appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message mechtronix inc. type private industry aerospace flight simulation founded 1987 headquarters montreal canada key people fernando petruzziello joaquim frazao thom allen marco petruzziello products full flight simulator ftd flight training equipment fstd commercial aviation training general aviation training business aviation training number of employees 200 website http www.mechtronix.com this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 and based out of montreal in canada s aviation hub with a customer base in the americas europe the middle east and asia . mechtronix products range from full flight simulators ffs to flight training devices ftd . they have technical support centers strategically located around the globe to support worldwide customers that include major airlines training centers and training organizations . the company was acquired by textron in 2013 and was merged into a new entity called tru simulation training and represents the simulator development and manufacturing wing of the company . contents 1 history 2 products & services 3 awards 4 customer list 5 references 6 external links history edit in the middle of the microprocessor revolution in an r & d lab at montreal s concordia university 2 five graduate students were assigned a project to build a flight simulator using microprocessor technology launched by the country s national research council nrc . the five students fernando petruzziello joaquim frazao marco petruzziello thomas allen and xavier henri herv successfully completed their project graduated and established their own company in 1987 namely mechtronix inc. the company started as an engineering consultancy group specializing in all aspects of microprocessor industrial applications . when the aeronautical regulations later evolved to allow mechtronix technology to be offered on to the aviation training market the graduate students launched in 1996 its family of flight training simulators ranging from software applications to full motion full flight simulators ffs . the launch was quickly followed by orders received worldwide for level d full flight simulators and flight training devices ftd . mechtronix today has customer support and services centers in canada europe and asia . textron bought mechtronix in november 2013 . products & services edit mechtronix manufactures a complete line of training devices 3 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 culture new products are introduced to the market to meet unmet needs such as the fft x 4 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 . in addition to the company s expertise in simulation they were also the exclusive manufacturer of pall friction dampers . the company manufactured dampers which today protect institutions around the world . some notable institutions include the boeing manufacturing building in everett the casino of montreal and the canadian embassy in tehran . awards edit 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 f d ration des chambres de commerce du qu bec business of the year 2007 . 5 export award 2007 . 5 innovation award 2006 . 6 canadian manufacturers and exporters innovation & production 2006 commercialization of a new product 2006 ernst & young entrepreneur of the year fernando petruzziello b2b 2006 frost & sullivan innovation award 2006 national bank of canada export award 2005 customer list edit mechtronix has a worldwide track record with airlines training centers and flight schools in commercial aviation general aviation and business aviation sectors . commercial customers include atr training centre csa czech airlines copa airlines lufthansa flight training mal v hungarian airlines northwest airlines avianca starflyer air arabia interjet aer arann and trip linhas a reas . general and business aviation customers include boeing training & flight services cargair centre qu b cois de formation a ronautique civil aviation flight university of china flight training europe oxford aviation academy international flight training center iftc university of north dakota to name but a few . references edit mechtronix charts auspicious course pdf . the gazette . retrieved 2008 05 08 . dead link mechtronix world corporation announces genereous gift to concordia university . concordia journal . retrieved 2010 03 04 . training for life pdf . flight international . retrieved 2008 12 01 . dead link training lull . air transport world . retrieved october 2009 . check date values in access date help a b entreprises laur ates mercuriades 2007 . les mercuriades . retrieved 2007 . check date values in access date help entreprises laur ates mercuriades 2006 . les mercuriades . retrieved 2006 . check date values in access date help external links edit official 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