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ACS Group opens tech center in Wisconsin
ACS Group has opened a 12,000-square-foot new off a lot more equipment. We can show it interacting with
technology center in New Berlin, about three blocks the machine.” Most of the machines on the tech center
down the street from its 186,000-square-foot headquarters floor had “Made in USA” stickers prominently displayed.
and manufacturing plant for plastics auxiliary machinery. ACS is one of the oldest players in the U.S. auxiliary
The opening was timed to coincide with the company’s equipment business — its Sterling unit turned 100 years
annual national sales meeting. “It’s a place where old this year
you can bring your customers and feel proud,” said
MHI Named to Build Large-
Paul Grekowicz, Scale Polyethylene Plant
vice president Project for ExxonMobil
of marketing
and product Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has received an
development. order for supply of systems to support a large-
Prior to the new scale polyethylene production train for ExxonMobil’s
center, plastics Beaumont Polyethylene plant. The new production
processors who train is slated to be completed in 2019, and will
wanted to visit produce 650,000 tons of polyethylene per year. MHI is
ACS to test
equipment or currently building
learn about new products had to visit an area in the a Polyethylene
back of the manufacturing plant. Grekowicz said ACS is plant comprising
hiring staff to create products, many of them timed for of 2 units, each
introduction at NPE 2018. “We’re investing in additional with the same
resources to accelerate new product development. We’re scale of production
hiring,” he said. “We have a lot of good things to show, c a p a c i t y, a t
and every few months there is going to be something ExxonMobil’s Mont
new. That’s the exciting part.” The tech center project B e l v i e u , Te x a s
came together quickly. At first, ACS planned to use the facility, making this the third order following the
leased space for warehousing. Then, about two months completion in 2011 of a polyethylene plant in
ago, officials decided to convert the building into a fancy Singapore. MHI will supply the reaction, finishing, and
showroom and technical center, with polished floors, shipping equipment for the plant, as well as utility
upgraded lighting, and space to show off the company’s facilities for water, air and steam. Polyethylene is
complete product line. a chemical that is used in the production of plastic
products such as construction films, grocery bags,
ACS spent more than $150,000 on the renovation. The and product packaging.MHI has participated in the
company, which has brand names including AEC, Sterling project throughout the various stages of ExxonMobil’s
and Cumberland, also invited a primary equipment planning. MHI’s President and CEO, Shunichi Miyanaga,
supplier to the project, so customers can see how ACS commented, “I feel very honored to have received
equipment works with an operating injection molding consecutive orders from ExxonMobil, the leader in
machine. There’s a 165-ton Venus injection press from the petrochemical industry. We will aim to deliver a
Absolute Haitian in the building. At the open house, it was high quality plant, placing the utmost importance on
pumping out discs for disc golf. Grekowicz said ACS plans safety management, just as with our other projects
to add an extrusion line, too. “Now [we’ve] actually got a in Texas and Singapore.”
separate facility, laid out very nicely where you can show
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