News
F3 Engineering Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
1-24-2012
F3 Engineering will be hosting the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its new
facility on McLean Boulevard in Paterson on January 31st.
[View the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Program [PDF]]
F3 Engineering Gives Back to Paterson through Habitat for Humanity
12-12-2011
F3 Engineering recently participated
in a landmark event involving Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit Christian housing
organization that brings people together to build homes for families in need.
[View entire F3 Engineering helping Habitat for Humanity press release]
F3 Engineering Moves Into New, Larger Paterson Headquarters
11-14-2011
F3 Engineering has begun moving its operations into a new 50,000-square-foot
headquarters located in Paterson, NJ's HUBZone. The new headquarters will provide
additional manufacturing as well as administrative space.
[View entire press release]
Hispanic owner of Paterson company wins small business award
10-06-2011
NorthJersey.com profiles Odilo Vazquez after he was named New Jersey Minority
Small Business Person of the Year by the the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
[View PDF of Article]
Paterson Business Owner is honored as SBA's 2011 NJ Minority Small Business Person of the Year
09-27-2011
Odilo Vazquez, president and managing partner of F3 Engineering, a Paterson-based company
that designs, develops and manufactures proprietary motion control products for military and
commercial applications was named as the U.S. Small Buisness Administration's 2011
New Jersey Minority Small Business Person of the Year.
[View entire press release announcing NJ Small Business Person of the Year]
NJ businesses face tough time if debt ceiling not increased
07-26-2011
Companies such as F3 Engineering face an uncertain future if the federal debt ceiling is not raised
and the government cannot pay its vendors.
[View full article on NorthJersey.com]
F3 Engineering Awards Scholarships to Two Passaic County Technical Institute Students
06-24-2011
F3 Engineering recently awarded two $2,500 scholarships to Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) graduates Michel Monegro and Jonathan Neri.
[F3 Engineering Awards Scholarships]
SBIR Funding Story by SBA New Jersey Featuring F3 Engineering
05-05-2011
F3 Engineering is featured in the SBA New Jersey April 2011 Newsletter article discussing SBIR funding and Sen.
Lautenberg's visit to F3 Engineering.
[View PDF of SBA New Jersey Article]
Senator Lautenberg's Press Conference at F3 Engineering Draws Local News Coverage
04-20-2011
Videos of local news coverage of Senator Lautenberg's press conference
held at F3 Engineering.
[View Videos]
Senator Frank Lautenberg Holds Press Conference at F3 Engineering
04-19-2011
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) held a press conference at F3 Engineering's
Paterson headquarters to urge his constituents in the Senate to approve legislation
that would extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program through 2019.
[Read More]
Dip in jobless rate gives N.J. hope
04-2-2011
The Record staff writer Alexander Macinnes reports on F3 Engineering being an example of
one success leading to New Jersey's drop in the jobless rate.
[Read Article]
Lautenberg Tours Paterson Manufacturing Plant, Pushes For Small Business Jobs Bill
04-1-2011
Following a tour of F3 Engineering in Paterson, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
urged his colleagues in the Senate to immediately approve legislation that would extend the
federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program through 2019.
[Read More]
Stevens Institute of Technology Student's Full Range of Experiences While Interning at F3 Engineering
03-1-2011
Stevens Institute of Technology runs the press release of student Jaslyn George's
full-range of experiences while interning at F3 Engineering.
[Read Article]
Paterson Mayor Honors F3 Engineering with Proclamation During National Engineers Week
02-24-2011
Paterson Mayor Jeffrey Jones recognized F3 Engineering, an aerospace
engineering and manufacturing company, with a proclamation recognizing F3 for their valuable
contributions to the field of aerospace engineering as part of National Engineers Week.
[Read More]
A View From The Top: A Stevens Cooperative Education
Student Takes Flight at F3 Engineering
02-17-2011
As part of her cooperative education program with Stevens Institute of Technology, Jaslyn George interned at
F3 Engineering where she was shown a full range of real-world engineering challenges which included the chance to see an F-18
fighter jet wing up close.
[Read More]
F3 Engineering Receives Passaic County Technical Institute's
Business Partner of the Year Award
01-04-2011
F3 Engineering has been awarded Passaic County Technical Institute's (PCTI) 2010-2011
"Business Partner of the Year Award." Presented to one company each year from each vocational
school district in the state, this prestigious honor is part of the statewide "Business Partnership
Recognition Month" sponsored by the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools (NJCCVTS).
[Read More]
PCTI names F3 Engineering as 2010 Business Partner of the Year
12-17-2010
F3 Engineering was recognized by
Passaic County Technical Institute's Board of Education as their 2010 Business Partner of the Year.
