MILFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Moore Engineering will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. Based out of Milford, Moore Engineering is a family-run manufacturing business that provides engineering solutions and a vast range of services to their clients. The company performs high precision Jig Grinding using family-developed machines, utilizes Electric Discharge Machines to create products for particular geometries, specializes in custom fixtures for aerospace applications, and even designs prototypes.


Wade Moore, a 23-year-old recent graduate of the University of Connecticut, founded the company in 2010 after being inspired by his great-grandfather, Richard Moore, who established the well-known Moore Special Tool Company. Today, Moore Engineering operates out of an 800 square foot facility and is run by Wade with the part-time help of his three brothers. The company uses measuring and machining technologies that have been passed down three-generations from Richard Moore.


Now equipped with a degree in mechanical engineering, Wade successfully competed as one of seven finalists at the 2014 International Manufacturing Technology Show – the nation’s largest manufacturing technology show. Since then, Wade has been working tirelessly to expand his business, and Moore Engineering has increased production.


“Moore Engineering epitomizes the idea that if you work hard, you can achieve your goals,” said Murphy. “As a young entrepreneur, Wade used his training to turn his passion for machine-work into a job-creating business that will help fuel Connecticut’s economy. I’m thrilled to see all that Wade will accomplish and I wish Moore Engineering the best of luck as they continue to expand.”


"Connecticut's early 19th and 20th century economy was built on precision manufacturing. The Connecticut valley, from the hills of Winsted to the Long Island shores of Bridgeport was replete with leadership in precision manufacturing, from ball bearings, clocks and watches, to aircraft engines, Connecticut truly was a manufacturing mecca. Manufacturing has been slipping from Connecticut borders during the past fifty years. With the right legislative leadership as championed by Senator Murphy, Connecticut will once again gain its prominence in manufacturing and boom our economy back to its historical might," said Wade Moore of Moore Engineering.


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.