
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!
Innovation timeline

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

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

1957
“TRIPLEX” and “COMPACT” heating units for oil and wood/electrical units

1959
“NORTHEM” integrated heating unit and storage tanks is launched

1968
The “SAFE” system – triple-valve and surface mounted thermostat is introduced

1968
Heaters heated directly by electricity simplifies installation and operation

1968
First in the world to produce stainless steel storage tanks which increases lifespan.

1979
The “SUNSAVER” solar-heated storage tanks are launched

1980
Top-mounted mixing valves becomes standard, resulting in huge resource savings

1984
The tank-in-tank unit “PROGRESS” water heater line is introduced for heat pumps

1985
The “TURBO” system with plate exchanger revolutionises heat-up times

1988
The “EXPRESS” storage tanks with flip/flop thermostat heats water 3 times faster

1993
The “UNIVERSAL” electric boilers 15-45 kW without contactors makes installation easier.

1994
“THERMO TOP” reduces heat loss from standard storage tanks by 20%

1999
The “MAXI” large storage tanks 500-1000 liters becomes industry standard

2001
The warranty is doubled on the stainless steel pressure tank

2004
The new “ECO FOAM” insulation saves more than 500 million kWh in 10 years

2007
“ENERGY SAVER” for grey water reuse results in huge Energy Efficiency savings

2008
OPTIMA serien tredobler kapasiteten og øker virkningsgraden for alle varmepumper

2010
“EXPANSION” is introduced with a fully integrated expansion solution

2010
“EXPANSION” is introduced with a fully integrated expansion solution

2012
OPTIMA TRIPLE COIL er bransjens mest avanserte varmesentral med unike fordeler

2015
As a consequence of the implementation of the ErP directive in Norway,
integration of vacuum panels improves insulation

2015
DELTA serien oppnår ErP rating A – verdens best isolerte beredere

2016
The “DELTA” series receives rating “A” from ErP – best in class

2017
NANOPUR isolering og bruk av VACUUM paneler sparer 200 mill. kWh over 10 år

2018
OSO Manufacturing AB starts production of large size heaters in stainless steel, with volumes up to 15,000 liters!

2020
OSO releases “VERSA“, “WALLY“, and the “OPTIMA” series

The Future
Development never stops, and OSO has a lot we are looking forward to share with our customers in the future!