“Fixing problems, not symptoms.”
That’s the motto Advanced Composite Structures (ACS) lives and breathes to be able to support its customers in the specialized field of rotor blade and composite component repairs.
Building a leader
“The vision of becoming a world-class leader in this specialized field has taken extremely hard work, dedication and tenacity to get us where we are today — celebrating our 30th anniversary of being in business,” said Bruce D. Anning, the company’s founder.
Over those 30 years, ACS has come full circle. Anning started his career in the aerospace industry as an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) apprentice. Jeff Small, who today runs ACS’s second location in Sanford, Florida, was the one who hired him. Anning was then trained by Herman Bevelhimer, who is currently assisting in the modernization of Rotor-Tech International, a company that became part of the ACS Group in 2015.
“It is pretty amazing to be able to say that Jeff, Herman and I were all trained at Composite Technologies, founded by Keith Harvey,” said Anning. “And here we are today, years later, working together and achieving remarkable things.”
Exceptional team, exceptional capabilities
ACS has built an exceptionally reputable team of key players, drawing from the aerospace industry. The team’s knowledge and experience have allowed ACS to master the techniques required to restore rotor blades and other composite helicopter components.
Today, the company can restore rotor blades for helicopters manufactured by Airbus, Bell, MD and Sikorsky. For fixed-wing aircraft, ACS works on Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier, among others.
ACS’s drive is to not only expand its offerings but to also operate facilities worldwide — thus enabling support across the globe. Instead of having the market come to ACS, the company wants to bring its services to the market.
In everything they do, ACS’s expert engineers and technicians focus on fixing problems, not symptoms. The goal is to always provide customers with repair solutions that resolve underlying issues, rather than masking symptoms that will only return in the future.
“After 30 years of achieving excellence, this is just the beginning for ACS,” said Anning. “Our quality speaks for itself, and we are looking forward to another 30 great years!”
