Fostoria Infrared

Name

Fostoria Infrared

Legal name

TPI Corporation

Website

https://fostoria-infrared.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heating Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Electric Housewares & Fans (3634)

akta.pro primary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

HVAC Equipment (Heating, Cooling & Air Handling) (IMAHAKAB), Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Industrial infrared heating
• Electric process ovens
• Infrared emitter components
• Custom industrial ovens
• Process heat equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Johnson City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of standard and custom industrial ovens, infrared heater sections, comfort heating products, and portable heating equipment. Equipment includes batch ovens, conveyor ovens, thermoforming systems, seat heating equipment, and modular infrared sections. Both standard catalog items and custom-built equipment available.
2. Replacement Parts Sales: Sale of replacement infrared lamps, quartz tubes, reflectors, end caps, lamp guards, sockets, and other components for existing Fostoria equipment. T-3 quartz lamps, ruby red sleeves, medium wave quartz tube emitters, and 900 series parts.
3. Custom Industrial Oven Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom industrial ovens tailored to specific customer applications and process heat requirements. Includes engineering consultation, product testing, and custom control panel fabrication.
4. Lab Testing Services: Free customer product testing at their tech center and lab testing facility. Testing services for potential oven applications to develop process heat solutions. Also offers portable R&D ovens for on-site testing at customer locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fostoria Infrared manufactures and sells electric infrared ovens and industrial heating equipment, including custom industrial ovens, batch ovens, conveyor ovens, thermoforming systems, modular infrared heater sections, portable heat banks, comfort heating products, and replacement infrared emitters (T-3 quartz lamps, medium wave quartz tubes, flat panel emitters). The company also provides free product testing at its Johnson City, TN tech center to support custom process heat solution development.

