TLX Technologies was founded in 1996 to bring to market a high-speed digital valve for inflating vehicle airbags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was looking for a way to mitigate child fatalities caused by excessively forceful vehicle airbag inflation. Our founders believed the solution lay in developing a valve that would effectively control the force of inflation. Dur
ing the development of this valve, the NHTSA changed its requirements, and as a result, the airbag inflation valve didn’t make it to market. So, our founders turned their expertise to developing high-speed electromagnetic products for other markets. One of our earliest successes was a high-speed linear electric actuator for fire suppression systems to replace the pyrotechnic actuators that were the industry standard at the time. We also produced a high-speed valve for dispensing hot glue for packaging applications. Today, we collaborate with our customers to design and produce a wide range of custom electromagnetic and electromechanical products for a variety of industries worldwide, including fire protection, on- and off-highway, powersports, and industrial. Our headquarters, design center, and U.S. production facility are located in Pewaukee, WI. We also operate a Chinese production facility in the Changshu Economic and Technology Zone through our wholly owned subsidiary in Changshu, China.
