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  • Animation showing obsolete drives in use plus three sourced by MCI Electronics.

    Obsolete Drives Replacement

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    Following an obsolescence audit at a customer’s facility, an expensive upgrade was recommended by the machine manufacturer which would result in loss of production for some time. As a more cost effective solution, MCI was asked to keep the original machinery going by sourcing three obsolete drives. Not only would…

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  • MCI Electronics logo animation celebrating the accomplishments of Joseph Henry.

    Joseph Henry

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    This week MCI wants to look at the life of Joseph Henry, an electrical inventor extraordinaire. He discovered electromagnetic induction whilst building electromagnets. He also discovered mutual inductance independent of Faraday. However, Faraday was the first to make the discovery and publish it. Following the theme of electromagnets, Joseph Henry…

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  • MCI Electronics logo animation showing a chess piece to remember the famous game between Deep Blue vs Kasparov.

    Deep Blue

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    This week, MCI remembers an event that would herald the future, the famous chess game between the Deep Blue IBM computer and Garry Kasparov. Kasparov had claimed that he couldn’t be beaten by any computer and the tournament was set up. The first game in February 1996 was won by…

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  • Animation showing before and after touch screen repair.

    Damaged Touch Screen

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    MCI received a touch screen control panel from one of our regular customers. The touch screen had been damaged by someone using a ballpoint pen on it. MCI’s engineers replaced the damaged parts and tested it before returning it to the customer. One happy customer and the machine was back…

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  • Animation showing a zip opening to reveal the MCI Electronics logo .

    National Zipper Day

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    MCI wants to look into the world of zippers, because today is National Zipper Day in the USA. Also, the zip (as we know it in the UK) was invented by an electrical engineer. It can’t get better than that! The zipper is one of the most underrated inventions in…

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  • Animation showing repaired thyristor drive and running motor.

    KTK DC Thyristor drive

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    MCI has a customer who sells and refurbishes machinery. This time, they had a centre lathe that could not power up. We received an old KTK DC Thyristor drive and motor to test and repair from it. Our engineers set to work, and found lots of blown electronic components, Relays…

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  • Control boxes for wheelchair or mobility scooter hoists designed and built by MCI Electronics.

    Specialised Control Boxes

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    MCI recently had the opportunity to work with a manufacturer of mobility aids for vehicles. This company approached us to design and build an initial batch of 25 specialised control boxes. These control boxes serve a crucial role, allowing users to simply plug in handset to effortlessly operate the up…

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  • History of Copyright

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    This week MCI visits the world of copyright. The 23rd April is World Book and Copyright Day. Copyright law in the UK has a very long history starting in 1710 with the Statute of Anne. It marked a pivotal moment, with the Statute pioneering governmental oversight and legal protection for…

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  • Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk near MCI workshop.

    The Kelpies

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    MCI wants to celebrate a important part of our local history. As some of you will know, our office is in Falkirk. Falkirk is famous for its giant sculptures of two horses’ heads called the Kelpies. The sculptures stand in a beautiful park called the Helix. The sculptures were unveiled…

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  • Animation showing a press brake control circuit board as repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Press Brake

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    MCI was called out to another new customer. The customer is a local stainless steel fabrication company. Their press brake machine was not working at full capacity. For those of you who are not familiar, a press brake is a machine that bends flat pieces of metal into shapes or…

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