History
F3 Engineering was founded in 1999 by Lizette Vazquez and Odilo Vazquez with the goal of providing our customers with mission-critical technology and products that address dynamic energy control.
From our ambitious yet modest beginnings, F3 Engineering has evolved into a leading industry firm that designs, develops and produces proprietary motion control products for military and commercial applications.
2005 proved to be a significant year in our history and a reflection of our pursuit of excellence as we received designation as an ISO 9100:2000 facility, with an upgrade to AS9100:2004 Rev. B certification in 2006.
In 2007, to accommodate the growing needs of our customers, F3 relocated to larger facilities in Paterson, NJ. securing a location within Paterson's Urban Enterprise Zone at the East 26th Street's location within the HUB zone.
In the same year F3 was awarded a Fellowship Technology grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology that involved taking engine mount technology developed by F3 for the Navy and modifying it for the commercial market. This initiative was the genesis for development of a commercial application to the motorsports industry. The Mark I Steering Damper brings to motorcycles the same advanced anti-vibration technology used by the military. Using our exclusive Magnetorheological Fluid (MRF) technology, and a closed loop control system, the Mark I Steering Damper immediately adjusts to adverse conditions, reacting to shock and vibration in under one millisecond.
In 2010, F3 hosted a New Jersey Small Business Administration panel discussion on the topic of health care insurance costs facing employers, that featured Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Later that year, F3 announced its intent to add an additional 100 jobs to its payroll over the next five years. With the announcement of these jobs, F3 also committed to further securing its success by making sure a local, qualified workforce can fill the positions through support of two local schools; a $5,000 scholarship to students attending Passaic County Technical Institute and an agreement with Stevens Institute of Technology to serve as a co-op program employer.
U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) used F3 as an example of all that is good about small business innovation research by holding a press conference at the manufacturing facility in early 2011 to urge his colleagues in the Senate to approve legislation to extend the federal Small Business Innovation Research program. Later that year, F3 president Odilo Vazquez was named the U.S. Small Business Administration's New Jersey Minority Small Business Person of the Year. F3 also relocated to a larger manufacturing facility located on McLean Boulevard in Paterson.
With expertise in semi-active control devices using MRF technology, F3 Engineering is providing viable vibration and shock absorber designs in a complete (mechanical, controls, and sensors) package. And, we are dedicated to providing technical guidance and support to our customers throughout the development and implementation process.
Building on our proud heritage of service and innovation, we remain dedicated to expanding and adapting our MRF technology to a wide range of products and solutions to industries in both the private and public sectors.
