Paragon Industries is a privately-owned and operated company. The organization manufactures kilns and furnaces for ceramics, pottery, heat-treating, enameling, dentistry, laboratory testing and glass fusing. Paragon Industries is one of the largest kiln producers in the world. The company s products include ceramic, china painting, enameling, glass, lamp-working, pottery and silver clay kilns, as well as heat-treating, knife-making, wax burnout and industrial furnaces. Paragon Industries kilns and furnaces come in a wide variety of sizes and styles to accommodate a range of production requirements. The company, which is based in Mesquite, Texas, utilizes a nationwide distribution network to deliver its products throughout the United States. Paragon Industries was founded in 1948 in a garage and has grown to inhabit a 50,000-square-foot factory.