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. 

1st job sold!

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.

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.

1980's