COMPANY OVERVIEW

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NO COMPROMISE

Since 1972, TRI MODELS has been designing and fabricating wind tunnel models — from military aircraft and missiles to business jets, passenger airliners and space vehicles. Although computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has revolutionized aircraft design, our customers rely on TRI MODELS wind tunnel models to gather the precise, real-world data they count on to augment and verify results. Wind tunnel models allow you to evaluate, modify, perfect and enhance designs, ensuring the quality and safety of the product you put your company’s name on.

TRI MODELS offers the extensive expertise of eight highly trained engineers with over six decades of experience in wind tunnel model design. Our team is also comprised of five quality assurance experts, seven CNC programmers, seven office/management professionals, and more than 60 manufacturing and support specialists who all aim to exceed your expectations. We work closely with your own engineering specialists and maintain close relationships with your technical staff throughout the project.

Our reputation is built upon a strong commitment to providing customers with a high quality model, on schedule and at a reasonable cost.

EQUIPMENT

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OUR TOOLS GET THE JOB DONE

No one in the industry comes close to the resources, equipment and technology that go into each TRI MODELS project. Our leading-edge machinery includes fully integrated 3,4 and 5-axis CNC milling machines, an electronic discharge machining center, CNC lathes and more. We are capable of working with almost any materials or metals including exotics like Inconel, Niobium, Hastelloy as well as fiberglass and other cold-cure composites. We are constantly evaluating and upgrading our software & equipment as technology improvements enable us to provide the customer with higher quality products as well as reduce cost & schedule. We have a vast array of suppliers and partners that enable us to meet some of the more unique customer requests such as carbon-composites, oven brazing, Thermal Barrier Coating and various types of Rapid Prototyping.

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CNC VERTICAL MILLS

✈FADAL
4 – 3-AXIS 8030 80 X 30 X 30
2 – 3-AXIS 6030 60 X 30 X 30
5 – 3 AXIS 4020 40 X 20 X 30
✈SNK 5-AXIS
1 – 5-AXIS FSP-80V 91 X 33 X 27.5

 

✈TRI TECH 5-AXIS HEAD
1 – MOUNTS TO  FADAL  VMC

 

✈MILLTRONICS
2 – 3 AXIS VM211L 48X24X22DMG

✈MORI
1 – 5 AXIS DMU65 monoBLOCK 29X26X22
2 – 3-AXIS NVX7000/50  61X30X26
✈VTECH GANTRY
1 – 3 AXIS VB-3016 121X62.5X33

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CNC LATHES

1 – DAINICHI DL75-300
1 – DAINICHI DL75X200
1 – MILLTRONICS ML16
1 – MILLTRONICS ML26

MANUAL LATHES

2 – HARDINGE 11.0DIAX20
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GANTRY COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES

1-BROWN & SHARPE XCEL
1-BROWN & SHARPE GLOBAL
126X52X43
59X35X32
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MANUAL CMM MACHINES

3 – ROMER ARM
1 – ROMER ARM
1 – FARO PLATINUM
1 – FARO QUANTUM S
1 – FARO X-TRACKER
1 – FARO VANTAGE

8 FOOT ARM
5 FOOT ARM
4 FOOT ARM
8 FOOT ARM
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER

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EDM WIRE

MITSUBISHI
1 – 4 AXIS FA20S
1 – 4 AXIS FA20
1 – 4 AXIS FX20KFANUC
1- 4 AXIS A-OIA
19.5X13.5X11.5
19.5X13.5X10.0
19.5X13.5X11.519.5X13.5X11.5
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EDM SINKER

MITSUBISHI
1 – EA12V
1 – EA22
15.5X11.5X11.5
19.5X15.5X15.0
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EDM SMALL HOLE

ELENIX CT-500F
15.5X14.5X12.0
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SOFTWARE

9 – SIEMENS NX 10.5 DESIGN/ANALYSIS WORKSTATIONS
1 – NX FEMAP ANALYSIS WORKSTATION
1 – NX ADVANCED SIMULATION WITH MOTION
7 – MASTERCAM 2018 CNC PROGRAMMING STATIONS
8 – VERISURF 2018 WORKSTATIONS
4 – MICROSOFT DYNAMICS (PURCHASING/AP/AR/HR)
15- PLANNING TOOLS – TMI CUSTOM ENG. RELEASE, SHOP MGMT

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CLASSIFIED CAPABILITIES

2 – CLOSED AREAS DSS ACCREDITED UP TO S/SAR
10 – ISOLATED P2P INFORMATION SYSTEMS
22 – STAFF WITH DOD CLEARANCES

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Our customers set the bar for the quality and service we strive to deliver each and every day. Over the years, we have been recognized for significant achievements on many occasions. These awards and acknowledgements validate the effort, energy and commitment that our team members contribute to the success and advancement of our valued customers.

2005

Boeing Supplier of the Year

Numerous Years

Boeing Supplier Performance Excellence Award

1999

Boeing Supplier Diversity Program Award

1999

Raytheon Excellence Award

2004/2005

Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier

2011

NASA Center Award

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENTS OF NUMEROUS OTHER REWARDS AND LETTERS OF COMMENDATION THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY INCLUDING THOSE FROM BOMBARDIER, NASA, CESSNA, BOEING, LOCKHEED, GULFSTREAM AND MANY OTHERS.

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EMPLOYMENT

Join our dynamic team of professionals and support personnel at our state-of-the-art facility in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA. We offer competitive salary, benefits and insurance coverage for our team.

EMPLOYMENT LISTINGS

1) CNC 4-Axis Mill Machine Operator – No Current Openings

2) Wind Tunnel Model Maker/Technician – No Current Openings

3) General Machinist – No Current Openings

4) CMM & Mechanical Inspector – No Current Openings

5) CNC (Mastercam X9 or later) Programmer – No Current Openings

6) Wind Tunnel Model Design Engineer – No Current Openings