printed on site using Renishaw’s metal additive manufacturing systems. Additionally, CCAT and Renishaw provide access and training on a functional Renishaw RenAM series metal additive system, a range of Renishaw machine tool probes performing various in-process checks and an assortment of five-axis sensor technology for coordinate measuring machines (CMM).

“Additive manufacturing technologies and the data-driven principles of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 will drive manufacturing technology companies forward in the years ahead,” says Ron Angelo, president and CEO of CCAT. “Renishaw is at the forefront of these technologies, providing advanced manufacturing techniques across multiple industries, such as aerospace, defense, shipbuilding, automotive and medical.”

Ian Raupach, district sales manager at Renishaw Inc., adds, “We work with educational institutions and businesses to train current and future manufacturing professionals on the latest manufacturing technologies. Collaborating with CCAT is a natural way for us to get involved.”