Herbert Arnold Torches
Herbert Arnold · Germany · Founded 1950 · Active
German burners, glassworking lathes, and production systems.
- Stainless-steel burners
- Surface-mix multiple-jet heads
- Glassworking lathes
Herbert Arnold GmbH & Co. KG says Herbert Arnold started it as a one-person business on 1 October 1950 in Weilburg, Germany, developing production technology for glass and later quartz; it is now part of Arnold Gruppe. The company makes burners, glassworking lathes, tools, and production systems.
Lineup at a glance
Every current Herbert Arnold model in our catalog, cheapest first. Oxygen is a rough sizing estimate, not a spec. The sourcing note under the table says where these figures came from.
| Model | Price | Stages | Jets | Oxygen (estimate) | Mix | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bench torches | ||||||
| $1,095* | 2 | 15 | Not published | Surface mix | Beginner, Intermediate | |
 Herbert Arnold ArniBench | Mid ($$) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Surface mix | Beginner, Intermediate |
 Herbert Arnold ZenitBench | $3,300* | 1 | Not published | ~58 LPM | Surface mix | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hand torches | ||||||
| $420* | 1 | Not published | Not published | Premix | Intermediate, Advanced | |
| $649* | 1 | Not published | ~2.8 LPM | Premix | Intermediate, Advanced | |
| $3,695* | 1 | Not published | ~58 LPM | Surface mix | Intermediate, Advanced | |
“Not published” means we have no sourced figure for that model yet, not that it is zero. Prices without a dollar figure show our price band instead.
* Estimate: our reference US figure, not a list price from the maker.
What the maker states
Herbert Arnold's burner page describes stainless-steel housings and jets, high heating capacity, low-noise operation, homogeneous flames, and suitability for quartz. It says burners can be supplied for all gas types.
Documented burners
The official burner page directly identifies the 141/3 as a surface-mix hand torch with a multiple-jet head. The six torches in our catalog map to Arnold's own model numbers in its burner catalog and its 02/2025 price list: the Zenit bench burner is 114/1 PSL (propane), 114/2 ESL (natural gas) and 114/3 WS (hydrogen), each in 40, 50 and 65 mm heads; the Zenit Hand Torch is 114/21 PS, 114/22 ES and 114/23 WS; the Big Arni bead burner is 126/11; the Mini Hand Torch is 126/20 and the Premix Hand Torch 126/22, both premix (Mischgassystem). The smaller bead burner on the same catalog page, the Arni, is 126/12. A given torch is built for one fuel, so order the version that matches your supply.
Prices, data and terms
Arnold publishes more working data than most makers: gas and oxygen pre-pressures in mbar and bar, and maximum gas and oxygen consumption in cubic meters an hour, for most of its burners. Three of our oxygen estimates are those maximums converted to LPM: the Premix Hand Torch, the Zenit Hand Torch and the Zenit bench burner. Its prices are a euro list excluding VAT (the Zenit runs from EUR 2,289 to EUR 3,846 by fuel and head, the Mini Hand Torch EUR 304), and the dollar figures on our pages are US reference prices, not Arnold's. Arnold's general terms limit defect claims to 12 months from delivery. Where its catalog page leaves a figure out, such as the Big Arni's jet count, we say so rather than guess.
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Manufacturer profiles are compiled from publicly available information and are our own editorial summary. Figures come from the manufacturer's own pages and manuals where we have them, and are labelled as estimates where they are ours; confirm the current spec with the maker before you buy. Torch images are product photos where we have them and stylized flame art where we do not.