ABOUT TFL
A Leader In Refractory Sales & Services
TFL is a recognized leader in the refractory industry, offering innovative solutions for high temperature applications. From the beginning, our business has been built around the concept of ever-improving customer service, responsiveness, and care. In today’s marketplace, we find it very rewarding to be able to partner with our customers and “dive deep” into their business with them. This enables us to truly learn about their refractory issues and offer valuable contributions to help them reduce refractory maintenance cost and improve refractory lining performance.
THE FOUR FUNDAMENTALS OF OUR BUSINESS
When you’ve been in the refractory industry for as long as we have, you simply know what is most important to your customer base. At TFL, our business is built around these four fundamentals:
- Innovation... We solve refractory problems through creativity and ingenuity, finding solutions where others haven’t looked.
- Experience... Our decades of hands-on experience guide us as we apply technical reasoning and sound engineering practice to everything we do.
- Responsiveness... We know that timing is everything in the refractory industry. We meet critical schedules.
- Quality... We know that our products are crucial to American industrial competitiveness. There is no room in our marketplace for anything but the highest quality products.
Superior Refractory Materials and Precast Shapes for All Applications
Our ability to offer more than just “a bag of refractory” has contributed to our success over the years. We assist our clients in solving their refractory lining problems with solutions based on technical reasoning and sound engineering practice.
TFL provides refractory sales and service to many industries, including power generation, steel, aluminum, lumber, pulp and paper, minerals processing and industrial furnaces. We specialize in designing and manufacturing all types of
precast refractory shapes for virtually any application. Our facilities include custom mold-making capabilities, fully automated mixing equipment, and two large furnaces for controlled firing of our shapes.
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REDI-SHAPE™ Precast Shapes
REDI-SHAPE™ Precast ShapesThe use of precast shape technology can greatly enhance the performance of refractory linings in your equipment. TFL is a leader in developing innovative applications for precast shapes.
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Refractory Materials
Refractory MaterialsTFL is a major distributor for Plibrico Company, LLC, a leading manufacturer of high-quality monolithic refractories. We maintain a complete inventory of Plibrico castable and plastic refractories, gun mixes, mortars, service mixes, firebrick, and insulating materials in our Houston, Texas warehouse.
In addition to Plibrico refractory materials, we maintain an inventory of super-duty and high-alumina firebrick, insulating firebrick, blanket and block insulation, insulating papers, servicing mixes, mortar, and refractory anchors.
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Refractory Anchors
Refractory AnchorsWhen it comes to refractory anchors, TFL understands the importance of a quick response. Delivery delays of these critical components can have serious consequences on any job. TFL will assist you with your refractory anchor needs, and supply only the highest quality alloy and ceramic anchors, including our popular Rotalock Anchor.
Dependable Refractory Sales
& Services
At TFL, we understand the importance of quick responses and dependable service, and we pride ourselves on serving our customers’ needs as quickly as we can. We are available anytime, even after normal business hours, and we will strive to assist you with your emergency needs in any way we can. We look forward to discussing our capabilities and services and assisting you with your refractory related needs.
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