Press Releases
Block Engineering Moves to a New Facility
Marlborough, Massachusetts – October 1, 2008
Block Engineering announced today that it has moved its headquarters to a new, state-of-the-art facility at 377 Simarano Drive in Marlborough, MA. more...
Block Engineering's Portable FTIR Spectrometer Completes Field Tests with Chemical Warfare Agents
Marlborough, Massachusetts – September 2, 2008
Block Engineering, LLC has been selected by the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to conduct field tests for detection of Chemical Warfare Agents with actual, controlled agent releases. more...
Dr. Erik Deutsch joins Block Engineering as VP of MEMS Engineering
Marlborough, Massachusetts – May 5, 2008
Block Engineering, LLC, a developer of miniaturized FTIR spectrometers based on unique microelectromechanical (MEMS) technologies, announced today the addition of Dr. Erik Deutsch as Vice President of MEMS Engineering. more...
Block MEMS Receives Micro/Nano Technology DARPA award
Marlborough, Massachusetts – October 23, 2007
Block MEMS, LLC, a leading developer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based devices, has been awarded a research contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a unique Micro/Nano mechanical switch. more...
Block Engineering Names Dr. Petros Kotidis as Chief Executive Officer
Marlborough, Massachusetts – June 25, 2007
Block Engineering, LLC, a leading supplier of FT-IR spectrometers for defense and commercial markets, has named Petros A. Kotidis, PhD as its Chief Executive Officer. more...
Block MEMS Receives $4.5 Million Development Contract for MEMS gas sensor
Marlborough, Massachusetts – September 26, 2006
Block MEMS, LLC was recently awarded a $4.5 million contract by the U. S. Army Research Office. The contract, which is being managed by the Soldier Biological and Chemical Command (SBCCOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, provides funds to develop a miniaturized chemical detector using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. more...
