ACS: Celebrates 20 years and opens new manufacturing facility in Middleton

Contact: ACS Manufacturing Facility

Matt Thiel

Principal, Director of Systems & Equipment or VP, Research & Technology

3330 University Ave.

Suite 200

Madison, WI 53705-2167

Phone: 864.605.1241

Email: mthiel@acscm.com

ACS Headquarters

Scott Hoselton

Principal, VP Business Development

3330 University Ave.

Suite 200

Madison, WI 53705-2167

Phone: 608.663.1242

Fax: 608.663.1591

Cell: 608.215.5194

Email: shoselton@acscm.com

Company specializes in delivering integrated test facility and equipment solutions to the engine and

vehicle market

ACS celebrated 20 years in business along with the opening of their new 40,000sf

Manufacturing Facility at 3119 Deming Way in Middleton, WI. Jim Corkery, President of ACS, welcomed

community and company executives including Tim Carey, representing the developer, The Carey Group,

and Jim Pientka, representing the architect and contractor, Iconica.

As a supplier of custom facility and equipment solutions to the engine and vehicle test market, the new

facility allows ACS to better serve the Company’s global clients, including industry leaders such as

Caterpillar, Cummins, Daimler, GE, John Deere, Navistar and MTU America. Locally, ACS supports

Cummins in Stoughton, Harley Davidson in Wauwatosa, and Fairbanks-Morse in Beloit.

“Our clients give us some tough problems to solve,” said Jim Corkery, President of ACS. “They value our

ability to meet their needs and schedule for custom equipment by managing all phases of engineering

design, manufacturing, factory acceptance testing, and site installation and commissioning.” With full

machining and sheet metal fabrication capabilities and a UL listed electrical and control panel build

shop, ACS produces mechanical, fluid, and control systems used in engine and vehicle testing.

“The building was designed with input from users to allow us to increase our capacity while improving

our quality, safety, and efficiency. We now have sufficient space for clients, engineers, designers, and

project managers to work here during the equipment build and factory acceptance testing as

necessary,” explained Matt Thiel, Director of Systems and Equipment.

This year also marks the 20 year anniversary of ACS. During that time ACS has grown to 150 employees –

twenty of whom work in the new facility. One hundred-thirty others work at the corporate headquarters

in Madison, two regional offices in the US, job sites throughout the US, and in offices and jobsites in

England and China. “We are very proud to be moved into this 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility

so that we can produce even more systems and equipment for our growing client base around the

world,” concluded Corkery.

ACS is a single-source provider of fully integrated facility and equipment solutions, serving the

international engine- and vehicle-testing markets. The company specializes in the comprehensive design,

construction management, integration, and commissioning of development and production test facilities

for engine, vehicle and components manufacturers. ACS is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin with

offices in Greenville, SC; Troy, MI; Leicester, UK; and TEDA Tianjin, China.