Author Archive: Staff Writer
Staff Writer March 25, 2015
We’re proud to announce that we’ve earned the UL 698A designation, which qualifies us to build explosion-proof cabinets to UL standards. These industrial cabinets use heavy-duty construction such as 1.5″ thick cast aluminum studded with Grade 8 bolts to contain…
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Staff Writer March 25, 2015
FlexMetrics Remote Dashboard For Your Steam Generator Monitor critical parameters from anywhere in the world. Quick, what’s your steam quality right now? Do you know what your feed water flow rate is at this moment? Have there been dips in…
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Staff Writer March 25, 2015
One of ACES’s customers is a company that processes wastewater using advanced technology, removing contaminants and returning 100% reclaimed water. They called ACES to retrofit a hydraulically-powered filter press that had originally been integrated into an automated paint filtration system complex…
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Staff Writer March 22, 2015
Mining oil sands with steam generators. Oil fields of Canada hold an estimated 169 billion barrels, second only to Saudi Arabia in potential oil production. The challenge lies in extracting the particularly sticky, semi-solid bitumen from the sand. Enhanced Oil…
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Staff Writer March 21, 2015
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, VFDs,…
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Staff Writer March 20, 2015
Real-time data acquisition puts metrics at your fingertips. 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…
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Staff Writer March 20, 2015
ACES real-time data acquisition system in action 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…
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Staff Writer March 20, 2015
Creating installation ninjas for your next control 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 new…
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Staff Writer March 20, 2015
Keeping Oil Fields Safe with Explosion-Proof Panels 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….
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Staff Writer March 20, 2015
Cabinet Cleared for Takeoff: Pre-Flight Testing with a Simulator 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 with…
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