Chapco Showcases New Deep River Facility

Chapco is betting on the future of advanced manufacturing, opening a new 150,000-square-foot facility in Deep River that significantly expands its capacity and positions the company for continued growth.  

The move consolidates operations from three buildings in Chester into a single, modern campus.  

It’s a long way from where the company was when president and CEO Brian Weinstein’s father purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1987. 

“At that time, it was a small machine shop,” Weinstein said, speaking to a large crowd at the company’s official grand opening June 11.  

“Legend has it [my dad] would sit out on the factory floor doing quotes on a card table while loading blanks into his punch press machine.” 

Weinstein said the company’s growth over nearly four decades reflects a long-term commitment to investment and culture that his father first established.  

Long-Term Investment  

The facility represents a deliberate strategy to scale operations, while maintaining flexibility and efficiency. 

“What excites most about today is that it’s not a finish line, it’s really the starting line for the next chapter,” Weinstein said. 

The expanded footprint and consolidation to one location allows Chapco to collaborate more effectively across teams, streamline operations, and respond faster to customer needs as demand increases. 

The investment also reflects confidence in the future of manufacturing at both the state and national levels. 

Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Johanna Bond said Chapco plays an important role in strengthening the local economy. 

“Chapco represents what’s best in manufacturing in Connecticut—innovation, growth, and of course continued workforce development,” Bond said.  

Weinstein said the move will position the company for what’s to come—as there is strong demand across a range of advanced manufacturing sectors to find reliable domestic partners.  

Next Chapter 

The company is targeting opportunities in defense, data centers, portable power, infection prevention and disinfection, aerospace, unattended retail, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. 

“We’re investing because we believe the future manufacturing is strong, and we intend for Chapco to be part of shaping that future,” Weinstein said. 

Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer Kirti Patel commended Weinstein for the company’s work, highlighting the need to invest in new technologies. 

“Connecticut manufacturers like Chapco compete on engineering and manufacturing and operational excellence, and that comes through investment in technologies that you see around you; precision metal fabrication, machining, quality inspection, innovation, and also equipment that leads to increasing our productivity to make up some of the shortfall we have in human labor worldwide,” Patel said. 

“We’re investing because we believe the future manufacturing is strong.”

Weinstein

“Every investment also has a ripple effect across the state’s economy—more career opportunities, stronger local and regional supply chains, greater competitiveness, and economic growth for our state.” 

While the facility expands physical capacity, Weinstein emphasized that the people who work at Chapco drive its success.

The company also used the project to invest in workplace improvements, including updated common areas and employee amenities, supporting retention and long-term growth.

“To our employees, thank you. This transition has returned flexibility, patience, hard work, and certainly long hours,” Weinstein said.

“You guys all embraced the change and challenge and helped turn what was a massive undertaking into reality.”