As the high demand for jet engines shows no signs of slowing down, one Connecticut manufacturer is rising up to meet the challenge. For over three decades Aero Gear in Windsor has been a key player in complex gearbox assemblies for the global aerospace market. Now the company continues to set a course for success as it completes a 24,000 ft² expansion of its facility.
”In trying to meet the increased orders from our customers, it became obvious that additional people and machines were necessary, and the only way to accommodate this was through enlarging our physical space,” explained Doug Rose, Founder of Aero Gear. “Although we have clients around the world, the expansion demonstrates that we are committed to the long-haul in Connecticut.”
Rose points to the simultaneous growth of the commercial and military defense industries and their need for assembled gearboxes as a prime catalyst for increased production.
Aero Gear makes the power drive gear systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The mechanisms are as essential as the combustor that creates the thrust for the engine- the “brain” behind the brawn, and thus, require the highest quality precision engineering and manufacturing.
