Skytron, LLC
Skytron is the Healthcare Efficiency Specialist, providing full-room solutions of capital equipment, architectural and real-time information systems for Medical, Surgical, Sterile Processing, and Infection Prevention. Our solutions enhance the utilization of people, facilities, and capital because they are designed with the user in mind and have a low, long-term cost of ownership. Skytron is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) distributor. This unique business model allows us to work with more than 20 independent companies that span the globe and bring a global perspective to our products. Each OEM has their own focused research and development team, and these teams are working simultaneously to bring the latest developments for medical equipment to the healthcare environment. We are ISO 13485 compliant – a proven testament to our quality assurance.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
A commitment to building strong customer relationships grew out of the founders’ values, and Skytron has established a high level of customer service and satisfaction through a dedicated network of sales representatives. The average tenure for a Skytron representative is more than 14 years, providing customers the confidence that their local Skytron representation will be with them for the long-term.
Our Mission
Skytron’s mission is to provide clinically superior equipment for our healthcare customers. By listening carefully to our customers and working as one team with our sales representatives and manufacturing partners, we provide quality solutions with lower life-cycle costs. Our objective is long-term relationships with our customers, business partners, and employees. We focus on quality performance with integrity to reach that goal, from the products we sell, to every service we provide.
Core Values
- Partnering Philosophy
- Integrity
- Superior & Pioneering Solutions
- Long-term Focus
History
Founded in 1972, Skytron is a privately owned and operated company with headquarters based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Skytron's parent company began in the motorcycle industry. In 1966, David P. Mehney founded Kawasaki Midwest Motorcycles, Inc. as a Midwest distributor for Kawasaki. Because of his experience doing business with Japanese companies, Dave founded Skytron after being introduced to an opportunity to bring a new type of surgical light into the U.S. market. This innovative, focusable surgical light quickly gained the favor of many surgeons and nurses in the United States and became the first of many pioneering solutions that the company introduced to healthcare. In 1982, the KMW Inc. sold its motorcycle distribution rights back to Kawasaki and founded the KMW Group, Inc. with Skytron, Great Lakes Marine, and Midwest Parts and Accessories as divisions. Skytron LLC now represents over 90% of the revenue and income of the KMW Group and has operations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in addition to representation in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Skytron was founded upon its belief that customer service is essential to building a brand that is trusted and set apart from the rest. It is through the company’s core values of partnering philosophy, integrity and long-term focus that the commitment to customer service and pioneering solutions is upheld. Skytron strives to demonstrate these values to all of its customers, sales representatives, employees, and suppliers every day.