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MCI Electronics provided sponsorship to Eddie Hughes, an avid marathon runner and Falkirk resident actively fundraising for children’s charities. The money raised will benefit both Breast Cancer Now and the Children Tumour Foundation. Eddie has made supporting children’s health causes his personal passion. He ran numerous marathons over the past…
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After the recent storms and rain in Scotland, MCI are dreaming of sunnier times. With that in mind, it is a coincidence that this week in 1904, the ice cream waffle cone was invented. Ice cream itself has an incredibly long history and it is suspected to have come from…
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MCI was called in by another new customer with a faulty control panel. The machine was out of action and, as a result, food production had halted. No product means no income, so (of course) it was critical to the customer. MCI removed a faulty HMI panel and diagnosed major…
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MCI received some troubadours (stage spotlights) from a new customer. We were told that they had stopped working after having an electrical spike. Upon examination, we found that the main control board for the troubadours was blown and they were beyond economical repair. We managed to source replacement parts from…
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As MCI begins another exciting year, we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. With business going well, MCI is on the hunt for electronic engineers and field engineers. If you have what it takes to work at MCI, send us your CV at cv@mcielectronics.co.uk. We’re looking forward to…
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MCI’s advent calendar is finally finished for the year. We hope that it brought you some festive fun. Please remember that our offices are closed from the 23rd December 2023 and re-opening on the 4th January 2024. As we hang up our tool bags and pop our slippers on by…
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MCI would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, when it comes.
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One of MCI’s long standing customers had an issue with a 1960’s packaging machine. The machine was not completing its sequence and stopping production. After our engineers had investigated it’s old relay logic control, they found that one of the sensors wasn’t signalling to the control relays. After replacing the sensor…
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MCI this week is delving into the world of Holiday sweets and treats. In the UK we traditionally enjoy figgy pudding or clootie dumpling in Scotland. These fruit rich puddings include spices that have many people thinking of the Holiday season. UK also enjoys mince pies – originally made with…
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Another new client has come to MCI Electronics to ask them to look at a ‘dead’ Thyristor speed control drive for a lathe. Our engineers set to work fault finding the obsolete control unit and found multiple faults. After replacing all of the main power components, the panel was tested…
