ACT Named Best Places To Work In PA In 2013

LANCASTER, Pa., Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Cooling Technology, Inc. (ACT), a premier thermal management solutions provider, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2013. The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country. The program is a public/private partnership between Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Central Penn Business Journal. 

This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Pennsylvania, who are benefiting the state's economy and its workforce. Employers are categorized based upon the total number of employees they have in the United States, 25 to 249 employees and 250 or more employees.

"We know that our employees are our most valuable asset and we are constantly looking for ways to improve our work environment," according Diane Baldassarre, Administration Manager. "It's gratifying to be recognized for this important award. This is truly a team effort involving everyone here."

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business
• Be a publicly or privately held business
• Have a facility in Pennsylvania
• Have at least 25 employees working in Pennsylvania
• Be in business a minimum of one year.

Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part of this process was evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process.

About ACT

ACT specializes in advanced thermal technology development and custom thermal product manufacturing. ACT designs and manufactures cold plates, HiK plates, heat pipes, pumped liquid and two-phase loops and thermal storage devices for customers in diverse markets including Aerospace, Electronics, Temperature Calibration, Medical Devices and Energy Systems.

ACT's team consists of personnel with established track records in technology development, commercialization and production. Many of them were involved in pioneering work on heat pipes, loop heat pipes and other single and two-phase heat transfer devices. They are the inventors/co-inventors on numerous U.S. and international patents and the authors/co-authors of hundreds of scientific publications.

ACT's Facility measures approximately 40,000 square feet, including office, laboratory and manufacturing spaces. It is capable of performing complex design, analysis, manufacture and testing work including CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), FEA (Finite Element Analysis), 3-D solid modeling, vacuum processing, high temperature materials processing, and high heat flux testing. This facility has produced thermal hardware with the following operating ranges:

• Temperatures: from -150 degrees C to 1,100 degrees C
• Pressures: from 10-9 torr to 10,000psi.
• Heat fluxes: to 1,500W/cm2.
• Heat load: from less than 5mW to 540kW.

For more information about ACT, Including our Job Openings! please visit www.1-ACT.com.

Media Contact:
Pete Ritt
Vice President, Technical Services
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (717) 295-6063

SOURCE Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.