/ 5 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Based ▁in ▁East ▁L yme , ▁Connecticut , ▁B irk ▁engine ers ▁custom ▁flexible ▁thermal ▁solutions ▁for ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁indust ries ▁including ▁the ▁medical , ▁defense , ▁a eros pace , ▁semi - con duct or , ▁food ▁service ▁and ▁commercial ▁indust ries ▁. ▁ ▁B irk ' s ▁main ▁product ▁offer ings ▁are ▁Poly im ide ▁( K apt on ) ▁and ▁Sil ic one ▁Rub ber ▁flexible ▁he ating ▁assemb lies ▁and ▁thermal ▁systems . ▁ ▁B irk ▁special izes ▁in ▁engineering ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁components ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁challeng ing ▁applications ▁and ▁performs ▁all ▁design ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁in ▁East ▁L yme , ▁CT . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁B irk ▁Man ufact uring ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁Norman ▁B irk , ▁the ▁current ▁owner ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁B irk ▁Man ufact uring . ▁ ▁Norman ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁B irk ▁Man ufact uring ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁first ▁ 2 1 ▁years , ▁gu iding ▁B irk ▁from ▁a ▁" start ▁up " ▁company ▁to ▁the ▁industry ▁leader ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Michael ▁Mat to x ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁President ▁of ▁B irk ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁running ▁the ▁daily ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Rec ently ▁Michael ▁has ▁spe ar head ed ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁expand ▁B irk ' s ▁product ▁offer ings ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁sensor ▁line ; ▁this ▁sensor ▁line