Profile: Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation is a manufacturer of pyrometric monitoring devices, thermoanalytical instruments, electronic kiln controllers & vents. Our brands include AutoFire™ and Tempchek™. Our products include dilatometers, thermal gradient furnace, glass testing instruments and temperature controllers. Our thermoanalytical instruments are designed specifically for ceramics, glass, whitewares, structural clay, refractories, technical ceramics, investment casting bodies, electronic ceramics, electrical ceramics and advanced ceramics. Our kiln controllers are designed to automatically fire electric kilns with precise temperature control and reliability.