TiLite designs and manufactures Titanium and Aluminum
wheelchairs. TiLite specializes in wheelchair customization (a process they refer to as TiFit) in which each wheelchair is made to users' exact specifications.
History
One of TiLite's first models of wheelchair was called the “CrossSport”. Since then, TiLite has developed a full range of Titanium and Aluminum wheelchairs. TiLite is a division of TiSport, LLC, which is headquartered in Pasco, Washington. In 2014, TiLite was acquired by Permobil.
Technology
TiLite uses
Titanium for the frames of several lines of its high-performance wheelchairs. Titanium has unique properties, but because Titanium is difficult to refine and requires expertise and precision in welding and bending, it is a more costly material. TiLite makes wheelchairs in both Titanium and Aluminum. While the company's Titanium chairs are slightly lighter in weight and more durable, their Aluminum wheelchairs are more economical and sufficient for most users.
The design and manufacturing process uses
parametric model
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computer aided design
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finite element analysis
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technologies to optimize design and material choices.
References
Additional sources
*“TiLite Makes Marketing, Product & Brand Management Moves” ''Mobility Management'', 8 March 2013.
TiLite Wheelchairson ''
Made in America'' – Full Episode (TiLite official
YouTube channel)
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.tilite.com/
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Wheelchair manufacturers
Pasco, Washington
Manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)
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