by Staff Writer | Mar 22, 2015 | Control Systems, Featured Projects, Steam Generators
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...
by Staff Writer | Mar 21, 2015 | Featured Projects
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,...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured Projects
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 started off with one build station,...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured Projects
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 Bob has clearance for. At a glance he can...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured Projects
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...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured Projects
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. They were...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured Projects
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...
by Staff Writer | Mar 17, 2015 | News
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...
by Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2015 | Featured Projects
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 our...
by Staff Writer | Feb 20, 2015 | CSI, Wiring and Electricity
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...
