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Exploring Otto Hahn and the Impact of Nuclear Fission MCI is looking at the work of Otto Hahn this week. He was one of the inventors in a team who discovered nuclear fission. He passed away today in 1968 and his team’s invention changed the world as we know it,…
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MCI received a machine drive from a hot melt glueing system for MDF boards. As you can see, the board was badly damaged. After a good clean up and replacement of damaged parts, the board is back to its old self. If you are having problems with your machine circuitry,…
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MCI wants to take you back to this day in history 1996. This was the day that the first Tamagotchi was released in Japan. For those of you too young to remember the ‘fever’ that this little toy produced, a Tamagotchi was (and indeed still is) a little egg-shaped toy…
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MCI’s team received a desperate call from an injection moulding company. The company had been told the display and control system was beyond repair. They were not in a position to replace the machine and reached out to us for help. Our engineers carried out initial essential repairs and managed…
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MCI is celebrating the launch of Apollo 11 on the 16th July 1969. This space mission, with pilot Buzz Aldrin and Commander Neil Armstrong captivated the world as they landed on the moon. Armstrong became the first man on the moon with the immortal words “one small step for man,…
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MCI is celebrating World Chocolate Day today. Whether you like your chocolate milk, dark or white, almost everyone has happy memories of eating chocolate. Latin America is the home of the cocoa and there is evidence of chocolate being drunk there 4,000 years ago by the Mayans, Aztecs and Olmec…
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MCI wants to celebrate the emergency services this week. This very day in 1937, the first 999 emergency telephone service was launched. However, it was only available for a 12 mile radius from Oxford Circus, and where the emergency was an ongoing one. Despite the very limited initial service, 1,366…
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MCI received three faulty LEV (local exhaust ventilation) units from a local fabrication company. These ventilation units are used to remove harmful fumes caused by the fabrication process. Here they are repaired, refurbished and ready to return to the customer. If you have an electrical or electronic problem with your…
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On the 21st June, summer solstice occurred. It is also known as midsummer and is a very special time in the UK. Not only is it the longest day in the UK’s calendar, but Scotland also enjoys a full 24 hours of sunlight. In various sacred sites around the UK,…
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Have you ever played ‘spot the ball’? Well, MCI is asking you to ‘spot the blown channel’ in this IGBT! The IGBT came from our clients inverter drive (VSD) that was giving inconsistent performance. After testing and a very close inspection, our engineer noticed this tiny hole blown from the…
