Héroux-Devtek Inc. is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and overhaul of

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, actuation systems and components for the

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market. Founded in 1942, the company's head office is located in

Longueuil, Quebec Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...

. Héroux-Devtek Inc. has more than 1960 employees working in 18 facilities in North America and Europe. The corporation is the third-largest landing gear company worldwide, supplying both the commercial and defence sectors of the Aerospace market with new landing gear systems and components, as well as aftermarket products and services. It also manufactures actuation systems as well as

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s. Héroux-Devtek's accomplishments include the manufacturing of the landing gear for the lunar module that landed

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on the moon for the

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mission in 1969. Héroux-Devtek recorded sales of $483.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

History

source 1942 : Founding of Héroux Machine Parts Limited in Longueuil, Quebec 1960 : Beginning of design and manufacturing operations of landing gear components. 1969 : Manufacturing of the landing gear for the

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Lunar Module in 1969. 1985 : Merging of the corporation (On June 26, 1985) with 2320-4894 Québec Inc., a management company incorporated by the corporation's then two senior executives, Gilles Labbé and Sarto Richer, in connection with the sale by Bombardier Inc. of its shares in the corporation. 1986 : Héroux Inc. becomes a publicly traded company. 1987 : McSwain Manufacturing Corporation, a producer of gas turbine components, is acquired by Héroux Inc. 1999 : Métro Machining Corporation and Les Industries C.A.T. Inc. is acquired by Héroux Inc. 2000 : Devtek Corporation is acquired by Héroux Inc. to enhance its landing gear capabilities in the commercial sector. The company changes its name to Héroux‑Devtek Inc. 2004 : Progressive Inc. of Arlington,

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, a manufacturer of complex military aircraft structural components, is acquired by Héroux-Devtek Inc. 2007-2008 : The company obtained major design contracts to develop landing gear systems for the Learjet-85, Sikorsky CH-53K, and Embraer Legacy 450-500. 2010 : Eagle Tool & Machine Co. and E2 Precision Products of

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, manufacturers of precision machined components for the aerospace industry are acquired by Héroux-Devtek Inc. 2012 : Sale of substantially all of its Aerostructure and Industrial Products operations to Precision Castparts Corp. 2013 : Héroux-Devtek Inc. signs a long-term contract with The Boeing Company to supply complete landing gear systems for the

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and

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programs. 2014 : APPH, an integrated provider of landing gear and hydraulic systems and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket applications is acquired by Héroux-Devtek. 2017 : 75th anniversary of Héroux-Devtek. 2018 : Acquisition agreement of Beaver and CESA. 2019 : Gilles Labbé is appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board and Martin Brassard is appointed as president and Chief Executive Officer. Héroux-Devtek acquires Alta-Precision, a Montreal-based manufacturer of high-precision landing-gear components, as well as a majority stake in Tekalia Aeronautik.

Management

Gilles Labbé is the Executive chairman of the board, Martin Brassard is the President and chief executive officer, and Stéphane Arsenault is the Vice president and chief financial officer.

Production facilities

The company's headquarters are situated in Longueuil, Québec, Canada. It also holds production facilities in the greater Montreal area as well as in the US, the UK and Spain.

Canada

*Longueuil, Quebec (), manufacturing, repair and overhaul services in the landing gear industry as well as surface treatment and assembly of medium to large size landing gear systems. *

Saint-Hubert, Quebec Saint-Hubert ( , , ) is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities w ...

(), landing gear drop testing with a capacity of up to 100,000 lbs, complete system testing, fatigue and strength testing. *

Montréal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

**Tekalia Aeronautik, surface treatment services **Alta Précision (HD Montréal), manufacturer of high precision landing gear components. *

Laval, Quebec Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in C ...

(), small to medium landing gear systems and components, flight control actuators. *

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(), machining of medium to large-size landing gear components. *

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(), machining of B-777 large size landing gear components. *

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

machining and assembly of complex precision parts, structural components and electrical chassis with integral heat exchangers.

United States

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(), manufacturing of medium to large complex landing gear and titanium components. *

Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 44,750. The city's nickname 'Crossroads of the Nation,' originated from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O ...

(), finishing and assembly of landing gear. *

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...

(), repair and overhaul activities, as well as manufacturing of hydraulic systems and components. *

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(), final assembly of the B-777 landing gear. *

Livonia, Michigan Livonia is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 census, which ranked it as Michigan's ninth most-populated municipality. Livonia is a part of Metro Detroit and is located about west of th ...

(Beaver Aerospace & Defence), design and manufacturing of ball screws and actuation systems.

United Kingdom

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(), manufacturing, repair and overhaul for the landing gear industry. *

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin ...

(), manufacturing of small to medium landing gear components. *

Bolton, Greater Manchester Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th centu ...

(), design, manufacturing and assembly of filters and testing of fluid filtration applications.

Spain

* Seville, Seville, assembly and installation of aircraft components at customer assembly lines. * Getafe, Madrid, design and manufacturing of ball screws and actuation systems.

References

*https://www.herouxdevtek.com/fr *https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprises/201911/15/01-5249928-la-fulgurante-croissance-dheroux-devtek.php *https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/aerospace/heroux-devtek-is-looking-for-150-quebec-workers-as-backlog-hits-record *https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprises/201911/08/01-5248960-heroux-devtek-hausse-son-profit.php

External links

Official websiteNews and eventsFinancial documentsAnnual report 2019
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