Atec, Inc. spent the day at the Shell Houston Open, a PGA Tour tournament sponsored by Shell and the Houston Golf Association. The event is staffed by volunteers from the various charities who benefit from the tournament’s proceeds, solicited pledges, and contributions. One of Atec’s newest team members, tech writer Kristena Ducre, volunteered with Project Joy and Hope this year, …
Atec is growing ! Awards are at a record level-many for new customers ! Celtech has been added to our team. We’ve doubled our physical plant and added 50% to our workforce. Big 5-axis CNC machining capacity has been added, along with CNC laser cutting, heavy crane shop lifting, large controlled booth painting and outdoor grit blasting. Our commitment …
Houston, TX (September 10, 2013) – Atec, Inc. acquires Celtech Corporation from ASE Holdings, Inc. (ASE). Atec, Inc. has acquired Celtech Corporation located at 1300 Terminal Drive, Carlsbad, New Mexico from ASE. Celtech will continue at this location as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atec, a 60 year-old company based in Stafford/Houston, Texas. “Atec has strengthened its global leadership of the …
Brian Durbin, Atec’s Vice President, and his kids helped a group from NASA recover their weather balloon and payload this past weekend. The NASA Team drove out to Missouri City, TX this past Sunday (August 11) and discovered this CFH sonde floating in a small lake. At that time, Brian Durbin and his kids Robert (16) and Kathleen (12) were on the …
Warner Robins, GA (July 4, 2013) – The U.S. Air Force and Warner Robins ALC have awarded Atec, Inc. a 5 year repair contract for T-20 & T-21 type test stands worldwide. “Atec is proud to be of service to our USAF/ANG warfighters and maintainers on this 5 year IDIQ contract to repair and maintain these intermediate engine test systems …
Vernon Grew is retiring from Atec today after 34 years. Wow! Congratulations Vernon! I think Vernon’s importance to our company is best described by the poem below, written by our President, Paul Fenley: Back in 1979 Vernon Grew accepted a position, And may ‘til this day ponder that decision. But 34 years and 11 days later, We can honestly say …
Today we celebrate Barbara Murray as she starts a new chapter in her life. Congratulations on retirement! She has been part of the Atec Team for 17 years and 3 days to be exact, and being exact and precise is something she has done for the company since she started with Atec back in the 90s. She has helped with …
General Ben Robinson’s Journey from College Dropout to Air Force Pilot. His story and realization along the way that STEM education is needed to develop our future workforce. Learn how the Aerospace Education and Industry Partnership (AEIP) is making this possible. Click here to read the article. This article was provided to me by the Innovation Intake. To find out more …
When engine test cells first came to the scene, air flow prediction was a guessing game. Sometimes designers made good guesses; sometimes they made bad guesses. Then came Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), shedding some much needed light on the critical aero systems engineering analysis that always takes place when engineers design propeller and turbine engine test cells. Background During the early …
The article The Small Turbine Engine Test Cell, written by Tim Kern, featured the test cells at the Rolls Royce Indianapolis facility. Atec was pleased to see our “green,” Phoenix Modular Test Facilities displayed in the January 2012 edition of the Aircraft Maintenance Technology Magazineand on the AviationPros website.
