What Power Flame does

Power Flame Inc., founded in 1948 and headquartered in Parsons, Kansas, is a US manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and process-application burners and combustion control systems. The company was acquired by Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE) in 2021 and now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within Astec's diversified industrial portfolio. Its product catalog spans three burner families: commercial/industrial units (CMAX, JA), process and air-heating units (FD/FDM, C, CX, NP2, XP2, EVO), and low/ultra-low NOx units (HELOX, NPM, NVC, UCM), with capacities ranging from 80 MBH to 120 million BTU/HR. The technology base is anchored by patented surface-stabilized and helical-flame combustion architectures that deliver sub-7-30 ppm NOx performance, including configurations that achieve low emissions without flue gas recirculation (FGR), and complementary controls such as Parallel Positioning, the Director SCS burner management system powered by Honeywell SLATE, and PLC-based retrofits.

Power Flame monetizes primarily through hardware sales of burners, control panels, and spare parts, supplemented by an in-person burner training program held at its Parsons headquarters. Pricing is quote-based and configuration-driven rather than list-priced, with no public pricing disclosed. The go-to-market model is a US-wide network of independent manufacturer representatives, supplemented by direct sales via the company website, a representative locator tool, and an active social presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Customers span industrial manufacturing, commercial heating, power generation, and specialized process heating (metal finishing, aqueous solution heating, food production), with named references in healthcare (Cmax-Augusta Healthcare), higher education (College of William & Mary), and municipal government (Nassau County DPW). All products are factory fire-tested before shipment, and the company leverages its 75-plus years of manufacturing experience as a core brand credential.

Name

Power Flame

Legal name

Power Flame Inc.

Website

https://powerflame.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Power Flame Inc., a Parsons, Kansas-based subsidiary of Astec Industries (founded 1948), manufactures commercial, industrial, and process burners plus combustion control systems for US customers across manufacturing, commercial heating, power generation, and process heating applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Burners & Combustion Equipment

NAICS

Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241)

SIC

Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Boilers, HRSGs & Steam Generators (IMAHAFAF), Boiler Installation & Replacement (HSAOACAC)

Keywords

• Industrial burners
• Combustion systems
• Low NOx burners
• Burner management systems
• Combustion control systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Parsons

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Burner Sales: Sale of commercial and industrial burners including gas, oil, combination gas/oil, and low NOx burners. Products are sold through a network of representatives and directly to end customers.
2. Combustion Control Systems: Sale of burner management systems including Parallel Positioning, Director SCS, and PLC systems along with control panels and instrumentation.
3. Industrial Training Services: In-person burner training courses held at headquarters in Parsons, KS covering combustion fundamentals, controls, troubleshooting, and specific system training.
4. Spare Parts: Replacement parts and components for existing burner systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Power Flame manufactures commercial, industrial, and process burners (gas, oil, combination gas/oil, low NOx and ultra-low NOx) along with combustion control systems and flow control components for firetube/watertube boilers, process heating, and air handling applications. The company also sells replacement parts and runs paid in-person burner training courses at its Parsons, KS headquarters. Products are distributed through a U.S. network of independent representatives and sold directly to end customers.

Product overview

Power Flame is an innovative manufacturer of gas, oil, combination gas/oil, low NOx, and ultra-low NOx burners, along with combustion control systems designed for commercial, industrial, and process applications. The product portfolio centers on three main burner categories—Commercial/Industrial burners (CMAX, JA), Process/Air Heating burners (FD/FDM, C, CX, NP2, XP2, EVO), and Low NOx/Ultra-Low NOx burners (HELOX, NPM, NVC, UCM). Complementing the burners are control systems including Parallel Positioning controls, Director SCS (powered by Honeywell SLATE), and PLC Systems, along with flow control components (K7 Flow Control Valve, Pump Sets). All products share environmentally conscious designs and are factory fire-tested, with the company offering burner training classes as an added service. Power Flame is a subsidiary of Astec Industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Director SCS: Packaged burner management system offering high-quality graphic annunciation of critical burner functions.
• HELOX

