Manufacturer of kilns up to 1,800 °C for ceramics, glass, laboratory, dental and industrial heat treatment.
KITTEC GmbH
Rosenheim, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About KITTEC
KITTEC GmbH, based in Rosenheim, has been manufacturing electrically and gas-fired kilns for trades, arts, laboratory and industry since 1979. The product range comprises more than 120 standard models in four product lines (STUDIO, CLASSIC, PROFESSIONAL, INDUSTRIAL) – from top-loaders and front-loaders to chamber-wagon, bell, muffle, annealing and hardening furnaces as well as sintering furnaces up to 1,800 °C and burnout furnaces for precision casting. The company also develops custom-built kilns, such as chamber-wagon furnaces for stress-relief annealing of steel plates or CLM furnaces with 3 m length for metal bars and shafts. The furnaces are assembled by hand in small series; heating elements made of Kanthal are wound in-house; insulation uses multi-layer premium insulation and the company's own foam ceramic brick NewGen ESP. Typical fields of application are ceramic and glaze firing, glass fusing, ferritizing and pearlitizing of cast iron, hardening and tempering of steel as well as laboratory and dental technology.
- Site
- Rosenheim
- Processes
- Firing of ceramics, clay, glass, porcelain (glost/bisque firing), Glaze firing, Raku firing, Glass fusing, Ferritizing (cast iron), Pearlitizing (cast iron), Hardening, tempering, annealing and tempering, Solution annealing
- Materials
- Metals, Plastics, Glass, Ceramics, Cast iron, Steel, austenitic, non-rusting steels, Stainless steel (furnace components)
- Certificates
- Test seal with inspector's signature by name in the final inspection, Up to 3 years warranty (excluding heating coils), GS-certified models (since CB 125, 1995)
- Founded
- 1979
- Industries
- Ceramics/pottery/trades, Arts, Glass fusing/glass processing, Laboratory and dental technology, Metal processing/heat treatment, Casting/precision casting (burnout)
- 01
Consulting and project planning
- 02
Design and custom fabrication
- 03
Procurement of high-quality components from renowned manufacturers
- 04
Hand assembly in production (including hand-wound Kanthal heating elements)
- 05
Final inspection with test seal signed by name
- 06
Sales through specialized retailers, delivery and installation service, repair
Materials and Processes
Stainless steel (non-rusting austenitic steels)
Housing and frame parts of the PROFESSIONAL line as well as components for solution annealing of austenitic steels.
Steel
Heat treatment such as hardening, tempering and stress-relief annealing of steel plates, bars and shafts.
Cast iron
Application areas ferritizing and pearlitizing in KITTEC furnaces.
Ceramics / refractory material
Furnace chamber lining and firing goods; proprietary foam ceramic brick NewGen ESP for energy-saving insulation.
Glass
Used in fusing furnaces for glass processing and glass fusing.
Plastics
Thermal treatment of plastics in industrial applications.
