Established in 1928 as Merritt Tool Company, Triumph Structures, in Kilgore, Texas, is a global leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of a broad portfolio of areostructures, aircraft components, accessories, and subassemblies for the Aerospace industry. Triumph Structures is one of 17 Texas aerospace industry suppliers included in a $1.1 million training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission. This grant qualified the company for training on AS9100 quality standards and lean manufacturing techniques.
Established in 1968, T&K Machine, Inc., in Paris, Texas, manufactures over 500 precision-machined components and assemblies on eight platforms and supplies parts to aerospace companies such as Boeing, Vought Aircraft, Goodrich, and others. T&K Machine is one of 17 Texas aerospace industry suppliers included in a $1.1 million training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission. This grant qualified the company for training on AS9100 quality standards and lean manufacturing techniques.
Texas A&M researcher, Dr. Oliver Murphy had a vision: take the innovations discovered in his chemical lab and apply them to the consumer market. He had already made advancements in electrochemical processes, and he suspected the ideas were economically viable. In 1987 he trusted his instinct and started Lynntech, Inc. which began developing products in a wide range of areas, including energy conversion, biotechnology, biomaterials, sensors, nanomaterials, and environmental remediation.