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  • Animation of a display and control system being repaired and a thermal camera image of a hot spot on the device.

    Injection Moulding Machine Panel

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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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  • Plymovent LEV units repaired and refurbished by MCI Electronics

    Faulty LEV Units

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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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  • IGBT from an inverter drive with blown channel repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Can You Spot the Culprit?

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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…

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  • A probe unit built into a control panel as repaired by MCI Electronics

    Industrial Mixer

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    The new client to MCI sent in a faulty industrial mixer.  MCI’s repair team traced the fault to a damaged probe unit built into the control panel. MCI repaired, tested, and returned the unit back to a happy customer.  If you are having control unit problems, just give us a…

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  • MCI repair of a Mitsubishi MELSEC PLC Control at a historic landmark.

    Historic Site Repair

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    MCI was, once again, asked to help one of Scotland’s finest historic sites, where the lighting system had failed. We sent out an engineer to have a look.  Unfortunately, it looked as if someone had been trying to fix it and had wired it up incorrectly. The resulting surge caused…

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  • Animation showing the before and after a replacement power supply was installed in a control panel

    Replacement Power Supply

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    Do you remember the glowing testimonial that we received from a customer a few days ago?  Well, we thought you’d like to see what we did for them.  We all love a “before and after” post, so here is one for our work for the replacement power supply. If you…

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  • Automated PLC control system designed and installed by MCI to reduce energy consumption.

    Reduce Energy Usage

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    A customer in the pharmaceutical distribution industry asked MCI to help reduce the energy usage of one of its lines. MCI designed and installed this automated PLC control system, which reduced the customer’s energy consumption and unnecessary mechanical wear and tear. If you’re interested in learning more about how we…

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  • Animation showing different views of an obsolete Advantech HMI touch screen - MCI repair.

    Obsolete Touch Screen Repair

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    A prominent packaging company needed an urgent repair of the main touch screen from their HHS multi head glue system as production had stopped. They said that a ‘bang’ was heard from the screen following by a burning smell. Despite being obsolete, MCI was able to repair the unit quickly,…

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  • Animation showing various stages of the repair of a Ferrocontrol power unit.

    Power Unit

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    The customer asked us to have a look at a Ferrocontrol power unit which they brought into the workshop for MCI to repair. Here you can see one of MCI’s engineers checking the control panels in the machine at the customer’s factory. If you have any issues with your control…

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  • Animation showing a wheeled excavator

    Wheeled Excavator

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    Remember the post yesterday about the repair of the control unit? Well, we at MCI couldn’t resist showing you the wheeled excavator that the control box fits into. Have a good working week, everyone!

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