Locations
Rosenheim
DEHeadquarters, manufacturing, office
- Lot size
- Small series (furnace assembly by hand)
- Materials
- Stainless steel, steel, ceramics, insulation materials
- Kilns up to 1,800 °C from own production
- Chamber-wagon furnaces CTH
- Bell furnaces HCB/HSQ
- Muffle furnaces M
- Sintering furnaces KTQ
- Burnout furnaces XA
- Annealing and hardening furnaces CLM
- Laboratory furnaces CLL
- Air-circulation chamber furnaces CLU
Products and Furnace Types
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firing of ceramics, clay, glass, porcelain (glost/bisque firing)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Clay, Porcelain, Glass |
| Glaze firingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Glass |
| Raku firingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Glass fusingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Ferritizing (cast iron)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Cast iron |
| Pearlitizing (cast iron)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Cast iron |
| Hardening, tempering, annealing and temperingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel, Cast iron |
| Solution annealingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | austenitic stainless steels |
| Stress-relief annealingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Stress-relief annealing of steel plates (chamber-wagon furnace with automatically extendable wagon)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Burnout of casting moulds (prototyping, precision casting)Casting | – | – | – | – | Casting moulds |
| Cleaning of particulate filtersHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Diesel particulate filters |
| Laboratory and dental furnaces (dental technology)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Metals, Ceramics |
| SinteringHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heat treatment of metal bars and shafts (custom CLM model series, 3 m length)Heat treatment | – | 3 m | – | – | Metal |
| Individual custom fabrication of kilns according to customer requirementsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
16 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilns (top-loaders and front-loaders) up to 1,800 °C | KITTEC | – | – | – | Rosenheim |
| Top-loader furnace ECO model series (STUDIO-LINE) | KITTEC ECO 70 S to ECO 205 S | – | – | – | – |
| Front-loader furnace CBN model series (STUDIO-LINE) | KITTEC CBN 15 to CBN 330 S | – | – | – | – |
| CLASSIC-LINE furnaces (CB, SQ, CBF/SQF, CL, CT, CBG, CBR, CBRB) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| PROFESSIONAL-LINE furnaces (X, XR, XT, XG) with housing/frame made entirely of stainless steel | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| INDUSTRIAL-LINE furnaces (CTH chamber-wagon furnaces, XRS/XTS front-loaders, CLL laboratory | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Chamber-wagon furnace with automatically extendable wagon | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| CLM model series custom fabrication with 3 m length for metal bars and shafts | KITTEC CLM (custom fabrication) | – | 3 m length | – | – |
| Laboratory muffle furnace with two-part front flap (custom fabrication) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Bell furnace made to measure (HCB/HSQ model series) | KITTEC HCB/HSQ | – | – | – | – |
| Burnout furnace custom size | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Three bell furnaces stacked on top of each other with separate firing chambers (glass industry) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Open high-speed special furnace with removable ceiling, 12 kW with 6 L usable volume | KITTEC | – | 6 L usable volume | – | – |
| Gas top-loader (CBG) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Gas front-loader (XG) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
| Raku furnaces (CBR) and Raku ring furnace (CBRB) | KITTEC | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Every furnace leaves the company carefully calculated, assembled and tested – in the final inspection the inspector signs the test seal with his name. Only insulation materials that are not classified as carcinogenic according to TRGS 905 (class 1 or 2) are used.
| Evidence | Rosenheim |
|---|---|
| Test seal with inspector's signature by name in the final inspection | |
| Up to 3 years warranty (excluding heating coils) | |
| GS-certified models (since CB 125, 1995) |
History
- 1979
Predecessor company Kittel presents the ceramics top-loader CB 60, one of the first top-loaders in Europe.
- 1986
The CB series with multi-layer premium insulation becomes the new reference in kiln construction.
- 1989
Renaming of Kittel to KITTEC.
- 1994
Introduction of the door furnace series K 180 T to K 450 T.
- 1995
CB 125 as the first GS-certified kiln with flip-lid mechanism.
- 2001
Introduction of the KITTEC X-LINE top-loaders with stainless steel frame parts.
- 2002
Stainless steel front-loaders XR and XT of the X-LINE.
- 2003
Introduction of an own installation and delivery service for front-loaders.
- 2004
25th anniversary; introduction of STUDIO-LINE CB front-loaders and fusing top-loaders.
- 2006
Presentation of the CLASSIC-LINE front-loaders at Ceramitec.
- 2009
First chamber-wagon furnaces (CTH model series) from own production at Ceramitec.
- 2014
Complete revision of the X-LINE (KITTEC New Edition).
- 2016
New brand appearance, new catalogue and new website.
- 2017
New model series STUDIO-LINE ECO and CLASSIC-LINE CT 3/CT 5; Double variant with doubled insulation.
- 2019
40 years of KITTEC; move to new offices at Taxisstraße 49, Rosenheim.
- 2023
Presentation of the foam ceramic brick NewGen ESP as the first kiln manufacturer worldwide.