Pratt & Whitney

Whitcraft provides sheet metal fabrication and precision machining for the aerospace industry. The company s primary customers are Pratt & Whitney and General Electric Aircraft Engines. Together these companies have historically represented more than 50 percent of the company s revenues. In 1995, Whitcraft was awards the Administrator s Award for Excellence by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The company is ISO 9002 registers and aerospace certified. Whitcraft is located in Eastford, Conn.

Gems Sensors & Controls designs and manufactures a range of liquid level, flow and pressure sensors for various marine and industrial applications. The company offers a variety of miniature solenoid valves and pre-assembled fluidic systems. It is certified by the International Organization for Standardization. The company has been in operation for more than 50 years. Gems Sensors & Controls also provides single- and multi-point sensors. It offers pressure transducers, transmitters and switches, as well as technical support services. The company s facility in Connecticut covers an area of over 60,000 square feet. It maintains manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Gems Sensors & Controls is a division of Danaher Corporation.

Founded more than 150 years ago, Ashcroft manufactures a range of pressure and temperature measurement equipment and systems. It serves refineries, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories, pulp and paper mills, wastewater treatment and semiconductor facilities, and power generation, food processing and chemical manufacturing plants. The company provides gauges, thermometers, switches, transducers, transmitters, instrument isolators, diaphragm seals, and control and calibration equipment. Ashcroft features products under the Ashcroft, Heise, Willy and Weksler brands. It offers calibration, seal assembly, facility survey, and product training and education services. The company operates a more than 320,000-square-foot, ISO 9001-certified facility. Ashcroft is owned and operated by Nagano Keiki Holdings of Japan.