Product overview

Fostoria Infrared is the oldest and largest manufacturer of electric infrared and process heat equipment, founded in 1917. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial heating solutions organized into several product lines: (1) Industrial Ovens including custom, batch, conveyor, warming, thermoforming, and R&D testing ovens; (2) Modular Infrared Heating Sections including the 900 Series, Hi-Temp Sections, and Seamless Infrared Technology with bent lamp configurations; (3) Portable and Stationary Electric Infrared Heaters including TH/THSS, THA, RPH, FSA/FSS, OCH/OCH2, FFH, and Mitey Midget series; (4) Comfort and Space Heating including portable salamanders, unit heaters, and hazardous location heaters; (5) Control Systems including ICP/FPC control panels and variable controllers; (6) Heating Elements including T-3 quartz lamps, medium wave quartz tubes, and flat panel emitters (F-Series and V-Series); and (7) Specialty Equipment including gas burners, hot room heaters, hand-held heat guns, and seat trim heaters. Products are used across automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, wood finishing, and general manufacturing industries for applications such as curing, drying, thermoforming, powder coating, and comfort heating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Batch Ovens Factory-assembled enclosed convection oven systems for processing one product or batch at a time. Operating temperatures up to 425°F, available in gas/propane or electric configurations. Designed for industrial manufacturers requiring batch processing.
• Custom Industrial Ovens Custom-designed industrial ovens for virtually any application, heat source, or specific process heat requirement. Fostoria provides free product testing at their Johnson City, TN tech center and designs convection, infrared, or hybrid oven configurations tailored to customer specifications.
• EZ Block Oven Compact, durable industrial oven featuring quick responding flat-panel emitter electric infrared heating elements. Includes rugged galvannealed steel construction, fully insulated chamber, thermocouple probe, temperature control panel, and emergency E-Stop. Ships fully assembled.
• Thermoforming Oven Systems Thermal compression and vacuum forming systems for automotive, aircraft components, and office wall panels. Includes compression equipment with auto-loading, shuttle tray conveyor systems, and high velocity hot air ovens for thick materials.
• Warming Ovens Process heating and warming ovens operating at temperatures from 100°F to 450°F. Available in container oven, conveyorized warming/heating, and carousel configurations. Commonly used for wire harnesses and adhesives in automotive assembly.
• 900 Series Modular Heater Sections Electric infrared modular heat sections using parabolic gold anodized aluminum reflectors that deliver infrared energy across a 130-degree pattern. Available in lengths from 11" to 66" and accepts both T-3 quartz lamps and medium wave quartz tubes.
• Hi-Temp Modular Sections High-temperature electric infrared modular sections designed to withstand temperatures up to 600°F. Can be installed inside existing ovens, as boosters, or as stand-alone process ovens. Accepts short wave quartz lamps or medium wave quartz tubes.
• Seamless Infrared Technology Bent lamp configuration heating elements that can be mounted end to end for seamless heating. Features parabolic reflector delivering infrared energy across a 130-degree pattern with zoning capabilities for uniform temperatures. Primary application is thermoforming lines for automotive interiors.
• Portable Infrared Heat Banks (FPB Series) Modular portable approach to paint and powder curing. Creates flexibility to apply the best infrared emitter for dry-off, boost, flash-off, gel, pre-gel or total cure applications. Features instant on-off operation and supports single or three-phase power.
• RHG Series Hand-Held Infrared Heat Gun Portable hand-held infrared heat gun with closed-loop control system for accurate surface temperatures. Features 120 VAC, 1000 Watt, short-wave infrared with T-3 tungsten lamp, 18/3 grounded 20-foot cord-set. Ideal for de-wrinkling automotive seats and spot curing finishes.
• 522 Series Infrared Gas Burners Cost-effective replacements for 20,000 BTU gas burners in convection ovens. Operating temperature range from 1400°F to 1650°F, suitable for applications requiring product temperatures up to 1200°F. Response time approximately 60 seconds to operating temperature.
• HR Series Hot Room Heaters Heaters capable of heating rooms up to 150°F for baking, curing, and dehydrating. Features 24V time/temperature control, replaceable filter, stainless steel enclosed spiral fin elements, and duct flanges for in-room or external mounting configurations.
• Seat De-Wrinkling Ovens and ST Series Seat Trim Heaters Infrared seat ovens for removing wrinkles and relaxing trim in automotive seating applications. ST Series includes ST-1 (6.6 KW) and ST-2 (7.2 KW) models with instant ON/OFF T-3 quartz lamps, gold anodized reflectors, and programmable recipe controls.
• ICP and FPC Series Control Panels Industrial oven control panels available in standard ICP (ETL Listed) and custom configurations. Include door interlock disconnect switch, circuit breakers, definite purpose disconnecting contactors, control transformer, and optional pilot lights and timers.
• R&D Lab Testing Oven 3-in-1 research and lab infrared oven for customer product testing. Converts to three configurations (11"x22", 11"x44", or 22"x22"), features adjustable heat from 0-100%, and includes 8 T-3 short-wave infrared lamps totaling 12.8 KW.
• TH/THSS Series Mul-T-Mount Infrared Heaters Short wave infrared heaters with 96% radiant efficiency featuring T-3 quartz lamp technology. Multi-mount configuration for versatility in various industrial heating applications.
