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 highly trained engineers with over six decades of experience in wind tunnel model design. Our team is also comprised of quality assurance experts, CNC programmers, office/management professionals, and 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
1 – 3 AXIS VM211L 48X24X22DMG

✈MORI
1 – 5 AXIS DMU65 monoBLOCK 29X26X22
1 – 5 AXIS DMU50 monoBLOCK 25.6X20.5X18.7
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
2 – DAINICHI DL75X200

1 – MILLTRONICS ML16

MANUAL LATHES

2 – HARDINGE 11.0DIAX20
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GANTRY COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES

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

4- 2.5M ROMER ABSOLUTE ARM
1 – 1.2M ROMER ABSOLUTE ARM
1 – 2.0M ROMER ABSOLUTE ARM
1 – FARO VANTAGE LASER TRACKER
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EDM WIRE

MITSUBISHI
1 – 4 AXIS FA20S-18
1 – 4 AXIS FA20M
1 – MV2400R
FANUC ROBOCUT
1 – 4 AXIS FX20K FANUC ROBOCUT 0iA-S/AWF H
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EDM SINKER

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

CURRENT EDM CT500
15.5X14.5X12.0
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SOFTWARE

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

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