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MCI received this machine control panel from a food manufacturer. Our engineers saw that faulty relays and bases were preventing the machine from running properly. The job was urgent due to production demand, so we turned the repair around in less than a week for the customer. As you can…
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MCI received a machine drive from a hot melt glueing system for MDF boards. As you can see, the board was badly damaged. After a good clean up and replacement of damaged parts, the board is back to its old self. If you are having problems with your machine circuitry,…
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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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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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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 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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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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MCI received a railway controller from a customer. A chip in the board had clearly blown and the integrated circuit was in need of repair. We believe that an external overload probably caused the fault. MCI replaced the chip and the controller was fixed. If you are having problems with…
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MCI received a CNC display from a customer who manufactures hydraulic rams. The display was a digital read-out for a CNC centre lathe. It had failed due to the age of some of its internal components. MCI replaced the worn components and the power supply to get it working again.…