• RPH Series Outdoor Stainless Steel Infrared Heaters Outdoor-rated stainless steel electric infrared heaters designed for outdoor spot heating and snow/ice control applications.
• FSA/FSS Series Flat Panel Emitter Overhead Heaters Medium wave infrared flat panel emitter overhead heaters. FSS is heavy-duty version with 78% radiant efficiency for comfort heating and industrial applications.
• OCH/OCH2 Series Quartz Electric Infrared Heaters Outdoor/indoor rated quartz electric infrared heaters with medium wave technology at 60% radiant efficiency. OCH2 is the updated series version.
• 5100 Series Suspended Electric Unit Heaters Suspended fan-forced unit heaters available in 3 KW to 100 KW capacities for industrial space heating.
• FEP Series Hazardous Location Convection Heaters Single and three-phase hazardous location wall convection heaters for explosive or flammable industrial environments.
• HLA/PHLA Series Hazardous Location Unit Heaters Suspended (HLA) and portable (PHLA) hazardous location fan-forced unit heaters for classified industrial environments.
• T-3 Quartz Lamps Short wavelength tungsten filament infrared lamps with approximately 96% radiant efficiency. Color temperature approximately 4100°F, instant heat-up/cool-down, available in 500 to 5800 watts, 120 through 600 volt, with up to 5000 hours life expectancy. Sold as replacement parts for Fostoria equipment.
• Medium Wave Quartz Tubes Medium wave infrared tube elements with nickel-chrome alloy coiled elements and porcelain end caps. Color temperature 1800°F (bright orange glow), approximately 60% radiant efficiency, 450-5200 Watts, 120-480 Volts, 25,000 hours typical life expectancy. Sold as replacement elements.
• F-Series Flat Panel Heaters Medium wave infrared flat panel emitters with quartz composite face. Features large range of sizes, flexible voltage, 3-phase and single-phase options. 80% radiant efficiency, max 25 watts/in² watt density, 25,000 hours typical life expectancy.
• V-Series Flat Panel Heaters High power flat panel heaters with stamped elements for fast heat-up/cool-down and tight process control. Elements bonded to high temperature insulation board with low thermal conductivity. 80% radiant efficiency, max 100 watts/in² watt density, 12,000 hours typical life expectancy.
• Ruby Red Sleeves Glare-reducing Vycor sleeves that filter over 90% of visible light while allowing over 90% of infrared energy to pass through. Fits all T-3 clear quartz lamps. Available in sizes 16" through 66".
• 900 Series Replacement Parts Replacement reflectors, end caps, and lamp guards for the 900 Series modular infrared heater sections. Includes 5.5" and 11" reflector sizes and various end cap and lamp guard part numbers.
• Lab Testing Services Free customer product testing at Fostoria's Johnson City, TN tech center and lab testing facility. Testing services for potential oven applications to develop process heat solutions. Tech center includes virtually all types of ovens, infrared emitters, convection models, hot-air impingement dryers, advanced data acquisition systems, conveyor capabilities, and paint/powder booth. Also offers portable R&D ovens for on-site testing at customer locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• T-3 quartz lamps achieve up to 96% radiant efficiency with instant heat-up/cool-down capability
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TPI CorporationcoreOthersFostoria Infrared operates as a division of TPI Corporation. TPI Corporation is the parent company that owns and operates Fostoria Infrared as a subsidiary. The relationship provides corporate governance, legal framework, and shared branding. Fostoria Infrared products are sold under TPI Corporation business entity with warranty and terms governed by TPI Corporation policies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Glenro: Custom industrial process heating systems (infrared, convection, and hot air) for drying, curing, and heating — closely comparable to Fostoria's custom oven business.
• Despatch Industries: Industrial thermal process equipment maker (ovens and furnaces) for materials processing, with overlapping process heat applications in industrial manufacturing.
• Chromalox: Direct competitor in electric heating elements and industrial process heaters, including infrared and resistance heating for industrial ovens and process applications across similar end markets.
• Casso-Solar Technologies: Specialist in infrared process heat systems and custom infrared ovens for industrial manufacturing — overlapping with Fostoria's process heat and oven portfolio.
• Watlow: Direct competitor in industrial electric heaters, temperature sensors, and process thermal solutions, overlapping with Fostoria in infrared ovens and process heating for industrial manufacturers.
• Heraeus Noblelight: Specialist in infrared and UV process heat emitters and systems; competes head-to-head with Fostoria in industrial infrared curing, drying, and heating applications.
• LEWCO: Manufacturer of industrial ovens (batch, conveyor, continuous) for heat treatment, curing, and drying — directly comparable to Fostoria's batch oven and conveyor oven lines.
• Infrared Heating Technologies (IHT): Specialty infrared heater and oven manufacturer serving automotive, converting, and industrial process markets with comparable electric infrared oven solutions.

Others

• TPI Corporation: Parent company of Fostoria Infrared; diversified industrial group selling electric heaters, HVAC, and lighting — provides corporate context but is not a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Infralia: European infrared heating specialist serving industrial and process heat applications; comparable product category but primarily serves European markets where Fostoria has limited documented presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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