UTC Aerospace Systems is opening a brand new, multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art Materials and Process Engineering (MPE) lab in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The 20,000-square-foot MPE Lab will offer the company access to advanced resources that will support their efforts to research, engineer and produce new materials and manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing technology capable of producing parts and components in a wide variety of metals and plastic materials. They also announced the creation of a Materials Engineering Center of Excellence at nearby University of Connecticut where students will be offered a chance to work hands on with UTC engineers. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/122007/utc-aerospace-systems-lab/ ‎