sucksatgolf t1_j9njyib wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Pratt and Collins sub out a lot of work to companies in CT. This happens at all steps of the business, from machining to repair, inspection, and specialized processes like heat treating.

I would imagine Kaman and Sikorsky are also responsible for their fair share of CT based vendors in their respective areas.

Spartansam0034 t1_j9or1wh wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:30 PM

👆👆👆👆👆 100%. Used to travel to like 25 shops all doing contract work for P&W in CT. It goes all the way up to New Hampshire.

BomBaBaBomDaDang t1_j9oihgh wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:23 PM

EB too.

Gil_V t1_j9o7gcl wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:31 AM

I finished up my career at a great little Sikorsky subcontractor in Enfield. Might have been the best job I ever had.

B6304T4 t1_j9pwqv6 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Yup. Take any pw or Collins product and basically every single sub component is manufactured by a mom and pop operation. From washers, to bolts, screws, printed wiring boards, connectors, harnesses, fan blades you name it. It's all made out of house. The only thing the big corps do (Lockheed raytheon, pw, EB) is design work, set requirements, and final assembly. Parts are all procured from all over the country and for commercial products, all over the world.

sucksatgolf t1_j9rkgep wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:27 AM

East Harford still has a lot of raw material manufacturing, several buildings are dedicated to it. They were also making fan blades there when I left.