Six Connecticut suppliers were among 150 top suppliers Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently honored in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for their best-in-class performance at Sikorsky’s first annual suppler recognition awards.
Three Hartford area suppliers received UTC Supplier Gold awards: A.E. Petsche, of Windsor, for electrical components; Admill Machine Co., of New Britain, is a small machined parts supplier; and Aero Gear Inc., a Windsor precision machining gear supplier. Â
United Technologies Corp. is Sikorsky’s Hartford parent.
Three more were recognized as a Supplier of the Year in select categories:
Aero Gear Inc., a Windsor precision machining gear supplier, received the award in the “New Sikorsky Supplier Gold” category;
Ladish Co., Inc., a forging supplier headquartered in Cudahy, Wis., received the “heavy metal” category award. Ladish operations includes machining suppliers Aerex Manufacturing in Windsor, and Stowe Machine in Bloomfield;
TIGHITCO Inc., in Berlin, was presented with the “fabrications” category award as a top supplier to Sikorsky. TIGHITCO also has operations and Atlanta and Chihuahua, Mexico.
