ACE Food Systems — St. Louis, MO · USA · CAN · MX
From standalone machines to integrated processing lines, ACE provides practical equipment, engineering coordination, and responsive support for modern food-processing operations.
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From standalone equipment to integrated processing lines, ACE helps nut and food processors improve efficiency, product quality, and plant performance — with engineering coordination and long-term support, not one-time equipment sales.
Practical equipment · Complete processing solutions · Engineering · Support
One unified ACE equipment and engineering platform. Featured product families include BGG pecan crackers, broader SRT processing equipment, and selected equipment solutions — coordinated from our St. Louis office and supported across North America.
Food-grade commercial machinery mapped to North American sanitary codes — across eight equipment categories.
From cracking to complete lines — turnkey integration from receiving to packaging, built around your product.
BGG pecan crackers and related separation equipment.
C & Z bucket elevators, belt and screw conveyors, feeders, bin dumpers.
Continuous or batch dryers and cooling systems.
Continuous & batch roasting with integrated cooling.
Drums, oil-spray and powder systems for every flavor profile.
Sizers, graders, inspection belts and separation systems for consistent kernel batches.
Hoppers, bins, controls and custom-built solutions engineered around your process.
Food-grade stainless construction, variable drives and remote PLC diagnostics across the ACE product families. Reference capacities are confirmed during project engineering.
Cracking & shellingOur flagship cracking system. Secondary-impact cracking with adjustable sizing processes mixed nut dimensions — no mandrel changes, no stopping the line.
Designed to lift premium whole-half retention by up to 15% over conventional crackers.
Also in series: BGG-4 (≈400 lbs/hr) · BGG-13 (≈900 lbs/hr)
Conveying & material handlingSanitary vertical lift engineered around zero drop-impact points. Food-grade polypropylene buckets and toolless clean-out doors keep product whole — and washdown fast.
Helps eliminate product fallback and dust buildup inside tight floor footprints.
Drying systemsRe-circulating heated air across independent temperature zones reduces moisture to precise post-harvest targets — gently, stage by stage, with a built-in cooling zone.
Progressive low-heat staging is designed to prevent internal scorching and structural splits.
Roasting systemsHigh-capacity forced-convective roasting with a fully integrated ambient-air cooling stage — consistent color, depth and flavor across every kernel variety.
Variable zone profiles roast evenly through the entire bed depth — no hot-spot charring.
Seasoning & coatingContinuous drum seasoning with precision oil spray and powder dosing. Even pickup across salted, spiced, sugar and savory profiles — toolless washdown between recipes.
Designed for uniform coating coverage without over-oiling or powder waste.
Walk the line from receiving to packaging — click any stage to open its equipment. Drag or scroll sideways to explore.
In-shell intake with hoppers and surge bins metering raw product into the line.
Hoppers · surge bins02Destoners, sizers and vibrating screens pull field debris before processing.
Destoners · sizers03Z & C elevators and belts move product gently between every stage.
ACE-Flow series04BGG pecan crackers open shells while protecting premium halves.
BGG-26 flagship — 360° demo05Multi-zone convective drying brings kernels to precise storage moisture.
AeroDry system06Continuous forced-air roasting develops color, texture and flavor.
ThermaRoast line07Oil spray and powder dosing apply even coatings, recipe after recipe.
SpiceCoat drum08Ambient-air cooling locks texture and stabilizes product before handling.
Inline coolers09Grading belts and inspection checkpoints verify quality and consistency.
Grading belts10Weighing and packing prep hands finished product to your filling line.
Weighing · pack-offEvery raw material handles differently. ACE configures equipment and complete lines around your product, capacity and facility.
Documentation by machine model, maintenance guidance, service requests and spare parts — supported by our North American team, on-site and remote.
A structured project methodology — from initial consultation to long-term after-sales support.
Product, capacity, constraints — we listen first.
Samples and specs validated against equipment envelopes.
Equipment scope, layout concept and budget.
Floor plan, power, gas and airflow verified before order.
Factory-run with your product where possible.
International freight, import coordination and rigging.
Commissioning, parameter tuning and operator training.
Remote diagnostics, field service and spare parts — for the life of the line.
Representative project scopes. Client names are withheld under confidentiality agreements.
“ACE reviewed our complete process, identified two long-standing bottlenecks, and delivered a preliminary proposal the next business day.”
Plant Manager — Pecan processing operation, TexasComplete cracking & drying retrofit, 2025
Yes — send product samples and we'll run them on reference equipment, then share yield, moisture and appearance results before you commit to a configuration.
Both. Many projects start with one cracker, dryer or elevator that must integrate with existing equipment — we design around what you already run.
ACE coordinates rigging, mechanical and electrical installation, then our field supervisors run dry and wet commissioning with your operators on site.
Critical wear parts — bearings, mandrels, belts, HMI units — are stocked in our North American warehouse and typically ship same or next business day.
The United States, Canada and Mexico today, with Central and South American projects considered case by case. Remote PLC diagnostics are available anywhere.
Send product, target capacity and facility details — our St. Louis engineering office returns a preliminary proposal within one business day.
Brochures, specification sheets, installation guides and equipment videos for your project planning.
Send your product, capacity and facility details — get a preliminary proposal within one business day.
Share your product, capacity and facility details — our engineering team will prepare a preliminary proposal within one business day.
