Fourth-generation design and manufacturing firm in St. Louis joins geospatial giants Bayer, Deloitte, and more with investment in state-of-the-art resource and learning space.

ST. LOUIS, MO (May 21, 2020) – T-REX, the Downtown St. Louis non-profit technology innovation center, today announced an $80,000 donation from Seiler Instrument, a St. Louis contract manufacturing firm specializing in precision machining within the manufacturing, geospatial, medical, and planetarium industries. The Seiler Instrument donation is dedicated to the Geospatial Innovation Center at T-REX, which is set to open this spring.

The donation will fund the geospatial interactive showcase and program development at the new Geospatial Innovation Center at T-REX, which is an innovation hub for the geospatial industry and a collaborator with and potential talent pool for the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) western headquarters being constructed just 1.6 miles north of T-REX.

“We are thrilled to be supporting T-REX with this donation and contribute to the incredible geospatial renaissance occurring here in St. Louis,” said Tom Seiler, Seiler Instrument Executive Vice President. “The geospatial industry will drive thousands of new jobs over the next decade, and our region has a great opportunity to capitalize on that through T-REX, the NGA, and additional initiatives taking place.”

Seiler Instrument’s donation aligns the company with numerous key players in the geospatial industry, including Bayer, which awarded T-REX a $500,000 grant to support the Geospatial Innovation Center’s creation, as well as Deloitte. By making this commitment to T-REX, Seiler Instrument will continue to cement its legacy both within St. Louis and the geospatial industry.

“The T-REX team is so thankful to have supporters like Seiler Instrument as we approach the opening of the Geospatial Innovation Center,” said Mark Tatgenhorst, program director at the Geospatial Innovation Center at T-REX. “It is so great to see St. Louis capitalize on this opportunity within the geospatial industry, and T-REX is proud to be a leader in programming, education, and offering resources to the many companies that are flocking to St. Louis to get involved.”

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About T-REX:

T-REX is a 501(c)3 non-profit technology innovation center located in downtown St. Louis. With an emphasis on facilitating groundbreaking ideas from early stage entrepreneurs, T-REX houses more than 215 companies within its 160,000-square-foot facility on Washington Avenue. Founded in 2011, T-REX has graduated more than 100 companies from incubation that remain in the St. Louis region. T-REXers have created 4,457 St. Louis jobs since its inception and are responsible for more than $620.9 million in annual economic output. For more information, visit www.downtowntrex.org.

About Seiler Instrument:
Seiler Instrument is a fourth-generation, family-owned business dedicated to excellence in optical instrument design, manufacturing and service. Seiler Instrument is comprised of manufacturing, geospatial, medical and planetarium divisions. The Seiler manufacturing team has serviced the U.S. military since World War II, helping build and service balloon theodolites as well as the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Today the Seiler Manufacturing team supports the military with trusted quality in howitzer and mortal optical sights and mounts. The Seiler Geospatial team is an authorized distribution partner for Trimble Geospatial, which provides solutions for surveyors, engineering, GIS/Mapping, construction, service companies, governments, utilities, and transportation authorities. Seiler Geospatial is expanding the market with sales and service of drones, LIDAR-3D laser scanning, mobile imaging, and mixed and virtual reality solutions. Learn more: www.seilergeo.com

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