Products and services

• CMAX Burner High-capacity commercial gas/oil burner designed for firetube and watertube boilers with up to 10:1 turndown on gas and 8:1 on air atomized oil, with optional low NOx configuration using induced flue gas recirculation.
• JA Burner Forced draft power gas burner for gaseous fuels with 300,000-2,200,000 BTU/HR capacity, featuring circular furnace opening and a premix combustion zone with stainless steel multiport diffusor.
• HELOX Burner Low NOx burner for liquid and gaseous fuels with 90-800 BHP capacity, achieving less than 30 ppm NOx without flue gas recirculation, featuring 6:1 emissions turndown and 10:1 fuel turndown with auto-changeover between gas and liquid fuel.
• NPM Burner Low NOx burner using fully premixed, high swirl stabilized combustion technology for gaseous fuels with 400,000-2,200,000 BTU/HR capacity, achieving sub 30 ppm NOx without FGR.
• NVC Burner Ultra-low NOx burner with patented fully premixed, surface-stabilized combustion technology achieving Sub 7-12 ppm NOx, suitable for process heaters, firetube, and watertube boiler applications at 2,000,000-120,000,000 BTU/HR.
• UCM Burner Ultra-low NOx gas/oil burner with 8,400,000-54,600,000 BTU/HR capacity, achieving sub 9 ppm NOx on natural gas (sub 5 ppm available), featuring 4:1 turndown on gas and 8:1 optional with induced flue gas recirculation.
• XP2 Burner Low NOx mesh burner for gaseous fuels with 80-400 MBH capacity and less than 20 ppm NOx, featuring fiber mesh element technology, direct spark ignition, 5:1 turndown, installs into a 4-inch opening.
• EVO Burner Natural gas burner with 1,670,000-42,000,000 BTU/HR capacity, achieving 30 ppm NOx without FGR and 3% excess oxygen, featuring staged/premix combustion technology with up to 6:1 turndown.
• FD/FDM Burner Process/air heating burner designed for reliable performance and full compliance in commercial and industrial process heating applications.
• C Burner Process/air heating burner for commercial and industrial applications requiring dependable performance and regulatory compliance.
• CX Burner Process/air heating burner designed for commercial and industrial settings with focus on operational efficiency.
• NP2 Burner Ultra-low NOx burner achieving sub 9 to 20 ppm NOx, designed for process heaters, watertube boilers, and firetube boiler applications with precise temperature control.
• Parallel Positioning Combustion Control System Combustion control system that closely controls air and fuel ratio of the burner and reduces excess oxygen required for complete combustion.
• Director SCS Burner Management System Packaged burner management system with high-quality graphic annunciation of critical burner functions, powered by Honeywell SLATE, providing fully integrated PLC control capabilities.
• PLC Systems Programmable Logic Controller systems providing automated control and industrial safety monitoring capabilities to process real-time data for modern industrial burner operations.
• K7 Flow Control Valve Flow control valve offering improved flow accuracy, compatible with #2 fuel oil, B20 biodiesel, and liquid propane.
• Pump Sets Fuel transport systems designed for efficient handling and delivery of fuel to burner systems.
• Spare Parts Replacement parts and components for existing Power Flame burner systems.
• Industrial Burner Training Courses In-person burner training courses held at Power Flame headquarters in Parsons, KS covering combustion fundamentals, controls, troubleshooting, and specific system training using hands-on burner and boiler equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• UCM burner achieves sub 9 ppm NOx emissions on natural gas (sub 5 ppm available)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cleaver-Brooks: Cleaver-Brooks is a leading U.S. manufacturer of integrated boiler/burner systems and combustion controls for commercial and industrial markets. Like Power Flame, it sells packaged burners, BMS, and aftermarket service, making it a direct competitor in the same product category.
• Zeeco: Zeeco designs and manufactures industrial burners and combustion systems for the process, power, and environmental industries. It directly competes with Power Flame in low NOx and ultra-low NOx burner technologies for boiler and process heating applications.
• Webster Combustion: Webster Combustion is a U.S. manufacturer of industrial and commercial burners for boilers, process heating, and air heating applications. It competes directly with Power Flame's CMAX, JA, and process burner lines in the same end markets.
• Preferred Utilities: Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation produces burners, boiler control systems, and fuel handling equipment for commercial and industrial heating. It directly overlaps Power Flame's burner and BMS offerings.
• Eclipse (Bekaert Combustion Technology): Eclipse is a long-established manufacturer of industrial gas burners, combustion systems, and thermal processing equipment. It competes with Power Flame in process heating, air heating, and low NOx burner categories.

Broad incumbents

• John Zink (Koch-Glitsch): John Zink, a Koch-Glitsch business, is a long-established global supplier of combustion equipment, burners, and emissions control systems. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping burner offerings serving similar industrial and process customers as Power Flame.
• Honeywell: Honeywell provides the SLATE combustion control platform that powers Power Flame's Director SCS. Honeywell is a broad incumbent in industrial BMS and process controls, with capabilities that partially overlap Power Flame's controls offering.
• Weishaupt: Weishaupt is a German-headquartered global manufacturer of burners, heating systems, and burner controls. It is a broad incumbent in industrial and commercial combustion, with technology overlap to Power Flame's burner portfolio.
• Riello: Riello is a leading European manufacturer of residential, commercial, and industrial burners. It is a broad incumbent competing with Power Flame in low NOx burner technology, though Riello is more globally distributed.

Regional players

• Aerco (Watts Water Technologies): Aerco specializes in commercial and industrial boilers and water heating solutions, often bundling burners and controls. It is a regional player indirectly overlapping with Power Flame's commercial heating customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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