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Taking weight out of the equation puts ACE on
course for £800,000 export birthday present
A global desire for greener cars and more
fuel efficient planes is set to deliver a major
export boost to Advanced Chemical Etching
(ACE).
The Telford-based precision engineering
specialist is predicting international orders
to generate an additional £800,000 of
revenue, with prototype and low volume
parts in demand from customers in more
than 15 countries.
Employing 60 people at its Hortonwood
site, the company’s ability to etch in
aluminium and titanium has seen it play a
major role in the development of heating
elements for ice protection on aircraft and
high-performance interconnectors and
bipolar plates commonly used in automotive
battery packs and fuel cells respectively.
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These are all identified as major growth
areas for the business, which is set to
celebrate its 20th birthday in 2020. weight out of the equation, whether that
is melting ice or supporting new battery
technology.
“The parts we produce are very complex
and there are not many firms with our
capacity or capability,” explained Chris
Ball, Executive Director at ACE. “We’re already working on a number of
projects that should come to fruition this
year and have the potential to change
the way cars, drones, space vehicles and
aircraft are powered.”
“Our different etching processes have
been developed to deliver the tightest of
tolerances and over £600,000 has been
invested in the last year in new equipment
to ensure we can produce up to 2000
sheets per day…a massive increase on this
time last year.”
He continued: “Automotive and aerospace
are committed to reducing emissions
and our technology lends itself to taking
ACE, which has been supported by
the Department for International Trade
(DIT) with reviews of its website and
agent network to help maximise sales,
specialises in the development of
prototype components, pre-production
and volume fulfilment to customers in
aerospace, automotive, electronics,
medical, telecoms and renewables.