Family Business Produces Custom Grain Handling Equipment
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“We’ve got 3 generations of experience in our company, so there really isn’t much we haven’t seen in 17 years of building and installing legs, towers and conveyors,” says Jason Anderson of Ace Millright in Illinois. “My father Kevin started the business in 1999 and my grandfather Otis, who’s 82, still works in sales and loves every day of it. As a small company we really take pride in helping our customers figure out exactly what they need and then building it for them.”
Ace began when Kevin Anderson, who operated a feed bagging business, had a customer ask him to build a peanut cleaner and sizing system. That installation was successful, and soon his business evolved into dismantling and re-building older feed mills, grain legs and towers. Eventually they started building grain bins, too. Jason Anderson would clean up much of the older equipment, rebuild what needed rebuilding and sell equipment to farmers who wanted something that looked new, but without the new cost. He says their business now builds all types of feed and grain legs in sizes ranging from micro-blending to 20,000 bu./hr., most of it built with CAD design.
“We work with a supplier who helps engineer and specify the legs, then we build them in-house. We also build custom conveyors, either completely new or re-building used equipment for specific applications. We powdercoat all the new equipment and will assemble it on-site. If a customer is ambitious and has the ability - they can install the equipment themselves using the plans we provide. We can also build galvanized equipment.”
From its base in Illinois, Ace is central to all markets in the U.S. and Canada. Anderson says “We’ve built equipment for farmers, grain companies and mills in several states as well as Canada.” Ace’s tower sections are shipped in a way so they’re ready to stand as they’re lifted off the truck, reducing bolt-together and assembly time and again holding costs down. “As a family business, there’s really no job too small for us and we haven’t found one too large to handle yet.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ace Millwright, Inc., P.O. Box 66, Alpha, Ill. 61413 (ph 309 629-2123; www.acemillwright.com).
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Family Business Produces Custom Grain Handling Equipment GRAIN HANDLING Miscellaneous “We’ve got 3 generations of experience in our company so there really isn’t much we haven’t seen in 17 years of building and installing legs towers and conveyors ” says Jason Anderson of Ace Millright in Illinois “My father Kevin started the business in 1999 and my grandfather Otis who’s 82 still works in sales and loves every day of it As a small company we really take pride in helping our customers figure out exactly what they need and then building it for them ” Ace began when Kevin Anderson who operated a feed bagging business had a customer ask him to build a peanut cleaner and sizing system That installation was successful and soon his business evolved into dismantling and re-building older feed mills grain legs and towers Eventually they started building grain bins too Jason Anderson would clean up much of the older equipment rebuild what needed rebuilding and sell equipment to farmers who wanted something that looked new but without the new cost He says their business now builds all types of feed and grain legs in sizes ranging from micro-blending to 20 000 bu /hr most of it built with CAD design “We work with a supplier who helps engineer and specify the legs then we build them in-house We also build custom conveyors either completely new or re-building used equipment for specific applications We powdercoat all the new equipment and will assemble it on-site If a customer is ambitious and has the ability - they can install the equipment themselves using the plans we provide We can also build galvanized equipment ” From its base in Illinois Ace is central to all markets in the U S and Canada Anderson says “We’ve built equipment for farmers grain companies and mills in several states as well as Canada ” Ace’s tower sections are shipped in a way so they’re ready to stand as they’re lifted off the truck reducing bolt-together and assembly time and again holding costs down “As a family business there’s really no job too small for us and we haven’t found one too large to handle yet ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ace Millwright Inc P O Box 66 Alpha Ill 61413 ph 309 629-2123; www acemillwright com
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