water cylinders - the most efficient in the world
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OSO Hotwater is the world’s largest manufacturer of stainless steel unvented hot water cylinders.
Manufactured in Norway since 1932, OSO cylinders have won countless awards for quality and sustainable production.
Unvented hot water cylinders connect directly to the water main and provide high pressure hot water to showers and taps throughout the building
Tougher
INCOTEC™ ultra-alloy heating elements give OSO products maximum durability in calcareous water.
Most experience
OSO was the first producer of stainless hot water heaters in Europe. We have more than 50 years of experience with 4 million heaters.
A sustainable company
Of particular importance has been the National Honorary Award “Glassbjørnen” (the Glass Bear) for unique environment efforts through 30 years, the “SCANVAC” award for the Best Environmental Company in Scandinavia and the “Best environment and Energy Efficiency product” for introducing foam insulated storage tanks.
Stronger
EVERLAST™ stainless steel in combination with OSO ULTRAWELD™ system gives the OSO products a leading corrosion resistance on the market.
Robotized
OSO Hotwater AS is since 2015 the most robotized manufacturing company in Norway.
The Family business
Three generations of Braathen have lived with a pioneering spirit on product innovations, now featuring integrated solutions, ground-breaking material technology and added value for customers.
Quality
Throughout 60 years we have perfected the stainless steel heater. The combination of material choice, robotized production and intelligent solutions gives the OSO products unbeatable lifetime.
Energy efficiency
OSO heaters have the lowest heat loss on the market, and are designed to give maximum performance. This gives our products the lowest power consumption and a unique lifespan economy for our customers.
Environment
50 years of efforts and investments to unite people, environment and industry, and for this given several awards. In three generations our objective has been the same:
Protect Our Beautiful Planet!
News
LG acquires the OSO Group
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THE FUTURE ROLE OF HOT WATER CYLINDERS IN BALANCING GRID DEMAND
Innovation timeline
1941
Production of potato collector cogs and planting equipment during the war
1945
Production of copper-lined storage tanks 200 – 50,000 litres resumes
1955
Provision storage tanks tripled the capacity while only taken half the space
1932
Norway’s first autogenous welded storage tank is produced at Oslo Svesiebedrift
1935
Welded cooking pots and wood boilers complements the range of products
1938
Development of wood-burning boilers which provides both heat and hot-water