Last night, the Aerospace Components Manufacturers (ACM) celebrated our 25th anniversary with an event at the New England Air Museum (NEAM). ACM is one of our most important industry organizations and we have been members for most of those 25 years. ACM is one of the largest, most experienced concentrations of premier aerospace companies in the world. Situated within a 50-mile radius of Hartford, CT, in the Connecticut River Valley, known as The World’s AEROSPACE ALLEY!®, member firms grew up where aerospace was born.
ACM member companies are united by a single goal; be the world leader in providing customers with aerospace components of unsurpassed quality, at competitive prices and always, on-time delivery. To achieve that goal, ACM works with our peers and with regional, national and international experts to ensure continuous improvement of our products and services. The cornerstone of our efforts is an aggressive program for adopting and implementing lean enterprise practices and conducting ongoing workforce training and development. HORST Engineering was founded in Hartford in 1946 and has been located in East Hartford since 1951, so we are in the heart of this ecosystem. There is no better place in the world to operate an advanced manufacturing business serving the aerospace and defense sector.
Last night’s celebration was fittingly held at NEAM, which is undergoing major reinvestment. The atmosphere was positive as various speakers highlighted the strength of our industry, the depth of the backlog, and the progress that suppliers have made since the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the aerospace supply chain remains challenged by constraints, the interest in our industry, particularly from a new generation of workers, is encouraging. Connecticut is at the forefront of its support for manufacturing and that is because the manufacturers in our state are leading the way. For more information, check out the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s website or the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing website. You can view the Workforce Plan and State Manufacturing Plan.
