HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Consolidated Industries of Cheshire is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Consolidated Industries is a metals forging manufacturing facility that produces aluminum, steel, nickel base, and titanium components for the aerospace, defense, and power generation industry. Its components are used in helicopters, jet engines, fixed-wing aircraft, and military hardware for companies like Sikorsky, UTC Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman. Specifically, the company manufactures components for Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion helicopter as well as Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter.

Founded in 1948, Consolidated Industries employs 90 employees in its Cheshire facility. The company has grown over the years and has recently made new investments in its facility. Just this month, Consolidated Industries unveiled its new Hydraulic Hammer Shop. The new system will reduce the company’s natural gas usage by 80 percent as well as save hundreds of thousands of gallons of water each year. Consolidated Industries also partners locally with schools like Naugatuck Valley Community College to help train and eventually hire manufacturing and engineering students.

“Congratulations to Consolidated Industries on their new hammer shop,” said Murphy. “Upgrading their facility is a smart decision, both economically and environmentally. Investments like these mean more good-paying, local jobs, and it will help Consolidated Industries continue to compete in the global supply chain for the world’s top aerospace and defense companies.”

“We are excited about our brand new forging operation. We designed our facility to encompass ‘state of the art’ computer controlled forging equipment within a facility that meets the needs of our employees, our community, and the environment. We believe this investment will make our customers and ourselves competitive globally for many years to come,” said John Wilbur, President & CEO of Consolidated Industries.   

The manufacturing industry plays a crucial role throughout Connecticut communities, creating new jobs and accelerating our state’s economic recovery. Today, Connecticut’s 4,600 manufacturers account for 10% 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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