PECM Issue 35 2018 | Page 160

PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES SPECIAL PRESSURE SOLUTIONS ACE APPARATEBAU CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING GMBH HIGHEST PRESSURE – HIGHEST QUALITY For decades, the team of ACE Apparatebau construction & engineering GmbH has been developing special solutions for industrial equipment, which are recognized worldwide. In the factory in Lieboch, ACE is able to produce apparatuses with pressures up to 750 bar, weights up to 600 tons and diameters up to 6.5 m in one piece. One of ACE’s premises is located directly at the river Danube so that hassle-free loading of up to 600 tons onto the ship is possible. The product range includes all different kinds of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, reactors and special products such as FCC components. ACE is a competent and 160 PECM Issue 35 confident partner when it comes to plant shut downs and revamps. The diversified business activities and the flexibility of ACE’s employees permit a short-term project realization. ACE’s equipment has primarily applications in the petrochemical and chemical industry as well as in refineries and the ammonia/ fertilizer industry. ACE also offers chemical & process design services such as design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers, optimization of existing apparatuses, vibration analysis for straight tube and U-tube heat carriers, as well as calculation of individual components, such as bundles, steel construction and fans, and simulation of the airflow and shutter control. ACE is part of the versatile Christof Group and the apparatus construction company group JCA (J. Christof Apparatebau Beteiligungs GmbH), which consists of three apparatus construction companies, all located in Austria, and one company for the mechanical processing of large parts in Slovenia. www.christof-group.com/ace