The Orton Ceramic Foundation was started in 1932 as a charitable trust for the benefit of the ceramic arts and industry.  The roots of the Orton Foundation actually date back to 1896 with the establishment of the Standard Pyrometric Cone Company by Dr. Edward Orton Jr. who was a pioneer in developing and applying scientific principles to ceramic manufacturing.

    Today the Orton Foundation provides critical products to assist high temperature processing of ceramic materials, which in turn allows the Orton Foundation to support additional scientific research in the areas of heat processing of ceramic and other high temperature materials.

Orton Products

• Pyrometric Products (Orton Firing Cones and Orton Witness Cones)
• Industrial Products
• Kiln Vents & Accessories
• Digital Kiln Controllers
• Educational Products, including videos, books and technical literature

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply supplies Orton products to schools and universities as well as professional and hobby ceramic, pottery and glass artists.