Mechtronix
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{{Infobox company
| name = Mechtronix Inc.
| type = Private
| foundation = 1987
| location = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| key_people = Fernando Petruzziello, Joaquim Frazao,
Thom Allen,
Marco Petruzziello
| industry = Aerospace, Flight Simulation
| products = Full Flight Simulator, FTD, Flight Training Equipment, FSTD, Commercial Aviation Training, General Aviation Training, Business Aviation Training
| num_employees = 300
| homepage = {{URL|www.mechtronix.com}}
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Mechtronix Inc. {{cite news|url=http://www.mechtronix.com/c/mech/file_db/MC_Pdf_e/The_Gazette_Unveiling_0805091.pdf|title=Mechtronix charts auspicious course|publisher= The Gazette |access-date=2010-03-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 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 and was based in Montreal, Canada. The company was acquired by Textron in 2013{{Cite web |date=2013-11-25 |title=Textron Inc. acquires Montreal-based SIM firm Mechtronix |url=https://www.wingsmagazine.com/textron-inc-acquires-montreal-based-sim-firm-mechtronix-9276/ |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=Wings Magazine |language=en-US}} and was merged into TRU Simulation + Training.
History
Mechtronix Inc. was founded at Concordia University,{{cite news|url=http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100304/mechtronix_world_corporation_announces_generous_gift_to_concordia_.php |title=Mechtronix World Corporation announces genereous gift to Concordia University|publisher= Concordia Journal |access-date=2010-03-08}} as an engineering consultancy group specializing in microprocessor industrial applications.
Products & Services
Mechtronix manufactures a line of training devices{{cite news|url=http://www.mechtronix.com/c/mech/file_db/MC_Pdf_e/flight_intl_25_nov-1_dec_2008.pdf|title=Training for Life|publisher= Flight International |access-date=2010-03-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 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). Mechtronix works to manufacture products that meet unmet needs such as the FFT X,{{cite news|url=http://www.atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=3020 |title=Training Lull |publisher=Air Transport World |access-date=2010-03-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115003156/http://atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=3020 |archive-date=2010-01-15 }} 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
:- Innovation Award (2006){{cite news|url=http://www.mercuriades.com/fr/laureate_06.asp |title=Entreprises Lauréates Mercuriades 2006 |publisher=Les Mercuriades |access-date=2010-03-08 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}