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About Silverback

Built and tested in our Illinois shop.

Silverback Ovens is a real shop in Illinois, run by the people who build the ovens. We build the oven we would want in our own shop. Before one leaves, we power it on, run every function, and pre-program the PID controller, so it shows up wired, tested, and ready to run.

Inside the Silverback shop, lit sign over the office wall with an oven staged in front
The shop · Witt, Illinois
1,250+
Ovens built
10+
Years building powder coating ovens
2-year
Parts warranty, standard
Lifetime
Phone support, as long as you own it

Before an oven leaves

Every oven runs before it ships.

01

Power it on

Every oven is powered up in the shop, not just boxed and shipped.

02

Run every function

Heat, PID controller, timer, alarm, every switch, before it is packaged.

03

Pre-program the PID controller

It shows up wired, tested, and ready to run.

The rule we build to

Deliver a product every time that is worth more than you paid for it.

Our ovens go to shops that make their living with them. We build every one like your living depends on it.

01

No shortcuts

Every choice in the build starts with the same question: how do we make this oven even better for our customers. We do not cut costs at your expense.

02

Trust and transparency

We tell you exactly what you are getting, show the carrier's real freight rate with no markup added, and never pay for reviews.

03

We stand behind it

A 2-year parts warranty comes standard on every oven and booth, and you can call us for as long as you own your oven.

Andrew, Silverback co-owner

Who you are buying from

Andrew

Product and shop

Grew up in Hoffman Estates, in the Chicago suburbs, and got his start with CNC and automation in a fabrication shop in the early 2000s. He is a fully certified HVAC technician (Universal 608), with specialties in sheet metal, electrical systems, and heating and cooling components. That is the exact skill set an oven is built from, and it had him building ovens for years before Silverback existed. Today he runs the product and shop side and handles a lot of the technical support and troubleshooting calls, so if you ever need a hand, the person on the phone is the person who designed the oven.

Oven experience
Lead oven builder for years before co-founding Silverback
Trade
CNC and automation since the early 2000s
Certification
HVAC technician, Universal 608
Specialties
Sheet metal · electrical systems · heating and cooling
Mack, Silverback co-owner

Who you are buying from

Mack

Builds the ovens · Answers the calls

Grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, and joined the Army at 19, serving two tours in Iraq as an infantryman with the 1st Cavalry Division. Since 2020 he has built or helped build more than 500 ovens. He also answers most of the calls that come into the shop, and after hundreds of those conversations he knows what buyers look for, where they get stuck, and how to help. When you call Silverback, there is a good chance you are talking to him.

Oven experience
Building ovens since 2020 · 500+ built or helped build
Service
U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry Division · two tours, Iraq
On the phone
Answers most calls · hundreds of buyers helped one-on-one
Cody, Silverback lead production coordinator

Who you are buying from

Cody

Lead Production Coordinator

Cody is our Lead Production Coordinator. He is fully HVAC certified, with hands-on experience in heating and cooling equipment, electrical wiring, and sheet metal fabrication. Those are the three trades that go into every oven we build. Cody keeps production moving on the shop floor, so the oven you order gets built right and gets out the door. Off the clock he is still turning wrenches on cars, trucks, and small engines, and he collects watches, so precision is not just his day job.

Certification
Fully HVAC certified
Hands-on
Heating and cooling · electrical wiring · sheet metal
On the floor
Keeps production moving, so your oven gets built right and out the door

A real shop you can find

Where we are, and how to reach us.

The shop
329 W Oak St
Witt, IL 62094
A real address for a real shop.
Near Witt? Some customers pick up in person.
Veteran owned · Two tours, Iraq, 1st Cavalry Division

The fastest way to get an answer is to call.

Call 314-202-4027. Tell us what you coat and we will help you size it, no pressure. Email works too: we answer buying, spec, and support questions the same way, whether you bought last week or three years ago.

Call us for as long as you own your oven. We will walk you through setup, programming, or repairs by phone, no matter when you bought.

What customers say

Real reviews, freely given.

The fit and finish is excellent! ... I use my oven at least 2-3 days a week and have never had an issue.
Thanks for the crazy quick and precise delivery. You guys went above and beyond to accommodate my schedule.

Every review here was freely given. We do not buy reviews and we never have.

Talk to the shop

Ready to find your oven, or just want to talk it through?

Tell us your parts and your panel, and we will size it with you. That is the call we get most, and we are glad to take it.

Talk to the shop
314-202-4027Shop ovens by size
We reply within a business day.