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BUSINESS PROFILES | MAY 2024 | HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL 9 Address: 222 Pitkin St., East Hartford, CT, 06108 Phone: (860) 291-8832 Fax: (860) 291-8874 Website: ccat.us, ccat-dtl.com Product or Service: Technology and Training Top Executive: Ron Angelo, President & CEO No. of Employees: 45 Year Founded: 2004 Center keeps companies competitive and advancing F or more than two decades, companies looking to remain competitive in the national market and advance their busi- ness with cutting-edge technologies and highly skilled talent have been turning to the Connecti- cut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT). "CCAT's reputation as a trusted industry partner and successful track record delivering proven results has enabled the team to engage compa- nies of all sizes to solve technology, training and process-related challenges by applying indus- try-focused programs and services and lever- aging federal programs to positively impact our state's economy," said Ron Angelo, president & chief executive officer. The innovative East Hartford-based organization leads state, regional and national partnerships that assist global industrial companies and the manufacturing supply chain throughout most industry sectors. As an applied technology and training organization, CCAT's expert team is focused on derisking technology adoption, optimizing business processes yielding orders of magnitude impact, and enhancing the digital readiness of a company through technical training focused on automated, model-based enabled workflows. CCAT is integrated nationally but maintains a local and regional focus to deliver the best possible technical services and training to the manufacturing supply chain to ensure global competitiveness. Integrated with the highest tiers of the federal government, CCAT is well respected and highly regarded by the global industrial companies and OEMs it partners with. "We prioritize industry alignment and employ a proven methodology to accurately identify and implement validated solutions to maximize productivity, efficiency and innovation," said Dr. Jackie Garofano, chief technology officer. "Our Advanced Technology Center serves as a hub for applied R&D and industry collaboration, showcasing practical applications of digital threads, adaptive automation, digital twins, IIoT, extended reality, high-precision machining and additive technologies to promote wide- spread adoption." The newly launched Talent & Training Acceler- ator™ and Digital Thread Lab™ are valuable resources for businesses to implement digital thread practices – helping them reduce lead times, lower effort and costs, reduce errors, and improve quality and product reliability. The training also supports manufacturing company leadership in developing a culture, attitude and capability for technology adoption that will keep Connecticut businesses agile and sustainable as the world's industry transforms digitally and adopts AI more broadly. The Digital Thread Lab serves as a critical resource for the manufac- turing ecosystem in the state and across the Northeast region, supporting manufacturers' digital transformation by enabling companies to respond to new digital technical data packages and new model-based definition (MBD) require- ments from OEMs. "We work with small and medium-sized man- ufacturers in the region on technology adop- tion projects, tailoring and developing best methods and practices to suit their business challenges and needs," said Dr. Amy Thomp- son, chief talent & training officer. "We then pivot and teach those best methods to hundreds of employees at regional manufac- turers at-scale, driving the value and capa- bilities of the manufacturing talent pool and workforce. Connecticut has one of the most highly skilled manufacturing talent bases in the country, and we want to keep it that way." As an innovative solutions provider, CCAT serves as an extension of companies' busi- nesses. "We have developed a very agile platform and can quickly respond to meet the ever-changing challenges faced by business- es," Angelo said. "We can spin up initiatives and solutions quickly to meet a business need today." From left to right, Amy Thompson, PhD, chief talent & training officer; John Glidden, chief financial officer; Jackie Garofano, PhD, chief technology officer; Ron Angelo, president & chief executive officer; and Sonja Randall, chief operating officer. Photo taken in CCAT's Talent & Training Accelerator – Digital Thread Lab.