The announcement was made at November's Board of Education meeting where F3 President Odilo Vazquez
was present to receive the award.
[Read More]
F3 Engineering Posts Second Perfect Quality Score
12-13-2010
F3 Engineering, an aerospace industry engineering and manufacturing company, has
posted a second perfect Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) scores during its
AS9100 quality audit. This most recent audit is part of the AS9100 three-year recertification process,
and the second time F3 has achieved a perfect survey score within one certification period.
[Read More]
F3 Engineering Announces Job Creation, Educational Partnerships in Passaic County
9-17-2010
F3 Engineering announced its intent to add an additional 100 jobs to its payroll over the next five years at a press event held September 8 at its East 26th Street manufacturing facility in Paterson. Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-District 8) was in attendance to help celebrate the announcement.
[Read More]
Paterson military parts manufacturer pledges to hire 100 over next five years 9-09-2010
As New Jersey's unemployment rate hovers near 10 percent, military parts maker F3 Engineering LLC in Paterson is doing its part to help lower the jobless number with a pledge to hire 100 workers over the next five years.
[Read Article]
F3 Engineering Announces Job Creation in Passaic County 9-09-2010
F3 Engineering announced its intention to add 100 jobs to its payroll in the next five years. In addition, F3 Engineering announced the creation of a $5,000 scholarship to Passaic County Vo-Tech, and an agreement with Stevens Institute of Technology to serve as a co-op program employer.
[Read More]
F3 Engineering Reaffirms Commitment to Quality 1-27-2010
F3 Engineering has received ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 Rev. B recertifications, reflecting
the company's commitment to excellence in the aerospace industry. These certifications enable
the company to work with both the departments of defense and other commercial clients in
providing complex engineering and contract manufacturing solutions to help sustain and mitigate
shock load in aviation crafts and beyond.
[Read More]
F3 Engineering hosts Small Business Summit 6-25-2009
F3 Engineering recently hosted a New Jersey Small Business Administration panel discussion that featured Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the topic of health care insurance cost issues that employers face.
[Read More]
F3 Awarded Navy SeaPort-e IDIQ Contract 1-05-2009
January 5, 2009 - Paterson, NJ - Form Fit and Function Engineering has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering services as part of the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Rolling Admissions, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)/Multiple Award contract.
[Read More]
Giving planes, bikers a better ride 9-28-2008
September 28, 2008 - Paterson, NJ - It debuted on the decks of Navy aircraft carriers and veered quickly into the sharp turns of high-performance motorbike racing. The anti-vibration technology at work in each case arose from one company and spawned a second, both of which operate today in an out-of-the-way corner of Paterson.
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F3 Posts Perfect Score During Quality Audit 1-30-2008
January 30, 2008 - Paterson, NJ - When Form Fit and Function (F3) became AS 9100 certified last year, the company that develops and produces proprietary motion control products for military and commercial applications impressed the industry with its Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) audit score of 99.5.
[Read More]
F3 Uses Aviation Technology to Provide Sportbike Racer Smoother Ride 6-21-2007
June 21, 2007 - PATERSON, NJ - What does an engine mount for an E-2C Navy surveillance aircraft have in common with a steering damper on a high-performance sportbike? If you're professional road racer Mike Himmelsbach, you know it's all in the magnetorheological fluid.
[Read More]
F3 Garners Dawnbreaker Commercialization Achievement Award 4-26-2007
April 26, 2007 - PATERSON, NJ - Form Fit and Function (F3), a New Jersey-based company that develops and produces proprietary motion control products for military and commercial applications, has been awarded a Commercialization Achievement Award for its growth and success by Dawnbreaker.
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Commitment to Quality Brings F3 to Next Level 2-12-2007
February 12, 2007 - Paterson, NJ - A reaffirmation to providing quality service and products along with a NAVAIR contract are allowing Form Fit and Function (F3), to continue its impressive growth in 2007.
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F3 Relocates, Receives Grant from NJ Commission on Science and Technology 2-05-2007
February 5, 2007 - Paterson, NJ - A new location and a Fellowship Technology grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology is allowing Form Fit and Function (F3), a company that develops and produces proprietary motion control products for military and commercial applications, to continue its impressive growth in 2007.
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F3 Engineering in Dawnbreaker's Profiles in Success [506 KB PDF] 9-01-2006
F3 Engineering is featured in Dawnbreakers 2006 edition of their Profiles in Success booklet
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F3 Receives Grant From NJ Commission on Science and Technology 6-07-2006
June 7, 2006 - Dover, NJ - Form Fit & Function (F3) Engineering has been awarded a $48,000 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to develop a marketing opportunity study for an innovative electronic device that manages shock, vibration and movement.
[Read More]
