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Freshening Up Freshwater Systems
A municipality came to ACES with a freshwater system in need of updating. The existing control systems of the plant were showing their age, with slow and unreliable communication and many manually-performed operations. ACES installed new PLCs, cabinetry,…
How to Save 20-40 Percent Per Aircraft
Nine months ago a major aircraft manufacturer came to us with a challenge: They wanted a system that would turn on a light bulb if a task exceeded the allotted time. What started off with one build station,…
Tracking A Day in the Life of Bob
It’s Tuesday morning. Bob, a line employee at a major aircraft factory strolls up to the computer station in Zone 2 and scans his badge. The system loads all the menus and data Bob has clearance for. At a glance he can…
FlexSteam Training Panel
Steam generators are highly complex systems with endless configurations to customize BTUs, fuel type, motor size, pump size, etc. ACES has already taken one step towards streamlining the process of installing…
Keeping Oil Fields Safe
ACES recently shipped 10 explosion-proof panels to the oil fields of North Dakota. These NEMA 7– rated, 3′ x 4′ panels weighed 500 lbs each, and featured walls of cast aluminum 1.5″ thick. They were studded with…
Cabinet Cleared for Takeoff
Commissioning a new cabinet can be an involved process, requiring a technician to spend hours field-testing hundreds of connections, relays, lights, etc. ACES ensures a seamless takeoff for our cabinets…
TheAcesInc Social Networking Now Online
With a redesigned website, American Control and Engineering Services, Inc. TheAcesInc Social Networking now online and ready for global outreach. The TheAcesInc just incorporated Social Networking into their tool bag in Q1 of…
Welcome to Our New Shop
ACES recently completed a move into an expansive new 75’x125′ building. We’re excited to have our production facility fully integrated under the same roof with our offices. The new 47’x25′ UL-listed panel shop is the beating heart of…
The Case of the Overheating Drum Welder
THE MYSTERY An ACES’ CSI (Control Systems Investigator) was called to the scene of an overheating side-seam drum welder. This is a primary machine for this customer, a barrel manufacturer. Its job is to take a flat piece of metal, roll it into a hoop and weld it down…
The Case of the Glitchy Helium Tester
THE MYSTERY One of ACES’ customers manufactures drums and containers for industrial uses. They called us due to an issue with their helium tester, a machine which injects the gas into newly manufactured barrels, seals them and raises them into a vacuum chamber to be…