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CCAT looks to license laser listener tech
By Mass High Tech Staff
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The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. said it hopes to license an acoustic monitoring technology it developed that can be used to detect the breakthrough of laser-drilled holes in turbine engine components.
CCAT developed the technology in its laser applications laboratory, and plans to license it to engine manufacturers and suppliers. Manufacturers currently have to flow test or individually check laser-drilled cooling holes, which are used to maximize performance and fuel efficiency of turbine engines.
CCAT said its system “listens” to the actual drilling operation to determine when break-through occurs.
CCAT is a non-stock, tax-exempt corporation that provides services and resources to entrepreneurs and businesses through collaboration with industry, academia, and government.
Last week, the state of Connecticut announced that it had moved the Connecticut Office of Small Business Innovation Research from CCAT to its new home at the quasi-state agency Connecticut Innovations Inc.
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