Utilizing extensive research and development since 1987, Thermo-Tec produces the highest quality products for heat insulating, heat protection, and acoustical control. Their products out perform the competition in the automotive, motorcycle, powersport, marine and aviation industries. Several disciplines of racing, from grassroots to professional race teams, depend on Thermo-Tec high performance products. It’s their reputation for producing the highest quality and best performing products that keeps racers, and automotive enthusiasts alike, using their winning products.
Year after year, their loyal domestic and international customer bases have provided the Thermo-Tec brand with sales growth in every category. Their commitment to quality and continuous improvement is their pledge to you and their continued growth.
Extreme heat conditions and the destructive nature of radiant heat in general continue to be a major problem for consumers of their products. They find that Thermo-Tec products provide logical, easy-to-use solutions at reasonable prices.
HISTORY
When James White decided to build an off-road buggy out of an old motorcycle he had sitting in his Ohio garage, he had no idea the project would lead to creating one of the most recognized and respected companies in the automotive aftermarket industry. After 30 years, Thermo-Tec has grown from a small operation to an industry leader of heat insulation and sound deadening products.
But in 1987, White was simply looking for an answer to a problem. “My two toddler daughters would always be stealing my tools while I was working in the garage. I could envision them walking up and grabbing the hot exhaust,” White said. “After an extensive amount of research into ways on how to insulate the exhaust system, I discovered a company that manufactured a specialty material that they had obtained a patent on. They then agreed to make some test samples to my specifications.”
After wrapping the exhaust with this new material, White was “totally amazed.” “I could actually touch the exhaust while the engine was running,” he recalled. “I also understood the importance of exhaust flow as well as the technologies out there to try and retain the heat in the exhaust to maintain flow. All the expensive ceramic and high-tech coatings that had been on the market could not even come close to performing the way this new wrap that I had developed could.”
White recognized the innovative material had a wide range of applications, especially within his favorite hobby, building race cars. He and his wife, Donna, began Thermo-Tec in September of 1987, and never looked back.
Thermo-Tec now utilizes cutting-edge research, three decades of experience and a continued dedication to innovation to provide quality products from its headquarters in Greenwich, Ohio. The company expanded to five locations before building a facility in 2001 with more than 3 acres of land for expansion in the future. White attribute the growth of their company to their involvement with race teams from all over the world,” White said. “I have always raced throughout my life, so testing products and developing solutions for Thermo-Tec own race cars, has always been a passion for me. “If you listen to the customer they will also be your guide to the development of bigger and better products for the future.” White added, “As a company, they have always been directly involved with a multitude of different types of racing, from NASCAR to Formula One, NHRA — you name it, they’ve done it.”
Through it all, White has built a business on happy customers. Now, many manufacturers find themselves being undermined by inferior quality and workmanship of imported counterfeit products. They are proud to be made in America. After 30 years, James and Donna White recently went looking for a new CEO. Fitting to the company’s beginnings, their daughter, Chrissy Gilmore, returned to Ohio as the new CEO of Thermo-Tec last year.
WHY THERMO TEC?
Since 1987, Thermo-Tec has offered customers the latest in exhaust insulating and heat protection technology through cutting edge research and innovation. Thermo-Tec manufactures more than 130 products to either control heat dissipation or reflect heat away from parts and components in a myriad of applications, including: NASCAR, Drag Racing, Oval Track, Motorcycle, Off Road, Street, and Industrial.
They’re not only the best in the business—they’re the original. For over 30 years, their family-owned business has provided top-quality heat and sound insulation products for high-performance vehicles. Their innovations have orbited in space, braved the elements with their men and women in uniform, and reached high speeds with racers around the world, from Jack Roush to Joe Gibbs to weekend warriors like you. And when you purchase a product from Thermo-Tec, you support the U.S. economy by buying parts produced by American technology and American hands.
They stand by their products and guarantee you’ll be pleased with the quality and value of your purchase. Pick the right solution first with Thermo-Tec!
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The same high-performance heat and sound insulation products that have protected NASCAR drivers, soldiers, and astronauts are available for you. Don’t sacrifice power, your equipment or your personal safety using the wrong product or the wrong solution. As the original developer of heat and sound insulation technology, Thermo-Tec will help you figure out what you need to protect your parts and perform better.
Thermo-Tec’s dedication to research and development is what sets their products apart and well ahead of the competition. Every product they make is dynamically tested in real world conditions. From the lab to the racetrack or the street they know exactly how your product will perform and endure. Using the latest technology to develop products that are second to none.