Mechtronix Inc.

Mechtronix Inc. [1] was a Canadian company specializing in the manufacture of flight simulation training devices (FSTD) for commercial, general and business aviation. The company was founded in 1987 based in Montreal, Canada. The company was acquired by Textron in 2013[2] and was merged into TRU Simulation + Training.

Mechtronix Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace, Flight Simulation
Founded1987
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
Fernando Petruzziello, Joaquim Frazao,

Thom Allen,

Marco Petruzziello
ProductsFull Flight Simulator, FTD, Flight Training Equipment, FSTD, Commercial Aviation Training, General Aviation Training, Business Aviation Training
Number of employees
300
Websitewww.mechtronix.com

History

In the middle of the microprocessor revolution, in an R&D lab at Montreal’s Concordia University,[3] the company started as an engineering consultancy group specializing in all aspects of microprocessor industrial applications.

Products & Services

Mechtronix manufactures a complete line of training devices[4] for general, business and commercial aviation. The product family includes Full Flight Simulators Level D, FNPTs (Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainers) and FTDs (Flight Training Devices). With research and development at the core of Mechtronix's culture, new products are introduced to the market to meet unmet needs such as the FFT X,[5] an exact replica of the FFS without a motion base. Mechtronix simulated aircraft range from small single-engine training airplanes, such as the Cessna 172 to commercial airplanes, such as the Boeing 737, Airbus 320 & 330, ATR 42/72.

Awards

Mechtronix has received numerous appraisals and awards for innovations introduced to the aviation training market through in-house research & development, exporting strategies and product quality.

- Les Mercuriades - Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
- Business of the Year (2007)[6]
- Export Award (2007)[6]
- Innovation Award (2006)[7]

References
  1. "Mechtronix charts auspicious course" (PDF). The Gazette. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. "Textron Inc. acquires Montreal-based SIM firm Mechtronix". Wings Magazine. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. "Mechtronix World Corporation announces genereous gift to Concordia University". Concordia Journal. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. "Training for Life" (PDF). Flight International. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. "Training Lull". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  6. "Entreprises Lauréates Mercuriades 2007". Les Mercuriades. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  7. "Entreprises Lauréates Mercuriades 2006". Les Mercuriades. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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