“We’re expecting to see a strong ramp-up in the next two to three years with the projects we’ve been adding to our pipeline,” said Bradley Morton, president of Eaton’s Irvine-based aerospace group.

Before Sept. 11, attorney Dan Alexander said he didn’t think twice about Eaton Aerospace, which is located three floors below his Irvine-based firm, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald LLP. But since ...