HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC) - New Britain-based Stanley Black and Decker held an opening ceremony on Thursday for its new digital innovation facility in downtown Hartford.
Stanley Black and Decker CEO James Loree says it's important for the company to develop and adopt new technologies, and to train employees in new skills.
"We're living in a time when rapid, chaotic disruption and mushrooming complexity have become the order of the day in society. Governments [and] other institutions are struggling to stay relevant and provide basic functions. In some cases, businesses and entire industries are being disrupted."
By creating new digital systems for its factories, the company hopes to expand automation and replace "mundane, error-prone processes."
The 23,000 square foot manufacturing research center is located on Constitution Plaza.
