Tannas Display Solutions — 303 Potrero Street, Santa Cruz, California

// Santa Cruz, California

Tannas Display Solutions

An engineering company specializing in custom LCD resizing — producing display panels at dimensions that standard manufacturers do not offer, for programs where the enclosure determines the display.

Built on Experience,
Not Approximation

The LCD resizing process was invented by Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Tannas Display Solutions carries that work forward — built by his family, on his process, with his catalog. The process itself: physically modifying the glass substrate, optical stack, and flex ribbon of a commercial LCD cell to produce a custom active area without fabricating new glass. That capability is the foundation of everything in our catalog.

When your program requires a non-standard display, you should be speaking with engineers who build them. Our team works directly with every program — from feasibility through shipment — with no intermediary layer between your requirements and the people responsible for meeting them.

Our catalog of 64+ formats represents dimensions that have been produced and qualified in prior programs. Our custom capability extends well beyond the catalog. If you have an active area requirement and a timeline, a feasibility review costs nothing and typically takes one business day.

1990s
The process is formalizedLarry Tannas develops and formalizes the technique of physically cutting and re-sealing an LCD cell — preserving active matrix performance at a new dimension. His process establishes that custom display dimensions are achievable without fabricating new glass, laying the foundation for every resized display that follows.
2000s
ATI catalog production beginsSquare and wide-format LCD panels are produced for avionics retrofit, flight simulation, and military display programs. The ATI format family — 2ATI through 6ATI — becomes the standard solution for round-instrument replacement.
2010s
Market expands beyond aviationMedical imaging, industrial HMI, defense, automotive, and digital signage programs adopt custom LCD formats. The catalog of produced dimensions grows. Long-lifecycle programs across every display-dependent industry continue driving repeat demand for ATI, square, and wide-format displays.
2022
Tannas Display Solutions foundedFounded in Santa Cruz, California with a direct connection to the process and the catalog. Engineering-led, no minimum order quantity, 6–8 week ARO lead time for standard formats.
Legacy cockpit instrument panel with ATI-format gauges
Legacy cockpit instrument panel with round ATI-format gauges
Round-format cockpit instruments — the retrofit challenge the ATI catalog was built to solve

Why Square Panels Exist

Aircraft cockpits were designed around round and square electromechanical instruments. When programs began transitioning to LCD replacements, the problem was straightforward: LCD manufacturers produce rectangular panels. They always have, and they have no commercial reason to change.

The Air Transport Instrument format catalog addresses this directly. By resizing LCD cells to square active areas — 2ATI through 6ATI — retrofit programs can replace aging instruments with current display technology without modifying the instrument bay, the bezel, or the airframe. The display fits the aircraft, not the other way around.

These programs have long service lives. Fleets instrumented decades ago will need display replacements for decades more. The ATI catalog is not a niche product — it is an ongoing supply chain requirement for programs that cannot afford redesign.

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Where Our Panels Are Used

Modern avionics cockpit with LCDs
Avionics & Flight Simulation
ATI formats, primary flight displays, multi-function displays, and next-generation cockpit upgrades. All types of primary flight displays, navigation displays, engine indication systems, and heads-up display support optics. New-build and retrofit programs. MIL-NVIS compatible configurations available on selected formats.
Legacy cockpit instrument panel
Defense & Long-Lifecycle Programs
EOL panel replacement, CRT-to-LCD upgrades, and custom formats for military programs with extended service lives. Small quantities supplied without minimum order requirements.
Medical equipment with LCDs
Medical & Industrial
Square and custom-format panels for diagnostic equipment, surgical imaging, and industrial HMI where enclosure geometry determines display dimensions.

Santa Cruz, California

Tannas Display Solutions 303 Potrero Street, Suite 42-302
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States

Engineering, quoting, and program management are handled by our team directly. When you contact us, you are speaking with the people responsible for your order — not a sales intermediary. Feasibility reviews are provided at no charge, and we typically respond within one business day.

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