Triangle Research International Inc (TRi Inc)

Incorporated in Delaware, USA in 2000 and Canada in 2004, TRi Inc has its headquarters in British Columbia.  TRi Inc specializes in open-case, single-board programmable controllers that are reliable, advanced, easy to program, and affordable.  TRi Inc is responsible for the direct sales, distribution and support of TRi Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and i-Trilogi programming software in all of North America. 

COMPANY

HISTORY

1993

Roots

Triangle Research International Pte Ltd (TRi) was founded in Singapore, the gateway to manufacturing in Asia and the centre for regional manufacturing automation in the 80s and 90s. TRi Inc became a specialist in open-case, single-board programmable controllers that are reliable, advanced, easy to program and spec’d to the needs and competitive pricing requirements of the Automation OEMs world.

1993

The First PLC

Once founded, TRi Inc launched their first PLC line - H-series. We took pride in offering the industry's smallest and lowest-priced 44 I/O controller. Many of these PLCs were acquired by Apple Computer Inc as distributed controllers in their high-tech Macintosh assembly lines in Singapore and USA facilities.

1996

Smallest PLC in the World

TRi successfully developed the world’s first single chip PLC controller in an 18-pin IC package. With the new CPU, TRi launched the world’s smallest industrial controller - the E10-npn PLC. Incredibly, it incorporates multiple I/O while taking up less space than a typical electro-mechanical relay.

1998

A New Generation

Continuing to modernize PLC technology, TRi launched the M-series PLCs. It featured TRiLOGI, the industry’s very first programming language that combined the best of LADDER LOGIC for on/off I/O controls and BASIC for data processing into one seamless package. The integrated use of structured text for data processing allowed for much more powerful, flexible and easier programming.

2000

International Expansion

TRi Inc is incorporated in Delaware, USA.

2001

PLCs Go Online

With the introduction of the Internet TRiLOGI, Tri PLCs became the world's first industrial controllers able to be monitored or programmed via the Internet using only a Java-enabled web-browser! The M-series PLCs became an industry game changer for the Automation OEM market.

2004

North American Expansion

TRi Inc is incorporated in British Columbia, Canada.

2009

Super PLCs Arrive

A few years after bringing the Internet to industrial OEMs, TRi challenged itself to bring the next advancement to the market… Integrated Ethernet became standard for all new products. From the ultra-compact Nano-10 to the complete Fx-series PLCs, TRi delivered advanced capabilities without compromising reliability or affordability.

2014

Customized Control

TRi continues to revolutionize industrial control with custom PLCs for OEMs. Recognizing that not all machines are created equal, the Smart TRi Integrated Logic Engine (SmartTILE) enables OEMs to custom-build an affordable yet powerful PLC for their own line of equipment products.

2017

Expanding into Lighting Control

In 2016, TRi started to leverage its deep industrial automation expertise to develop a new line of purpose-built PLCs, dedicated to intelligent lighting control. The resulting Alec SmartLighting zone controller solutions make advanced lighting control affordable for all buildings and businesses of all sizes.

2017

Awarded for Innovation

TRi Inc's new lighting zone control system has been pre-qualified by the Federal Government of Canada under its Build In Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) for pilot installations in government facilities.

2018

ALEC SmartLighting is Born

The trade name "ALEC SMARTLIGHTING" is officially registered under Triangle Research International Inc. for all smart lighting related business.
The 2nd generation Smart LED Conversion kit (SLC2) economically, quickly, and easily retrofits linear fluorescent tube lighting while keeping the existing fixture in place.

2019

Revolutionizing Smart Lighting Retrofits

The next generation, LC2 smart lighting controller with IR remote control and configuration, is officially released.

2020

New Product Under Development

WiFi PLC with built-in OLED screen and keypad.... Coming late 2020.