What We Do
Rath Incorporated assists customers in solving their challenging thermal process containment issues with engineering excellence and customized solutions, delivering results expected from a world leader in refractory technology. Unparalleled customer service is an integral part of the Rath approach. Rath Incorporated is committed to serving clients with a product that adds value and is designed and manufactured to their specific applications, delivered to where it is needed, and in a time frame that meets their requirements.
The Rath Incorporated line includes dense refractories, custom insulated parts and assemblies, furnace linings and re-linings, engineered insulation systems, and fiber based insulation, including a complete line of insulating firebricks, dense high alumina and specialty bricks, castables, coatings, adhesives and mastics. Rath Incorporated uses the highest quality synthetic raw materials, ensuring the lowest possible level of impurities in their finished products. These raw materials, combined with special processing, result in products that display excellent resistance to highly corrosive and reducing atmospheres, yielding ideal choices for any refractory need. Applications include crystal growing, specialty glass, microwave heating and drying, powder metallurgy, and semiconductor equipment.
Who We Are
Rath Incorporated in Newark, Delaware, as well as Rath Refractories in Milledgeville, Georgia, operate under the umbrella of Rath USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rath AG, based in Vienna, Austria. This fifth generation $100 million family owned company had its origin in Krummussbaum, Austria, manufacturing refractory bricks and mortar. From its inception in 1891 through 1983, the Rath organization developed and produced castable and moldable refractory, as well as vacuum shaped products of alumina fiber. In 1986, Rath built a facility for the production of alumino silicate fiber in Mönchengladbach, Germany, and in 1989 began using a sol gel process to produce alumina fiber capable of withstanding temperatures up to 1800°C. Rath currently has production facilities in Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Ukraine, and the United States, sustaining a growth rate exceeding 15% per annum during the past several years.
In 1990, Rath AG established Rath Performance Fibers, the predecessor to Rath Incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Throughout the ensuing years, Rath Incorporated established expertise in fiber applications in numerous industries throughout North America, providing the highest quality ceramic fiber products and engineered systems available. Since then, the Rath organization has applied its unique ceramic fiber technology around the globe in applications up to 3,300°F (1,800°C). We are committed to meeting the needs of customers through engineering excellence and unparalleled customer service.
In 2002, Rath Advanced Materials, the predecessor to Rath Refractories, was established as the representative of the Rath Group focused on dense refractory applications. Concurrently, Rath Performance Fibers evolved into a business focused on a broader line of applications including dense refractories, resulting in a name change to Rath Incorporated in mid 2005 to better reflect its broader area of expertise. As US sales of dense refractories grew, a state of the art brick facility was built in Milledgeville, Georgia. Following this path of growth, in early 2007, Rath Incorporated relocated to Newark, Delaware, establishing a 30,000 SF state of the art manufacturing facility that includes 5 axis CNC machining, fabrication, coating, drying, and manual machining capabilities.