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This week on August 24th 79 A.D., Mt. Vesuvius erupted and engulfed the prosperous city of Pompeii. From this terrible natural disaster, the city was perfectly preserved for thousands of years until uncovered by archaeologists. Even today, it continues to give us an invaluable insight into ancient Roman life. If…
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This week MCI shines it spotlight on the achievements of William Murdoch. Murdoch was born near Old Cumnock in Ayrshire, here in Scotland. He invented the oscillating cylinder steam engine. Also, gas lighting is attributed to him, as well as the term “gasometer”. Thanks to him, our lives became illuminated…
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MCI received this industrial catering machine. The only information that we got from the customer was that it wasn’t working. When our engineers took the machine apart, they discovered that years of grease and grime had seeped into the machine, contaminating the circuit boards and components. After a good clean,…
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Today, MCI is celebrating Thomas Edison’s invention of the precursor to the photocopier. He called it the Mimeograph. Who would have known that this invention would become an office staple. MCI repairs and maintains the electrical elements of printers whether they be large or small. We have experience with professional…
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Our dog of the month is the lovely Fiddler Boy. The Oldest dog in MCI is soon to be 15 years old, but he still thinks he’s a puppy. Mr August was rescued 13 years ago and has gone from strength to strength. Although his sight may be failing, his…
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It is with a heavy heart that MCI marks the passing of Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura from Star Trek) last weekend. Not only was she a ground breaking actress, but she also volunteered her time to help NASA recruit more diverse teams, including ethnic minorities and women. She was a…
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MCI sourced, supplied and installed this new DC Drive unit as well as set it up for optimum performance. These units are very common in the motor control industry. If you are looking for motor control solutions, give MCI a call on 01324 611371.
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MCI was asked to replace old battery packs from a client’s weighing scales. We were also asked to improve the connection system and robustness of the those batteries. MCI’s engineers came up with a design to increase the lifespan of the battery packs whilst also making them safer to handle.…
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MCI’s engineers were called out to a large water cooled inverter drive, which had a serious fault. The fault had stopped a high production machine from working. The inverter was over £20,000 for a replacement and would have taken several weeks to get a new one. MCI’s engineer partially stripped…
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A DC Motor control board that had gone faulty and had tripped out the main supply. The fault was traced back to the Drive unit by one of MCI’s engineers. We sourced a replacement through our distributions department and installed it. As the new unit was factory set, our engineer…
