washington united states area served global key people david lippes ceo products wheelchairs parent tisports llc website www.tilite.com tilite designs and manufactures titanium and aluminum wheelchairs . tilite specializes in wheelchair customization a process called tifit in which each wheelchair is made to users exact specifications . 1 contents 1 history 2 technology 3 references 4 additional sources 5 external links history edit one of tilite s first models to market was called the crosssport . since then tilite has developed a full range of titanium and aluminum wheelchairs . tilite wheelchairs are sold in 38 countries and tilite is a division of tisport llc which is headquartered in pasco wa . 2 technology edit tilite uses titanium for the frames of several lines of its high performance wheelchairs . 3 titanium has the highest strength to weight ratio of any metal it is highly durable and it absorbs vibrations better than other common frame materials such as aluminum . these unique properties make it desirable 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 . 4 the design and manufacturing process uses parametric modelling 5 computer aided design and finite element analysis technologies to optimize design and material choices . 6 references edit sander jane 2012 11 28 . pasco s tilite company expanding around the globe . yakima wa kndu.com . retrieved 2013 06 08 . hagey jason winter 2013 . the ultimate ride how pasco wash . became home to the world s hottest wheelchair manufacturer . washingtonbusinessmag.com . retrieved 2013 06 08 . boninger david . the frame game . pn paraplegia news . no . june 2011 . pvamag.com . retrieved 2013 06 08 . vogel bob september 2010 . the titanium revolution revisited . new mobility . retrieved 2013 06 08 . sorby dennis k. lieu sheryl 2009 . visualization modeling and graphics for engineering design 1st ed . . clifton park ny delmar cengage learning . pp . a2 a4 . isbn 978 140184249 9 . stackpole beth 2011 05 04 . features tilite races ahead with custom wheelchair design . design news . retrieved 2013 06 08 . additional sources edit tilite makes marketing product & brand management moves mobility management 8 march 2013 . tilite wheelchairs on made in america full episode tilite official youtube channel external links edit disability portal engineering portal companies portal tilite.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tilite & oldid 735333201 categories wheelchair manufacturerscompanies based in washington state sports equipment navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 august 2016 at 01 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view