West Hartford Company Highlighted By CT Senator Chris Murphy as Monday Manufacturer

WEST HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., announced Monday that United Tool & Die Company (UTD) of West Hartford is this week’s “Murphy’s MondayManufacturer.”

Founded in 1925, UTD is a family-owned and family-operated tube, duct and sheet metal fabricator for the aviation and aerospace industry, according to a release. UTD is on the cutting edge of aerospace technology and serves companies like UTC Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Sikorsky, Cobham, Tata Aerospace, and Fiat Avio.

The company is also creating good local jobs, increasing its workforce by over 10 percent since the beginning of the year. Currently, UTD employees 96 workers out of its 166,000 square foot facility in West Hartford.

The University of Hartford engineering department uses UTD’s manufacturing facilities for an annual car racing competition featuring cars designed and built entirely by students. The company’s founders also started the Carney Scholarship Foundation, which has donated over $1.8 million in scholarships for University of Hartford students.

“For over 90 years, UTD has been a staple in the West Hartford community,” Murphy said in a release. “They are making investments in their facilities and have made adding new local jobs a priority. And that’s the smart way to stay on the cutting-edge. I’m committed to supporting UTD as they continue to grow and serve diverse aerospace companies here in Connecticut and across the globe.”

United Tool & Die Company CEO Vic Gara said UTD has always been committed to growing in Connecticut.

"By being strategically located in central Connecticut, working together with our peers, and by hiring the best people," Gara said in the release, "we have found Connecticut to be an ideal state to support our past and future growth.”