Cress Manufacturing Company

Cress Manufacturing Company is a kiln maker in Carson City, Nevada with its own online catalog and shopping cart, selling Cress electric ceramic kilns and the replacement parts and kiln furniture that go with them, alongside glass kilns and industrial furnaces.

Official shop URL: https://products.cressmfg.com/viewitems/ceramic-kilns/digital-electronic-3 (company home: https://www.cressmfg.com/)

Last checked: 2026-10-20

Category: Supplier Also called: Cress; Cress Kilns; Cress Mfg. Co.; Cress Manufacturing Company Inc.; cressmfg.com

Who it’s for

Potters, schools and studios that fire in a Cress electric kiln or want to buy one, and anyone who needs factory replacement elements, bricks, thermocouples, switches or kiln furniture for a Cress kiln.

Why it’s listed

This is the manufacturer’s own catalog with list prices and an Add To Cart button on each item, plus a shopping cart page. It prints a street address and phone numbers. It is not a marketplace or directory card.

• About (About Us page, checked 2026-10-20): “Cress was founded in 1973.” The company says it manufactures, exports and distributes kilns and heat-treating furnaces for “porcelain, pottery ornamental ceramics and many other applications,” and the home page says Cress was “first in our field with UL listing of ceramic kilns.”
• Ceramic kilns (Digital / Electronic catalog page): the E-Series electronic kilns, 42 models listed, all rated cone 10 / 2350 °F. Examples: E1414 (14-inch, 220 V, 4.84 kW, 6-30P plug) at $1,966; E18-208 (17.5-inch octagonal, 208 V) at $2,399; ES18-208 at $2,489. Larger E23, E24, E27 and E28 models are also listed. The page says most E-Series kilns have three-zone-capable controls and that Cress includes heat-reflective stands.
• Kiln elements (Kiln Elements and Rods page): element sets by kiln model, for example a 2-element set for the B911H/FX911 at $106, a 4-element set for the E18 at $240, and an 8-element set for the XL23 at $364.
• Kiln furniture (Furniture Kits/Shelves and Posts page): 1-inch square posts from $1.80 (½ in) to $2.80 (6 in), 1.5-inch posts from $2.65, and a 13-inch full round shelf at $30.50.
• Kiln bricks (Kiln Bricks page): grooved, crossover and peephole bricks for 6-, 7-, 8-, 10- and 12-sided kilns at $18–$19, and plain insulating firebrick at $15.
• Shipping (every catalog page): “Shipping fees will be added after the ordering process. Our sales team will notify you of additional fees.” Prices are subject to change.
• Resources page: 2026 Kiln Price List and 2026 Kiln Parts List PDFs, plus manuals and wiring diagrams.

Prices are what the site showed on the check date and may change.

Official URL

Shop (ceramic kilns, Digital / Electronic): https://products.cressmfg.com/viewitems/ceramic-kilns/digital-electronic-3

Kiln Elements and Rods: https://products.cressmfg.com/viewitems/kiln-parts/kiln-elements-and-rods

Furniture Kits/Shelves and Posts: https://products.cressmfg.com/viewitems/kiln-parts/-a—furniture-kits-shelves-and-posts

Kiln Bricks: https://products.cressmfg.com/viewitems/kiln-parts/kiln-bricks

Shopping cart: https://products.cressmfg.com/addtocart

Company home: https://www.cressmfg.com/

About Us: https://www.cressmfg.com/about/

Contact: https://www.cressmfg.com/contact/

Resources (price lists, manuals): https://www.cressmfg.com/resources/

(First-party company site and catalog checked 2026-10-20. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL with a Chrome User-Agent and browser Accept headers, spaced 4 seconds apart. See the notes on the catalog root. No item was added to the cart.)

Location

Cress Mfg. Co., 4736 Convair Dr., Carson City, NV 89706. Sales (775) 884-2777 or (800) 423-4584 (English and Spanish spoken); technical support (775) 884-4397. The site also has a dealer finder for hobby kilns. Email is printed on the site; it was not used.

This is a kiln manufacturer and parts supplier. It is not a studio or a guild.

Notes

• Category is Supplier: first-party catalog with Add To Cart and a cart page. Shipping is quoted by the sales team after the order is placed, so the final cost is not shown at checkout.
• The company also makes industrial heat-treating furnaces and glass kilns; this listing is for its ceramic kilns and kiln parts.
• The catalog runs on a Thomasnet product-catalog platform with DataDome bot protection. Its bare root page (products.cressmfg.com, not linked) returned 403 (a “Please enable JS” challenge) on 2026-10-20, so it is not cited. The category pages above returned 200.
• Nevada already has the Nevada Clay Guild; this is the first Nevada supplier (checked local files, GitHub main and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-20; not listed). Other suppliers already listed mention Cress kilns among the brands they carry.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, cart action, form, quote request, account or publication action was taken.
• Image: the company’s own site logo (site-logo from cressmfg.com, served as WebP and saved as PNG), saved as cress-manufacturing.png, PNG 308 × 153.

FAQ

Q: Can I buy from Cress online?
A: Yes. The catalog has Add To Cart buttons and a shopping cart. Shipping is not included; the sales team adds it after you order and lets you know.

Q: Where is Cress?
A: 4736 Convair Dr., Carson City, NV 89706. Sales: (775) 884-2777 or (800) 423-4584.

Q: What does a Cress kiln cost?
A: On the check date the E1414 electronic kiln listed at $1,966 and the E18-208 at $2,399. All E-Series kilns listed are rated to cone 10 / 2350 °F.

Q: Can I get replacement elements and parts?
A: Yes. Element sets are listed by kiln model (for example $240 for an E18 set), along with bricks, thermocouples, switches, stands, shelves and posts.

Q: How long has Cress been making kilns?
A: Since 1973, according to its About Us page.