Background
B&G Manufacturing partners with CCAT and DVIRC to evaluate, validate, and scale additive manufacturing with confidence.
Project Highlights
- RAMP Engagement (Sept 2025 – Dec 2025)
- Nonprofit partners: CCAT + DVIRC
- Workforce training and AM education
- Loaner system installation and hands-on testing
- Multi-system evaluation and selection guidance
- Six-week production trial with real parts
- Up to $10K reimbursement support
Challenges
As volumes increased, B&G needed faster turnaround of fixtures and production aids while reducing downtime from design changes. Additive showed promise, but the team needed a low-risk, practical way to integrate it and prove its value before investing.
Solutions
Through RAMP, CCAT and DVIRC led a structured, hands-on adoption process:
- Workforce training
- System and material evaluation
- Loaner equipment testing
- Real production trials
- Funding support
Additive was validated in real operations before purchase.
Results
- Reduced fixture and production lead times
- Reduced downtime from design or process changes
- Measurable cycle-time reductions
- Improved responsiveness to customer needs
- Ability to bring outsourced parts in-house
Financial Support
Up to $10K reimbursement toward AM systems
CCAT and DVIRC helped us confidently select the right additive systems and move from trial-and-error to reliable, in-house production.
The CCAT + DVIRC Difference
Independent nonprofit partners providing objective technology evaluation, training, and funding support to help manufacturers and suppliers adopt advanced technologies with confidence.