FMTC, a division of Strategic Research Centre Manufacturing Industry Information

FMTC - Flanders' MECHATRONICS Technology Centre Flanders' MECHATRONICS Technology Centre vzw (FMTC) is founded in 2003, as an initiative of Agoria, the Belgian multisector federation for the technology industry, and leading mechatronic companies in Flanders. Since May 2014 FMTC is a division of the Strategic Research Centre Manufacturing Industry. The Flanders' MECHATRONICS Technology Centre has the mission to jointly develop new and improve existing generic mechatronic competences and technologies and in so doing strengthen the competitive edge of its member companies. For achieving this, the centre executes industry driven research projects. For its operation, the centre is supported by the Flemish government (via the IWT). Specialties mechatronics: energy efficient drive trains, mechatronics: smart sensors, mechatronics: model based design, mechatronics: self optimization