MILFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Thinklogical is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Thinklogical was founded in 2003 out of Milford, Connecticut where the company has been headquartered ever since. Thinklogical manufactures secure KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) signal extension and switching systems that allow for videos and big data to be accessed, transported, distributed, displayed, and analyzed at the highest quality possible, allowing users to access information from computers and other electronic networks from a distance of up to 50 miles away, and switch the content from these sources to a wide range of destinations, like command and control centers, editing suites, workstations, and video walls. Their products are used by public, private, and government organizations around Connecticut and across the world in the defense, broadcast, film, oil, energy, air traffic control, medical imaging, and financial services industries by many high-profile companies. In fact, some of their well-known Connecticut customers include ESPN, NBC Universal, Electric Boat, and Sikorsky Aircraft.

Since Thinklogical was established 12 years ago, they have experienced steady growth in revenues and customers, and in the last five years alone, the Thinklogical workforce has doubled in size to include 85 employees. In fact, for two consecutive years, Thinklogical was voted, by their own employees, one of the Top Workplaces in Connecticut. In addition to their Milford facility where products are designed and built, the manufacturer has representatives in multiple offices around the world in Australia, Malaysia, Europe, China, Korea, and India.

The company takes pride in their cutting edge innovations and credits their success in part to the development of first-of-their-kind products, and the two U.S. patents and one European patent that they hold for certain technologies. But Thinklogical also takes pride in their hometown roots, and has consistently supported the Connecticut community. Each year, the manufacturer pledges to match funds raised by their employees to donate to a local organization. This past year, for instance, the Thinklogical team donated more than $16,000 to a Milford-based organization that works to alleviate homelessness and hunger in the area.

“Thinklogical is a small business doing really big things for the advancement of American manufacturing, research, science, and innovation. Their routers and extenders are making it easier for federal defense agencies to keep our nation secure, for startup companies to launch new ideas and drive innovation, for Hollywood studios to develop the next box-office hit, for doctors and medical researchers to discover new cures, and for dozens of Connecticut’s hardworking residents and charitable organizations to thrive. In short, Thinklogical is leading the way toward creating new technologies and more opportunities, and I’m proud that Connecticut has given them the resources and tools they’ve needed to succeed,” said Murphy.

“At Thinklogical, we consider ourselves a global company with local roots, and take enormous pride in being a part of Connecticut’s long history of innovation in manufacturing and technology development,” said Joe Pajer, president and CEO of Thinklogical. “Our employees are committed to meeting customer needs by designing and building the best-performing, highest quality KVM extension and switching products in the marketplace, and are equally dedicated to supporting the communities they live in through volunteer work and charitable activities. We are honored to be recognized by Sen. Murphy for our contributions to the state’s manufacturing infrastructure.”

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.