The Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation is a company that provides temperature monitoring devices, thermal analysis instruments, electronic controllers, and materials testing services for the ceramic and glass industries. It offers pyrometric cones, TempTabs, TempCheks, PTCR rings, dilatometers, gradient furnaces, glass testing instruments, kiln controllers, kiln vents, and laboratory testing of thermal and physical properties. The company serves industries including advanced ceramics, heat treating, powder metal sintering, dental zirconia sintering, brazing, investment casting, brick, sanitaryware, tile, and pottery.