Mechron Power Systems
Title
Mechron Power Systems
Mechron Engineering Products Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Ottawa, ON
Begin Date
1949-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
2437 Kaladar Ave., Ottawa, ON. (1964, 2023)
Product Areas
Electrical (Industrial)
Power Systems
Timeline
- 1949 – Founded (“Mechron Power Systems A Division of Toromont Industries”)
- 1959 – Mechron Engineering Products Ltd., advertising “primary power equipment… used by various Government Departments… Designed and produced in Canada.” (“Mechron automatic no break and primary power diesel generating equipment.”)
- 1964 – Active as Mechron Engineering Products. Located at 2437 Kaladar Ave., Ottawa, ON. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 768. (Ingenium Image #4567))
- 2006 – Mechron Power Systems is active and hiring a Test/Service Technician. (“Mechron Power Systems”)
- 2011 – Possible re-establishment? Mechron Engineering is founded “by the engineering and management personnel from Mechron Power Systems.” (“Mechron Engineering”)
- 2023 – As Mechron Engineering, active at 2437 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa and/or 400 Crestview Rd., Ottawa, with an office in the UAE. (“Mechron Power Systems A Division of Toromont Industries”)
- 1959 – Mechron Engineering Products Ltd., advertising “primary power equipment… used by various Government Departments… Designed and produced in Canada.” (“Mechron automatic no break and primary power diesel generating equipment.”)
- 1964 – Active as Mechron Engineering Products. Located at 2437 Kaladar Ave., Ottawa, ON. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 768. (Ingenium Image #4567))
- 2006 – Mechron Power Systems is active and hiring a Test/Service Technician. (“Mechron Power Systems”)
- 2011 – Possible re-establishment? Mechron Engineering is founded “by the engineering and management personnel from Mechron Power Systems.” (“Mechron Engineering”)
- 2023 – As Mechron Engineering, active at 2437 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa and/or 400 Crestview Rd., Ottawa, with an office in the UAE. (“Mechron Power Systems A Division of Toromont Industries”)
Sources
“A Family Tree of Home-Grown* Ottawa-Carleton High Tech Companies” Silicon Valley North February 1996: 10-11.
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 768.
Memoirs of a Valley Kid “NRC, Noranda, Northern opened high tech floodgates” Silicon Valley NORTH (February 1996): 12-13
“Mechron automatic no break and primary power diesel generating equipment.” Electronics and Communications (June 1959): 91
“Mechron Power Systems” Ottawa Citizen, April 12, 2006: D11 (45)
“Mechron Power Systems A Division of Toromont Industries” http://www.companylisting.ca/Mechron_Power_Systems/default.aspx [05-10-23]
“Mechron Engineering – Who We Are” http://www.mechron.ca/ [26-07-24]
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 768.
Memoirs of a Valley Kid “NRC, Noranda, Northern opened high tech floodgates” Silicon Valley NORTH (February 1996): 12-13
“Mechron automatic no break and primary power diesel generating equipment.” Electronics and Communications (June 1959): 91
“Mechron Power Systems” Ottawa Citizen, April 12, 2006: D11 (45)
“Mechron Power Systems A Division of Toromont Industries” http://www.companylisting.ca/Mechron_Power_Systems/default.aspx [05-10-23]
“Mechron Engineering – Who We Are” http://www.mechron.ca/ [26-07-24]
Citation
“Mechron Power Systems,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2287.