HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Accurate Threaded Products (ATP) Company of Newington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Veteran-owned and family-operated, ATP is a custom manufacturer of commercial and military aerospace components. ATP maintains a high quality standard for compliance as an ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100 registered company. Currently, 20 employees work out of the 20,000 square foot plant in Newington, and the company is looking to hire more skilled CNC machinists.

Celebrating its 90th year of manufacturing in Connecticut this year, ATP has served as a supplier to Pratt & Whitney since day one, starting with manufacturing components for Frederick Rentscher’s Wasp engine to providing parts for today’s PurePower Geared Turbo Fan Engine. ATP also serves Mitsubishi, Kaman, and the U.S. government.

“Pratt & Whitney is an iconic Connecticut manufacturer, but just as important to our state’s manufacturing story are the small, family-owned suppliers like ATP that have been there from the very beginning,” said Murphy. “Every day, ATP manufacturers components that are critical to the engines that power our military’s fighter jets and protect our national security. I’m proud to highlight them today.”

Geoffrey Etherington, owner of ATP, said, “My 50 years of manufacturing experience in Connecticut have not always been easy but they have been interesting and rewarding.”

The manufacturing industry plays a crucial role throughout Connecticut communities, creating new jobs and accelerating our state’s economic recovery. Today, Connecticut’s 4,600 manufacturers account for 10% 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.