Aero Gear Expands Connecticut Facility
Aero Gear, manufacturer of gearboxes for the aerospace industry, recently built a 24,000 ft2 expansion onto its Connecticut facility.
.jpg;width=70;height=70;mode=crop;format=webp)
Share
Aero Gear, manufacturer of precision gearboxes for jet engines, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a 24,000-square-foot addition to its Windsor, Connecticut facility.
At the ceremony, Catherine Smith, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, recognized the company’s commitment to the state since its inception in 1982. She and Aero Gear founder Doug Rose have worked together since 2011.
“I am so excited to see Doug’s hard work pay off and celebrate the effort he has taken up to stay in this great state,” said Ms. Smith at the ceremony.
The purpose of the expansion is to meet the growing demand for commercial and military planes around the world, the company says. Gearboxes produced by the company are used by aircraft manufacturers Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Boeing and General Electric. With the expansion, the company now has approximately 100,000 square feet to accommodate 175 employees, a new lobby, a conference room, offices and manufacturing space for several new programs.
“We’ve come a long way from the small company we once were,” said Mr. Rose at the ceremony. “We are motivated and ready to take on the new challenges that this expansion will allow.”
Related Content
-
How Precision Blanks Help This Aerospace Shop Build Better Parts
Internal stress in thin metal parts can lead to warped components and scrapped work. Matrix Machine found a better way by sourcing precision-ground blanks from TCI Precision Metals. Here’s how that decision freed up capacity and made critical parts more predictable.
-
Lyndex-Nikken Collets Enable Accurate Small-Diameter Cutting
The MMC Mini-Mini collet chuck is well suited for high-speed machining applications where clearance is needed, such as die mold, aerospace and medical parts.
-
Shop Tour Video: Inside an Aviation & Defense Machine Shop
Grants. Software. Process consolidation. These three pillars can bring new life to a shop, enabling it to take on more complex jobs with faster turnarounds. In this shop tour, find out how MSP Manufacturing has used each pillar to solidify itself as a reliable partner for defense and aerospace companies.
