Help us celebrate our 50th year in business!
1969
Founded in 1969 as a manufacturer of industrial ovens, Otto Andreae and Rusty Sherman brought their up-start business to Door County, Wisconsin and began fabricating in an old apple warehouse. Brad Andreae, Otto’s son, jumped in to assist his father, working around the clock during his college breaks, and then full time after graduation, to get the business off the ground.
Otto Andreae
Rusty Sherman
Rusty Sherman
1st job sold!
“Used for drying paper, specifically money wrappers. It was one of the first jobs I worked on in the shop.”
Brad M. Andreae
E-Coating at TTX started in 1971.
Here is a photo of a Belt E-Coat fastener line.
1970's
High Temp. Sintering Oven
3 zone conveyor oven. Used to manufacture high energy ignition coils. Parts are removed automatically and conveyed to potting machine, gel oven, and then final cure
All of our drawings were completed with pencils and drafting tables
723 S Oxford Street - Original building
Christmas Party at Leathem Smith Lodge
723 S Oxford Street - Original building loading dock
Cincinnati Powder Show - 1974
Photo taken prior to move in 1976
Stainless steel meringue browning oven.
Therma-Tron-X, Inc. ground breaking at
1155 S Neenah Avenue
Built in 1976 - New headquarters for Therma-Tron-X
1155 S Neenah Avenue
The name “Therma-Tron-X, Inc.” was selected for three reasons. The word “Therma” stands for thermal, regarding the oven aspect of the company. The word “Tron” comes from the word “Electron” for the electrical and ecoat portion of our systems, and “X” because, at that time, no company they knew of with an “X” in their name had ever failed.
Largest machine built (at the time) by Therma-Tron-X
1980's
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