HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Swift Textile Metalizing (STM) LLC of Bloomfield is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1955, STM manufactures metalized fabrics. Their fabrics are electrically conductive, reflective, anti-static, and anti-bacterial, and protect against a variety of radar, radio, and electromagnetic interference waves. STM is a major defense supplier, providing fabrics for tents, life jackets, parachutes, security wallpaper, and phone and tablet cases, protecting the safety of our servicemembers and the security of our intelligence data. Recently, STM received a “Top Supplier Award” from Lockheed Martin for its work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

In addition to its defense contractor work, STM supplies fabrics to a variety of medical and consumer industries, including infant and Alzheimer patient hospital monitoring devices and life vests used for patients with heart monitoring needs. Currently, STM employees over 60 workers at its Bloomfield facility.

“When we talk about innovative manufacturing, Swift Textile Metalizing should be at the top of our list. Whether it’s protecting our military’s intelligence data with its phone cases or keeping infants safe from infection in a hospital, their fabric is a lifeline for our military and for families across the country. I’m proud to highlight their good work,” said Murphy.

“Swift Textile Metalizing’s Connecticut manufacturing roots go back to the M. Swift Company started in Hartford in 1887,” said Steve Sigmon, President of Swift Textile Metalizing. “We expect to grow our worldwide defense and commercial businesses and increase our employment levels as a proud Bloomfield-based manufacturer for many years to come. We appreciate Senator Murphy’s initiatives to help Connecticut-based manufacturing businesses.”

The manufacturing industry plays a crucial role throughout Connecticut communities, creating new jobs and accelerating our state’s economic recovery. Today, Connecticut’s 4,602 manufacturers account for 10.2% of the state’s jobs and 87% of the state’s total exports. In order to protect and grow manufacturing jobs in Connecticut, Murphy has introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to strengthen existing standards and prioritize the purchase of American-made goods, the 21st Century Buy American Act and the American Jobs Matter Act. 

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