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JHolm915 t1_izh1rgq wrote

They reduced operations a lot and the ones that are left are mostly in Middletown. Welding is limited in most the manufacturing, Pratt uses a lot of fusion welding by machine. You are probably better off in the gas industry or looking at other companies. Remember Pratt is part of Raytheon now and not in the best of shape financially.

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manticore116 OP t1_izh68m3 wrote

I'm okay doing fusion welding, I did some Electron beam welding for a few months but the management wasn't a fit so I went back to my current shop. My goal is to get into the space industry and I have a few ins there, but I need aerospace experience before I qualify for relocation basically. it's everything but the welding I need

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NPHBrew t1_izhfkf4 wrote

How about a foundry? I work at Doncasters in Groton, CT, we're currently hiring welders. We support the aerospace industry and make castings for Pratt, GE, and Rolls Royce, and currently developing parts for SpaceX as well. I've worked at another aerospace foundry in Connecticut as well, feel free to DM me if you've got any questions.

We pour nickel and cobalt based alloys, 718 mostly. If you've got the welding experience but want exposure to aerospace specs and practices, this is a great place to start.

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JHolm915 t1_izhemmt wrote

Sorry I messed up my terms there, meant to say friction welding. Still is sort of fusion welding but all by machine and friction creates the heat from rotating and forcing them together.

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rare__air t1_iziclzr wrote

There should still be a lot of smaller manufacturing/parts shops in CT that provide product to Pratt/Collins/Sikorsky/Kaman. It's possible some of them need welders. You'd have to dig a bit to figure out the names of the businesses and what sort of workers they are looking for, but they are out there.

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IMNOT_A_LAWYER t1_izm6vay wrote

Check out Danbury Mission Technologies as well. They’re a former Collins Aerospace site that had to drop the name following the UTC/Raytheon merger.

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flycasually t1_izihifj wrote

Pratt is not doing well after the Raytheon merger?

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kingdom_tarts t1_izimok6 wrote

We're doing just fine lol stock prices went down but they're on the way up. We just hired a bunch of engineers too.

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