{{Short description|Italian aircraft supplier}} thumb | right | alt=Microtecnica building in the city of Turin in Italy | Microtecnica - Turin '''Microtecnica''' S.r.l. is a main Italian aircraft component company (hydraulics), now owned by Safran Electronics & Defense<ref>https://www.marketscreener.com/news/safran-sa-completed-the-acquisition-of-actuation-and-flight-control-business-of-collins-aerospace-ce7c5cdcda80f42d</ref>.
==History== The company was founded in 1929. It supplies equipment for helicopters and regional jet aircraft, such as the AgustaWestland AW101, the NHIndustries NH90 and Agusta A129 Mangusta. It supplied hydraulic actuation systems for the Panavia Tornado, such as the air intake control system, which it designed with Hawker Siddeley Dynamics, and the auxiliary power unit.<ref>[https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-27A-Seminar-Birth-of-Tornado.pdf Birth of the Tornado, page 139]</ref><ref>[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb034967/full/html?skipTracking=true MRCA - One year to go before prototype flight]</ref>
===Ownership=== In April 2011 the company was bought by United Technologies for 330 million euros.
==Products== * Flight control actuation hydraulic systems * Aircraft environmental control systems
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Category:Aircraft component manufacturers of Italy Category:Electrical engineering companies of Italy Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1929 {{Safran}}