The U.S. Commerce Department announced Monday a grant of nearly $117,000 to help the University of Connecticut advance its plans for a center for manufacturers to use computers to test and modify product designs and manufacturing processes.

UConn, the federal Economic Development Administration and Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture capital fund, are spending $2.1 million over five years to establish the Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center. It will give small and medium-sized Connecticut manufacturers access to computer-based design, modeling and simulation to test and modify product designs and manufacturing processes before making a prototype.

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