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Ajax Boiler, Inc. designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of boiler and commercial water heating products. With over eight decades of experience, the company offers high quality, heavy duty products with reputations for reliability, serviceability, and cost effective operation.
The administrative offices and manufacturing facility of Ajax Boiler, Inc. are located in Santa Ana, California. All products are designed and engineered by our in-house engineering department. Their experience and expertise combine the disciplines of combustion and heat transfer technology, pressure vessel design, control and systems engineering, and computer aided drafting. Our on-site R&D facility has the capacity to test fire boilers up to 21,000,000 BTU/hour under load conditions with calibrated test equipment that meet all UL certification testing requirements. All of the company’s products are manufactured in a 120,000 square foot, high bay, heavy crane way facility.
The company currently offers three distinct product lines; the Ajax Series for the commercial boiler market, the Ace Series for the water heating market, and the Atlas Series for the high-efficiency, condensing boiler and water heating markets. Product lines are distributed by more than 70 sales representatives located throughout the United States and Canada.
Ajax Series
Inclined water tube boilers
Low pressure steam boilers
High pressure steam boilers
Unfired steam boilers
Tanks (Flash, Air Receiver, Expansion, Blow Down)
Condensate return and boiler feed systems
Ace Series
Mini-Pack semi-instantaneous, indirect water heaters
Gas-fired conical copper fin water heaters
Indirect storage water heaters
Tanks (Storage)
Atlas Series
High-efficiency, condensing boilers and water heaters
History
It began in 1919, when Ajax and Ace were founded under the leadership of Meade McClanahan. Working on locomotive steam boilers, Meade parlayed his knowledge of boilers into a boiler repair business, which evolved into a design and manufacturing business. A few decades later, when WWII made raw material scarce, Meade closed Ace, and sold Ajax to the Fulkerson family. Later, in the 1950’s, Meade started Ace up again, which he ran until his death in the 1960s.
As a young Mechanical Engineer, Ed Cancilla purchased Ace in 1967 and Ajax in 1977. Through the 1980’s the businesses grew rapidly and were reunited under one Company name, Ajax Boiler Inc. Both Ace and Ajax retained their distinctive brand names, which today continue to be recognized as distinguished engineered products designed for efficiency and excellence.
Ed has served as Chief Engineer, overseeing the design and development of new product development and existing product improvements. Ed’s first Ace innovation was his 1969 patent for the self-supporting copper cone coil. The unique design solved the problem of sagging coils, extending the life of the coil by decades.
As a young businessman, Ed appreciated the laws of the market, believing that in order to survive in any market, one must build a quality product that would withstand the test of time. This belief served as the basis of all future product innovations - quality products designed to withstand the test of time.
It is this focus that distinguishes Ajax from its competitors. Its inherent loyalty to its customer base has been the basis of several long-term relationships, some spanning over 5 decades. At Ajax, we are committed to providing quality products, superior customer service, and innovative solutions to meet the market’s needs.
Ajax Boiler
www.ajaxboiler.com
Ajax Boiler, Inc. designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of boiler and commercial water heating products. With over eight decades of experience, the company offers high quality, heavy duty products with reputations for reliability, serviceability, and cost effective operation.
The administrative offices and manufacturing facility of Ajax Boiler, Inc. are located in Santa Ana, California. All products are designed and engineered by our in-house engineering department. Their experience and expertise combine the disciplines of combustion and heat transfer technology, pressure vessel design, control and systems engineering, and computer aided drafting. Our on-site R&D facility has the capacity to test fire boilers up to 21,000,000 BTU/hour under load conditions with calibrated test equipment that meet all UL certification testing requirements. All of the company’s products are manufactured in a 120,000 square foot, high bay, heavy crane way facility.
The company currently offers three distinct product lines; the Ajax Series for the commercial boiler market, the Ace Series for the water heating market, and the Atlas Series for the high-efficiency, condensing boiler and water heating markets. Product lines are distributed by more than 70 sales representatives located throughout the United States and Canada.
Ajax Series
Ace Series
Atlas Series
History
It began in 1919, when Ajax and Ace were founded under the leadership of Meade McClanahan. Working on locomotive steam boilers, Meade parlayed his knowledge of boilers into a boiler repair business, which evolved into a design and manufacturing business. A few decades later, when WWII made raw material scarce, Meade closed Ace, and sold Ajax to the Fulkerson family. Later, in the 1950’s, Meade started Ace up again, which he ran until his death in the 1960s.
As a young Mechanical Engineer, Ed Cancilla purchased Ace in 1967 and Ajax in 1977. Through the 1980’s the businesses grew rapidly and were reunited under one Company name, Ajax Boiler Inc. Both Ace and Ajax retained their distinctive brand names, which today continue to be recognized as distinguished engineered products designed for efficiency and excellence.
Ed has served as Chief Engineer, overseeing the design and development of new product development and existing product improvements. Ed’s first Ace innovation was his 1969 patent for the self-supporting copper cone coil. The unique design solved the problem of sagging coils, extending the life of the coil by decades.
As a young businessman, Ed appreciated the laws of the market, believing that in order to survive in any market, one must build a quality product that would withstand the test of time. This belief served as the basis of all future product innovations - quality products designed to withstand the test of time.
It is this focus that distinguishes Ajax from its competitors. Its inherent loyalty to its customer base has been the basis of several long-term relationships, some spanning over 5 decades. At Ajax, we are committed to providing quality products, superior customer service, and innovative solutions to meet the market’s needs.