AEROSPACE
GKN Aerospace
Cromwell, Newington, Manchester, and Wallingford, CT
GKN Aerospace is the original aerospace innovator. For decades, GKN Aerospace technologies have inspired and industrialized the aerospace industry, combining engineering excellence and technology leadership.
HORST Engineering
East Hartford, CT
For more than seventy years HORST Engineering has manufactured components that keep aircraft flying. With relentless precision and quality, they continuously improve and learn new ways to propel aerospace and other high technology industries upward. They help people fly safely. They use advanced manufacturing processes to produce the highest quality precision machined components. Their core product families include pins, fasteners, sleeves, bushings, washers, valve bodies, and a wide range of other custom components.
EDAC Technologies (now Hanwha Aerospace USA)
Cheshire, East Windsor, Glastonbury, Newington, CT
EDAC Technologies is now Hanwha Aerospace USA. They are a global leader in the development and production of highly complex components and assemblies used in a variety of complex aircraft engine and airframe applications.
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford and Middletown, CT
Meet Angie, an Airfoil Cell Production Operator at Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines.
Pegasus Manufacturing
Middletown, CT
Pegasus Manufacturing is a recognized world leader of fabricated Tube and Pipe Assemblies, Precision Machining & Gearing.
The Lee Company
Westbrook, CT
Take a 360 tour of The Lee Company, a leading supplier of miniature, precision fluid control products to a wide range of industries including aerospace, high performance car racing, oil exploration, automotive and off-highway equipment and medical/scientific instruments.
ACMT, Inc.
Manchester, CT
Excellence In Aerospace Manufacturing. Manufacturer of complex sheet metal fabrications, assemblies, structural and airframe components for Engines, Fixed wing and Rotor aircraft.
Careers in Aerospace
Aerospace Components Manufacturers (ACM) is a non-profit regional network of independent Connecticut and southwestern Massachusetts based aerospace companies.
Bauer, Inc.
Bristol, CT
Bauer designs and manufactures component test and support equipment for the commercial and military aviation industries.
West-Conn Tool
Shelton, CT
West-Conn Tool is a Modern, Climate Controlled Manufacturing Facility providing Prototype Development and Production Level Services for the Medical, Aerospace, and Commercial Industries.
METAL PRODUCTS
TELLING® Industries
Windsor, CT
TELLING® Industries is a full line manufacturer of premium metal framing and accessories.
HOLO-KROME
Wallingford, CT
HOLO-KROME manufactures fasteners for a variety of industries, including agriculture, communication, transportation, mining, and construction.
Carey Mfg
Cromwell, CT
Meet Millie, a Production Supervisor at Carey Manufacturing, a supplier of catches, latches and handles for military, aerospace, computer, electronics, telecom, automotive and consumer applications. Floyd Manufacturing is a sister business to Carey Manufacturing and is a precision CNC machining facility for the automotive, aerospace and defense industries.
H&T Waterbury
Waterbury, CT
H&T Battery Components is the world’s largest manufacturer of battery components for the consumer battery market.
Metallon, Inc.
Thomaston, CT
Metallon produces high volume precision stampings for the automotive, aerospace, construction, surgical, and other commercial industries.
TRUMPF, Inc.
Farmington, CT
Meet Amanda, Team Lead of Welding at TRUMPF Inc., a leader in machine tools and lasers for industrial manufacturing. Our innovations play a role in virtually every sector of industry, from software that paves the way for smart factories to solutions for high-tech processes in industrial electronics.
MEDICAL DEVICES
Carolina Precision Technologies
Putnam, CT
Carolina Precision Technologies is a niche contract manufacturer with a focus on complex orthopedic instruments and implants, as well as aerospace/petrochemical applications. The Putnam, CT location’s products predominantly cover a broad range of precision machined instruments for the medical device surgical market, including orthopedic instruments used during hip, knee, spine, and extremities surgeries.
R&D Technologies
North Kingstown, RI
Leading 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Company in New England
PLASTICS, FOOD, & MORE
PTA Plastics
Oxford, CT
PTA Plastics is a plastic injection molding company that focuses on the medical industry, defense/security industries and emerging technologies.
Fascia's
Waterbury, CT
Fascia’s Chocolates is a family owned and operated business that produces chocolate products in-house and in small batches to ensure the highest quality and freshness possible.
Westminster Tool
Plainfield, CT
Westminster Tool focuses on solving complex manufacturing challenges for the aerospace, medical and consumer packaging industries. They specialize in manufacturing complex injection mold systems, composite tooling and high-performance component production.
Wepco Plastics
Middlefield, CT
Wepco Plastics is a family owned company that specializes in rapid prototyping and plastic injection molding.
Burt Process
Hamden, CT
Burt Process Equipment is a leader in the worldwide community of people, businesses and organizations striving to create a better environment through the innovative and responsible use of water and natural resources.
CCAT, Inc.
East Hartford, CT
Meet Nasir, a Manufacturing Research & Applications Engineer at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT), a nonprofit education and technology development organization that supports manufacturing and technology in industries including aerospace, medical, maritime, and automotive.
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