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"The second phase was about demonstrations and getting companies to see how [new technology] could help them design their [products] additively." Greater efficiencies, diversification That experience and CCAT's educational guidance was an important part of OKAY Industries pursuing funding through the AMAP program, according to Jim DeVecchis, director of manufacturing for the New Britain- based contract manufacturer that engineers component parts and sub- assemblies for the medical device, automotive and defense/firearms industries. "There are several different 3D printing [machine] options and CCAT was very open about the pros and cons of each one [for our business]," DeVecchis said, noting his firm invested roughly double the amount of its AMAP grant to purchase new additive technology, a necessity given the evolving needs of core clients in the medical device sector. He estimates the additive equipment his company purchased will cost around $300,000. "This technology is essential to continuing the growth of our complex medical sub-components because they're getting smaller as surgeries become more complex and minimally-invasive," DeVecchis said. "Our [new] technology allows us to continue to supply our customers with what they need." He points to OKAY Industries' NexTech Labs, part of the company's prototype division, which helps customers design and test early product iterations. As a contract manufacturer, DeVecchis says, additive manufacturing will enable Okay Industries to ramp up production more quickly and efficiently if a prototype goes into production phase. For Yash Mirchandani, general manager of Newington-based Beacon Industries, another Hartford area company that received AMAP funding, the additive equipment grant was as much about diversifying its product base as increasing efficiency. "We predominantly serve the aerospace industry and when the [COVID-related] lockdown happened in 2020, it severely disrupted our operations," Mirchandani said. The decision to pursue additive manufacturing has provided Beacon Industries not only with opportunities to onboard several new products, but upskill employees and bring on new ones with the technical skills to support the new machinery. "Advanced technology requires an advanced workforce," said CCAT's Angelo. "And that suits Connecticut very well." While the continuation of the AMAP program is not guaranteed, Angelo says, there are other programs he hopes that more manufacturers statewide take advantage of. For instance, he notes, CCAT offers a similar manufacturers voucher program (MVP), which provides up to $49,000 to eligible companies and, like the AMAP program, requires a minimum one-to-one match from company dollars. "For Connecticut to maintain it's [manufacturing] advantages, we need to continue to upskill and train the existing talent while companies adopt leading-edge technologies," Angelo said. "And [the state] has to continue to assist companies with some of the capital costs of doing this." Ron Angelo A Burke Aerospace worker mans a machine at the company's Farmington plant. HBJ FILE PHOTO