U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Advanced Composite & Metalforming Technologies (ACMT), Inc., of Manchester is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, ACMT is a complex sheet metal fabrication and composite manufacturing company that also serves as a repair station for the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. ACMT currently serves a variety of clients, including Pratt & Whitney, Sikorski, GKN Aerospace, Avio Aero, and Pratt Singapore.

In just the past year, ACMT has doubled its sales and its advanced manufacturing workforce, adding good-paying jobs at its Manchester facility. ACMT also partners with local schools, including the University of Connecticut, Manchester Community College, Asnuntuck Community College, Goodwin College, and Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, to help prepare students for in-demand manufacturing careers.

“ACMT is an incredible success story—doubling its sales and its workforce in just one year. That’s the type of Connecticut manufacturing story we need to be telling more often,” said Murphy. “AMCT should be proud of all its great work, for their clients and in their community, and I look forward to supporting them as they continue to grow.”

“The key to our 30 years of success here in Connecticut is the strong aerospace cluster we are so proud to be a part of. We are fortunate to have the technical schools and higher education system in Connecticut, which is turning out very capable interns and graduates to help us fill the technical gaps needed to support our aerospace industry driven growth requirements,” said Michael G. Polo, President and Founder of ACMT, Inc.

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.