4 | Consolidated Industries Inc.
Over the last six decades, incredible advancements have
been achieved in the designing and engineering of aeronau-
tics, be it in the form of fixed-wing aircraft and jet engines
to helicopters, nuclear propulsion systems and more. The
emergence of such mechanized marvels has been supported
by the vital efforts and expertise of a dynamic metal forg-
ing company known as Consolidated Industries. Operating
from a 15-acre site in Cheshire, Connecticut, Consolidated
Industries is a producer of custom-designed, closed-and-
open varieties of die forgings essential in the manufacturing
of some of the world’s most sophisticated technical innova-
tions. Consolidated Industries’ components can be found
among the applications on Sikorsky “Blackhawk” and Boe-
ing “Chinook” helicopters, Lockheed’s C-130 “Hercules”
and Northrop Grumman’s E-2C “Hawkeye” - just a few
examples of their highflying handiwork. Consolidated pro-
duces fuel system valves, as well as the elbows, blades and
vanes for aircraft engines. They forge the shafts, fins, adapter
collars and controllers utilized in missiles. They make the
rotor components for helicopters, the landing gear com-
ponents in aircraft frames and the stainless steel blades and
vanes necessary for the generation of power. The client list
of Consolidated reads like a Who’s Who of the defense in-
dustry, including such powers as Raytheon, United Tech-
nologies, Woodward and Lord Corporation. Vice President
of Business Development Roger Briggs says the masters of
metal forging at Consolidated exact extra-special attention
to detail because they’re fully cognizant of the applications
in which their components serve. He also says his team rev-
els in a certain pride born from their unique support to the
defense industry. “Nothing thrills our team more than see-
ing how our forgings are being applied in aircraft... our em-
ployees appreciate being able to help the troops who help
keep our world safe. That makes them take their job very
serious, but it also makes them feel very proud too,” says
Briggs.
