SENATOR NEEDLEMAN CHEERS $200,000 IN MANUFACTURING GRANTS IN HIS DISTRICT

Today, State Senator Norm Needleman (D-Essex) cheered the announcement by Governor Lamont’s administration that manufacturers Airex Rubber Products Corporation of Portland and TriMech Solutions, LLC of Deep River will each receive state grants valued at $100,000 to support their adoption of additive technologies.

The companies receiving these grants will each provide matching grants of equal or greater amounts of company funding. These grants are awarded from the Additive Manufacturing Adoption Program, an initiative from the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund Advisory Board and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology. It’s part of the state’s Manufacturing Innovation Fund to support and promote Connecticut’s advanced manufacturing sector.

“Our manufacturing businesses are the backbone of our state’s economy, and I’m proud to know that our region is receiving this support to aid and benefit job creation, technological advancement and small manufacturers all at once,” said Sen. Needleman. “I am grateful to Governor Lamont and his administration for this important aid.”

“Manufacturing continues to be a high-growth sector nationwide and we want to do everything we can to ensure that Connecticut is at the forefront of the jobs and economic growth that it is delivering,” Governor Lamont said. “This grant program is a way that we can partner with small manufacturers in our state to support their growth.”

The grant investments are designed to aid these companies through improving operations and driving innovation, including high-end 3D metal printers for functional parts and tooling and advanced plastic printing capabilities.