// Obsolescence Solutions
Standard display sizes don't fit every interior design. When your instrument cluster or HMI requires a non-standard active area, we produce it — prototype quantities, exact dimensions, engineer-direct.
// Custom active area — instrument cluster prototype
// The Challenge
Automotive programs move faster than display supply chains. A panel specified during a concept phase may be unavailable or out of production by the time low-rate build begins. TDS produces to your dimension spec — not to a catalog — eliminating that dependency entirely.
When that happens, the system integrator faces a hard choice: redesign the display enclosure around a new standard-size panel (mechanical engineering, connector changes, thermal analysis, and — in regulated industries — recertification of the modified assembly), stockpile original parts before production ends (limited availability, finite shelf life), or source a form-fit-function replacement at the original dimensions.
The third option is what Tannas Display Solutions produces. Engineering identifies a current-production TFT LCD donor panel with compatible electrical and optical characteristics, physically resizes it to your original active area, and delivers a replacement that interfaces with your existing connector and backlight configuration. No enclosure modification. No recertification of mechanical interfaces.
// Finished replacement module — production qualified
// Engineering-designed to original dimensional specification
// Submit your active area
No commitment. Engineering responds within 1 business day.
// Process Originator
Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. developed the LCD resizing process. TDS is his family’s company — built on that same technical foundation. That depth of process knowledge does not transfer through a datasheet.
// Applications
Cockpit instrument displays, avionics LRUs, and glass cockpit panels in aircraft with 20+ year operational timelines.
Vehicle-mounted displays, ground station HMI, shipboard systems, and portable equipment in long-lifecycle defense programs.
ATI-format and custom square displays for full-mission simulators and procedural trainers requiring non-standard active area panels.
Patient monitoring, surgical instrument, and diagnostic imaging displays in FDA-cleared devices where display discontinuation threatens device availability.
Process control HMI, SCADA operator stations, and industrial automation panels in facilities with 15–30 year equipment lifecycles.
Chartplotter, radar, and integrated bridge system displays in commercial vessels and naval platforms.
// Why TDS
If known, provide the part number of any reference panel. Helps engineering identify compatible donor options quicklycification.
Horizontal and vertical active area in millimeters. If unknown, overall panel dimensions allow us to calculate.
Existing interface connector designation or pin count — critical for determining whether the replacement can use the original driver circuit.
Number of units required and program schedule. Supports donor panel procurement and production planning.
// Get Started
Provide your original part number, active area dimensions, and application. Engineering will review feasibility and identify a replacement path within one business day. No commitment required.
Submit Requirement — Response Within 1 Business Day