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  • Robert Baumann

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    This week MCI is celebrating the man who gave us the satellite. This week in 1948, Robert Baumann, who was both an inventor and attorney, obtained a patent for a satellite structure that would revolutionise our lives. After all, where would we be without the wonders of sat nav! Don’t…

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  • Air Conditioning Unit

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    MCI received a circuit board which was damaged because a joiner had put a nail through the power cable of an air conditioning unit. As you can see from the scorch marks, the board was in bad shape by the time it reached us. MCI removed the damaged component, cleaned…

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  • Friday the 13th

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    For the superstitious, Friday the 13th is thought to be unlucky. As to the real reason why this day is unlucky is shrouded in mystery, from the number of disciples at the Last Supper in the Christian religion to a Norse myth about a dinner party gone wrong, there are…

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  • Andrew Meikle

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    MCI this week wants to celebrate Andrew Meikle. This Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor invented the threshing machine and assisted in inventing the Rotherham plough. He is recognised as kick starting the agricultural revolution and was one of the first 7 inductees to the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. MCI…

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  • Key Cutting Machine

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    MCI has a long history of keeping businesses going. Whether you are a multinational company or an artisan establishment, we can help you. Here we helped a customer that had a key cutting machine with a broken screen. Large or small, MCI fixes it all. Call us on 01324 611371.

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  • Dog of the Month – Miss May

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    This month’s Dog of the Month is the lovely lady Skye. ‘Miss May’ is very athletic and was set to complete the West Highland Way, but the lockdown prevented her and her owner from completing the challenge. Finally, this year, she was able to complete some of it and here…

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  • Heinz Wolff

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    Today, MCI is celebrating the birthday of the late Heinz Wolff. This brilliant engineer, scientist, inventor, writer and presenter became part of our lives through the TV show ‘The Great Egg Race’. Many would say that when they think of the typical scientist, their minds stray to the image of…

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  • Inspection Lamp

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    As you know, MCI are big animal lovers, and it was a real pleasure to help a local vet in need with a broken inspection lamp. A small yet essential piece of kit, it stopped working and, when they contacted the suppliers, they could only supply a new one. Not…

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  • Conveyor Belt

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    MCI received a broken circuit board from a food manufacturer’s machine. The conveyor belt in an oven had stopped working and the circuit board was in quite a state! MCI tested and repaired the damaged parts. MCI Electronics has been working with food manufacturers for over a decade and we…

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  • HMI Display

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    One Saturday afternoon, MCI received an urgent call from a new client. Their HMI display had gone blank and they needed it back up and running the very next day, before their night shift started. MCI went to site and examined it. There was an internal fault in the display.…

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