About Us
SPX Thermal Product Solutions, a division of SPX Corporation, designs and manufactures industrial ovens, environmental simulation test chambers, heat treating ovens, non-ferrous melting furnaces, and equipment. The SPX family of brands includes Tenney, Blue M, Gruenberg, Lindberg, MPH, and Kayex.
The Tenney product brand offers one of the most comprehensive lines of environmental test chambers and rooms in the industry. The line includes custom and standard environmental rooms, shock and vibration chambers, and environmental test chambers.
The Blue M product brand is recognized in the industry as a leader in the design, manufacture and support of industrial ovens, inline curing ovens, light industrial furnaces, custom industrial ovens, and ASTM test ovens. These industrial ovens accommodate a wide range of applications and configurations to meet virtually any thermal processing requirement.
The Gruenberg product brand is recognized as a leader in the manufacture of industrial ovens including class 100 sterilizers, continuous process explosion-proof dryers, isolators and barrier systems, and a variety of thermal process systems for biotech, medical devices, and diagnostic products.
The Lindberg product brand has a long-standing reputation as a single-source supplier for the heat treating industry, including design, manufacture, and service. There are more than 75,000 Lindberg industrial furnace installations worldwide.
The MPH product brand, providing one of the world's largest lines of non-ferrous melting furnaces, offers complete product engineering and manufacturing services to handle any non-ferrous molten metal handling request with speed and efficiency.
The Kayex product brand is the leading producer of silicon
and germanium crystal growing equipment for the solar and semiconductor industries, and specializing in the design, manufacture, and support of both monocrystalline and polycrystalline crystal growing furnaces and are the exclusive supplier to the world's leading photovoltaic wafer companies.
About SPX Corporation
SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) is a Fortune 500 multi-industry manufacturing leader. The company offers highly-specialized engineered solutions to solve critical problems for customers.
SPX is focused on providing solutions that support the expansion of global infrastructure, with particular emphasis on the growing worldwide demand for energy and power. Its innovative product portfolio, containing many energy efficient products, includes cooling systems for power plants throughout the world; custom engineered process equipment that assists a variety of flow processes including food and beverage manufacturing, oil and gas exploration, distribution and refinement and power generation; handheld diagnostic tools that aid in vehicle maintenance and repair; and power transformers that regulate voltage for electrical transmission and distribution by utility companies.
SPX Thermal Product Solutions Brand History
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| 1932: Gruenberg Oven Company Founded |
1981: Lunaire Marine sold to Marine Aire |
1997: 500 Kayex Crystal Growers installed worldwide; China joint venture Kayex-Zheda |
2005: 800 Kayex Crystal Growers installed worldwide |
| 1952: Kayex founded as Hamco Machine-precision slicing
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1983: Kayex CG6000 Crystal Grower introduced |
1998: General Signal (GSX) merges with SPX |
2006: TPS Moved to new facility in White Deer, PA (15 miles south of previous location) |
1971: Kayex brand name established
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1987: First 200mm CZ puller sold |
2000: Tiros develops next generation of vertical curing oven, Ultima |
2007: Kayex KX120PV Introduced |
| 1973: First Hamco Crystal Grower |
1992: Enter into license agreement to manufacture Tenney products |
2001: Purchased by SPX as part of their United Dominion acquisition |
2008: Kayex KX150PV Introduced; Kayex ships 20 growers/month |
| 1979: Harold Lunick purchases Gruenberg Oven |
1995: Tiros founded in USA and first vertical curing oven developed |
2002: Blue M manufacturing moved to Williamsport from Watertown, WI |
2012: TPS, Kayex, and Lindberg/MPH rebrand company to SPX Thermal Product Solutions |
| 1980: Kayex purchased by General Signal
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1996: Acquired by United Dominion Industries |
2003: Changed Group Name to Thermal Product Solutions (TPS). |
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| 1980: Lunaire Marine added |
1997: Tiros develops first Microbatch Oven for Robert Bosch Australia |
2004: Acquired Tiros (Vertical Ovens for Semiconductor Industry) |
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