MILESTONES

1949

1. 

   1949

   Ray Wycoff Begins ACE Welding in a Small Garage in El Segundo

2. 

   1961

   ACE Welding & Manufacturing Incorporates

3. 

   Tim Dodson Takes Ownership

4. 

   1980

   ACE Constructs Torrance Facility

5. 

   1981

   ACE Acquires DMN Tube Bending Services

6. 

   1982

   ACE Acquires Clearwater Tool & Die

7. 

   1988

   Kellie Johnson Becomes Next President of ACE

8. 

   1993

   ACE Awarded Boeing Supplier of the Year

9. 

   2000

   ACE Goes Lean with Six Sigma Program

10. 

    2002

    ACE Acquires Honeywell Metal Forming Operation

11. 

    2003

    ACE Expands with Compton Hydroforming Facility

12. 

    2004

    Three Generations: Ray, Tim and Kellie celebrate the new ACE Clearwater

13. 

    2004

    Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits ACE

14. 

    2004

    ACE Begins 3D Modeling Engineering Capabilities

15. 

    2005

    ACE Converts to a Closed-Loop Organic Clean Line

16. 

    2007

    Governor Schwarzenegger Pays Second Visit to ACE

17. 

    2010

    NASA Shuttle Astronaut Bob Behnken Visits ACE

18. 

    2011

    ACE Installs Air Quality Filter System for Foundry

19. 

    2011

    ACE Adds 5-Axis Computer-driven Laser Trimmer to Operations

20. 

    2012

    ACE Begins Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

21. 

    2012

    Adds FARO Arm Precision Laser Measurement to Final Inspection

22. 

    2014

    ACE Invests in Heightened Server Protection, Data Security, Backup Systems

23. 

    2016

    ACE installs STEM Battery Power Equalizer at Kona

24. 

    2017

    ACE Begins Enclosing Welding Booths

25. 

    2018

    ACE adds two additional FARO Arms to meet heightened demand

26. 

    2019

    WARDJet Waterjet Installed

27. 

    2019

    Addition Manufacturing CNC Tube Bender Installed

28. 

    2020

    OMAX Waterjet Installed

29. 

    2020

    YCM 5-Axis CNC Installed

30. 

    2024

    Trumpf TruLaser Cell 5030 Installed