About Us

TRICOR System, Inc. is a progressive high-tech small business that provides innovative, reliable, high quality hardware and software products to a variety of customers. From our humble beginning in a small hangar at the Elgin, Illinois airport in 1976, TRICOR now provides products and services world-wide from a modern 24,000 square foot building.

Our customers include many of the Fortune 500 companies. Industry giants such as American Medical Systems, BP Solarex, Boeing, Lockheed, General Electric, General Motors, Motorola, Honeywell, UTC, Texas Instruments, Hershey and M&M Mars along with all three branches of the Military services, can be found in our customer base. Numerous small companies have also taken advantage of our engineering and electronic contract manufacturing capabilities. TRICOR’s patented instrumentation and military products are found on all inhabitable continents in the world. Our confectionary instrumentation has become the world’s standard. This success is not by accident but rather a direct result of the quality of products and services we provide.

The constant thread that has brought companies both large and small to TRICOR can be found in our “Mission Statement.” TRICOR’s mission is to provide the highest quality products and services to government and industrial customers at the lowest possible cost. This mission statement applies to all products, contracted services and patented TRICOR products.

Total Package

TRICOR can provide the total package from concept to product. Engineering expertise is available to design, prototype, test and provide the documentation for full production. Manufacturing utilizes computerized production control systems to schedule and control material. Product can be delivered fully tested and ready for use. TRICOR also offers design for manufacturability, repair depot services and  limited environmental testing. Customer service provides the dual role of aiding customers with problems and preparation of operation and maintenance.

Quality Assurance

Quality is listed as the number one goal in our Employee Manual. We are an FDA registered, ITAR Registered and ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D and ISO 13485:2016 certified company.

Quality Assurance reports directly to the CFO and is specifically tasked with the authority and responsibility for product quality. Every operator is encouraged to report any and all suspected quality issues.

TRICOR’s reputation has been built on quality. It cannot and will not be compromised.

Certifications and Accreditations

Product Highlights

TRICOR has gained a reputation for innovative design by producing patentable products for others and its own use. Our engineers meld software, electronics, mechanics and optics to produce unique equipment. The majority of our products have been developed for testing and quality assurance functions.