Press Releases
05/20/2008 (Chicago, IL) The
Silar® Microwave Grill & Flatstone amazed attendees at the 2008
National Restaurant Association
Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show held in Chicago.
Live demonstrations of the Silar® Grill & Flatstone were presented at ACM, LLC's main booth on the NRA Show floor and at the company's KI Award booth located in the
Kitchen Innovations™ area.
People were amazed to see the Silar® Microwave Grill cook 50-second paninis and were impressed watching the Silar® Microwave Flatstone cook 80-second pizzas.
Also impressive was the perfect presentation, crisp texture, and great taste produced by using the Silar® microwave absorbent cooking surface.
"Wow" and "a no brainer for my business" were frequent statements made by observers.
2008 NRA Show attendees were among the first people on Earth to witness this award-winning
Silar® microwave technology!
05/09/2008 (Greer, SC) Silarwave.com is online today with the latest information about
ACM,LLC's newest line of Silar® Microwave Heatable Ceramic Products.
The Silar® Microwave Grill & Flatstone and the
Silar® Microwave Flatstone products
are revolutionizing microwave cooking. These innovative Silar® microwave heatable oven inserts, made of a unique class of advanced composite ceramic materials,
are changing the speed-quality cooking paradigm, making it possible to cook higher quality foods evenly and uniformly - faster!
Silar® microwave heatable oven inserts rise to cooking temperatures in as little as five seconds, and can reduce cook times by up to 90%.
For more information, visit www.silarwave.com.
01/31/2008 (Greer, SC) Advanced Composite Materials, LLC is pleased to announce its corporate offices have moved
to its new location at 1446 South Buncombe Road, Greer, SC. Upon completion of the initial phase of construction,
the company will have manufacturing operations at both 1446 and 1525 South Buncombe Road.
ACM, LLC congratulates its builder, Cunningham-Waters Construction Company, Inc. of Greer, SC,
and all of their subcontractors for going above and beyond the call of duty to get us moved in ahead of schedule. We also thank our
construction management company, Matrix Real Estate Services, of Charlotte, NC,
for their guidance and expertise. Last but not least, the move would not have been made possible without our outstanding plant contractors,
Process Mechanical Piping and Erection, Inc. of Peachland, NC, and
Electrical Industrial Contractors, Inc. of Duncan, SC.
With sincere gratitude to the entire construction team, job well done !
01/15/2008 (Chicago, IL) Advanced Composite Materials, LLC is one of 25 recipients of the
2008 Kitchen Innovations™ Award for the Silar® Microwave Grill Rack with Reversible Flatstone, an innovative
ceramic microwave-heatable oven insert enabling high-speed authentic grilling and baking of paninis, sandwiches, subs,
and made-to-order fresh pizzas.
Kitchen Innovations™ Awards address growing needs of foodservice operators such as energy/water conservation,
productivity improvement, and food safety. Silar® significantly increases restaurant productivity and menu variety,
while improving quality of service and menu options for patrons.
Silar® Microwave Ceramic speed-cooking will be showcased in the interactive
Kitchen Innovations™ demonstration area at the
National Restaurant Association
Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
held at Chicago's McCormick Place May 17-20, 2008. You've got to see it to believe it!
09/18/2007 (Greer, SC) Company employees celebrate groundbreaking for a new world headquarters and manufacturing facility
to be located at 1446 South Buncombe Road in Greer. Site preparation and grading work commence today.
09/04/2007 (Greenville, SC) InnoVision names Advanced Composite Materials, LLC as a 2007 Technology Application Award Finalist. InnoVision Technology Awards, sponsored by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, is the premier awards program designed to recognize successful, innovative, commercial applications introduced into the marketplace. ACM, LLC’s Silar® Microwave Absorbent Ceramic technology was selected as a finalist application.
08/09/2007 (Greer, SC) Company officials announce plans for a major plant expansion for Advanced Composite Materials, LLC, which will include a new company headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to be built in Greer.
08/02/2007 (International Microwave Power Institute Proceedings from the 41st Annual Microwave Symposium, Vancouver, BC) A novel composite structure for microwave heating has been developed. These structures are ceramic in nature, highly microwave absorbent and heatable, and are designed and engineered for use as heating elements in microwave ovens. ACM believes Silar® ceramic composites will open up a new technology and methodology for microwave heating and cooking.
07/26/2006 (Greer, SC) Management announces completion of the buyout of Advanced Composite Materials Corporation from Tateho Chemical Industries Company, Ltd. of Japan. The Greer company will continue operations under its new name of Advanced Composite Materials, LLC.