The Conard Corporation

Conard was founded in 1965 in Glastonbury, CT and has continuously specialized in Photo Chemical Machining (PCM) or chemical etching. The founder, Richard P. Huttinger, was a metallurgist and engineer who had previously worked for both Boeing and Pratt & Whitney. Huttinger, working from his garage with his wife, developed a process to chemically mill the surface of forged aluminum aircraft vanes for Pratt & Whitney. This process was more efficient and cost effective than conventional milling in the days before CNC machining was widely available. Conard's early expertise in etching aluminum came to the attention of a major aerospace avionics company. Military and commercial avionics systems needed flat aluminum heatsinks to cool printed circuit ( www.conardcorp.com )