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Watlow manufactures industrial heaters, sensors, and controllers for a variety of applications. We offer best-in-class engineering, standard products, and custom-designed solutions for high-volume orders.
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1922- Louis Desloge Sr. founds Watlow in St. Louis, Missouri to manufacture electric heating elements for the shoe industry. The company name Watlow is selected referring to "low-watt" heaters to r...1923- Watlow pioneers the use of electric heat in brick presses with strip heaters and standard cartridge heaters, replacing the more costly steam process.1924- Watlow builds its first factory. The company introduces a line of consumer products, including electric irons and heating pads, under the name of Queen Quality.1925- Watlow improves the process of shaping the popular harvest hat by replacing gas heat - both hard to control and confine - with special electric heating units designed to fit the shape of the...1931- Watlow introduces electric immersion heaters replacing cumbersome steam pipes and fire-hazardous gas.
1945- Watlow begins selling products outside the United States.1948- George Desloge, Louis's son, joins Watlow. George has a degree in aeronautical engineering.1950- George Desloge invents the narrow band cylindrical heater with its patented clamping strap for use in plastics processing.1951- Watlow expands into a larger manufacturing facility, which is more than 15,000 square feet.1954- George Desloge invents, and later patents, the FIREROD® cartridge heater, improving heat transfer efficiency in shoe manufacturing.1958- Watlow opens a facility in California and begins manufacturing silicone rubber heaters to service the aerospace industry. Watlow's FIREROD cartridge heater is patented.1961- Watlow builds a new 30,000 square foot facility on a 28-acre tract in St. Louis County, Missouri.1963- Louis Desloge Jr., Louis's son, joins Watlow and proceeds to build an international network of direct sales engineers and distributors.1965- George Desloge becomes president and Louis Desloge Jr. vice president of Watlow.1967- Watlow designs and manufactures the first high watt density cartridge pressurized heater for use in nuclear power plants.1970- Watlow's radiant heater line, RAYMAX®, is introduced.1972- Watlow opens a manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Missouri, to produce tubular heaters.1973- Watlow opens its first manufacturing facility outside of the U.S., in Germany, to produce metric diameter cartridge heaters.1974- Watlow introduces its thermocouple product line for the plastics industry.1981- Watlow purchases Adlake's mercury displacement relay division, which adds power switching ability. Watlow expands its St. Louis, Missouri, manufacturing facility to over 185,000 square feet.1982- The patented Lead Adapter (LA) manufacturing process allows same-day shipment on more than 150,000 configurations of stock FIREROD cartridge heaters and lead combinations.1983- Watlow begins Pacific Heater Company in Pacific, Missouri, a manufacturer of cartridge heaters. Watlow introduces its high performance mineral insulated band and strip heater product line.1984- Watlow doubles the size of its Winona, Minnesota, facility.1990- Watlow opens a new facility in Troy, Missouri, dedicated to process system design and fabrication. Watlow opens a new sales office in Seoul, South Korea. Watlow introduces the SERIES 945, a...1991- Gary Neal becomes president of Watlow. George Desloge becomes chairman of the board and Louis Desloge Jr. becomes vice chairman. Watlow acquires AOV Industries of Anaheim, California, and beg...1992- Watlow launches the new SERIES 92 limit/temperature controller and the SERIES 733 menu-driven cooking computer for the foodservice industry.1993- Watlow introduces the SERIES 988 process controller and the new DIN-A-MITE® power controller. The FIREROD MI lead option for high temperature and contamination resistance is patented. Watlow'...2000- Watlow Polymer Technologies introduces its patented THERMOPOLYMER® heaters to provide unique heated parts. Watlow is awarded winner of the Mississippi Valley Family Business of the Year Award...2001- Watlow moves to a new 20,000 square foot silicone rubber heater manufacturing facility in Anaheim, California. Watlow's Board of Directors appoints Peter Desloge to serve as the CEO of Watlow.2002- Watlow Process Systems moves to a new 50,000 square foot facility. Watlow launches Single Iteration as a new engineering services division, located in Fenton, Missouri. Watlow Engineering hon...2003- Watlow opens Watlow Iberica S.L., a new sales office in Madrid, Spain.2010- Watlow introduces its EXACTSENSE® thermocouple for high-temperature exhaust gas temperature sensing.2011- Watlow's Singapore facility receives ISO9001:2008 certification for compliant quality management systems. Watlow is honored with Highest Quality Award and President's Award by MEDRAD.2012- Watlow opens a new sales office in India.2012- Watlow acquires Semiconductor Tooling Services, Inc. (STS) of San Jose, CA., a leader in ion implant refurbishment, elastomer bonding and high-precision cleaning technologies.People also ask
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Shortly after this time, Watlow grew exponentially both globally and domestically, adding facilities in Kronau, Germany, and Columbia, Missouri; and acquiring the Claud S. Gordon Company of Richmond, Illinois, the nation’s leading manufacturer of temperature measurement devices.
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- Peter Desloge, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO; Steve Desloge, CFO
- St. Louis, Missouri
About us. Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company designs and manufactures industrial heaters, sensors, controllers, system assemblies and software — all of the components of a thermal system.
Feb 5, 2021 · Feb 5, 2021. Maryland Heights-based electronics manufacturer Watlow has been acquired by private investment firm Tinicum LP, pending regulatory approvals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
About us. Website. http://www.watlow.com/ Industry. Construction. Company size. 11-50 employees. Headquarters. Richmond, Illinois. Locations. 5710 Kenosha St. Richmond, Illinois 60071-9411, US....
