Primary Industries in Hartford
Hartford’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Aerospace
Hartford is the cradle of American jet engine manufacturing — Pratt & Whitney's East Hartford campus designs and builds the F135, PW1000G geared turbofan, and legacy military engines. Collins Aerospace's (RTX) avionics and power systems headquarters in Windsor Locks, Kaman Aerospace in Bloomfield, and hundreds of Tier 2 suppliers machine blades, vanes, disks, and combustor components across the Connecticut River Valley.
Explore Aerospace in HartfordDefense
Hartford's defense corridor centers on Pratt & Whitney's East Hartford campus — the F135 engine for the F-35, the F100 for the F-15 and F-16, and next-gen adaptive engine programs all flow through Connecticut's precision machining supply chain.
Explore Defense in HartfordMedical Devices
Hartford's medical device sector leverages Connecticut's precision manufacturing legacy — Medtronic operates neurovascular device production in the state, Teleflex maintains catheter and vascular access operations, and Covidien (now Medtronic) has deep roots in the Connecticut corridor. Yale New Haven Health, UConn Health, and Hartford HealthCare drive clinical demand for surgical instruments, catheter assemblies, and diagnostic device components.
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