Visiting Chapco? Some helpful hints
July 21, 2026
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A few helpful tips for visiting Chapco’s new 12 Bridge St. head quarters.
Chapco is a Southeastern Connecticut–based sheet metal fabricator and contract manufacturer, specializing in high-performance, tight-tolerance, and complex fabrication programs, including engineered prototypes and high-volume production.
Our in-house capabilities include laser cutting, CNC punching, precision forming, robotic and manual welding, finishing, and electro-mechanical assembly, allowing for full process control from raw material through final shipment.
For more than 60 years, we have continually invested in advanced manufacturing technologies; as a result, our equipment operates 24/7 to ensure repeatability, process stability, and scalable throughput. In addition, our quality system supports first article inspection (FAI), documented process controls, and inspection traceability, helping reduce risk and accelerate program launch.
Our turnkey manufacturing operation is supported by a 150,000-square-foot production facility and over 80 skilled professionals working across two shifts, ensuring capacity, schedule confidence, and long-term supply chain reliability.
In the ever-evolving world of sheet metal manufacturing, staying ahead of the curve is not just a competitive advantage – it’s a necessity.
A few helpful tips for visiting Chapco’s new 12 Bridge St. head quarters.
DEEP RIVER, Conn., June 11, 2026: Chapco Inc., a precision sheet metal fabrication and contract manufacturing company, opened the Chapco Advanced Manufacturing Center at 12 Bridge Street on June 11. A ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m. drew roughly 190 guests, including Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, Kirti Patel; John Bordeaux, President and CEO of AdvanceCT, Johanna Bond, President & CEO at Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, and leaders from ManufactureCT, Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), and the Connecticut Naval and Maritime Consortium.
DEEP RIVER, Conn., June 11, 2026: Chapco Inc., a precision sheet metal fabrication and contract manufacturing company, opened the Chapco Advanced Manufacturing Center at 12 Bridge Street on June 11. A ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m. drew roughly 190 guests, including Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, Kirti Patel; John Bordeaux, President and CEO of AdvanceCT, Johanna Bond, President & CEO at Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, and leaders from ManufactureCT, Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), and the Connecticut Naval and Maritime Consortium.
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