I am always interested in understanding where our customers are coming from. Despite some improvement in the economy, we still hear a lot of concern about needing to “produce more while spending less”. Today’s tips are for helping you “do more with less” and saving money in your plant. No […]
Maybe your production came to an abrupt halt, or you are getting all kinds of beeping and error codes from your industrial electronics. These are potentially expensive problems to have when it means production is affected. You want to get answers fast!
Has it rained near you in the past 48 hours? Probably. Nearly every state in the U.S. has experienced heavy rains and flooding this spring. With the floods came the resulting water damaged industrial electronic equipment. Seems like there is always another storm right behind the last one with barely a chance […]
Buyer beware! Caveat emptor….you’ve heard it many times. And when buying used industrial electronics (or anything for that matter) be hyper alert for problems. This 1986 Vickers controller S40 was purchased second hand for use in a sheet metal fabricating shop. As it turned out, the controller did have more […]
Shipping damage disasters can be avoided, even accounting for the occasional overly aggressive delivery service. Look at the bent base brackets on the pictured Xantrex power supply. This is a prime example of shipping damage and we see this a lot. Why the damage? Do the delivery guys and gals […]
What? Hold on….a split-second power outage can damage your power supplies? Why? How? There are a few variations on why and how a power outage can wreck your power supplies. It depends on the kind of interruption.
Chicken soup is delicious…steaming hot, homemade and swimming with noodles and chunks of tender chicken…you can almost taste it can’t you? Well, I can whip up some mean chicken soup. Just ask my three buffalo-sized sons! And, I’ve got some chicken soup for you too. That is, chicken soup for […]
Baby it’s cold outside! You can add the much talked about “polar vortex” to your list of enemies of your electronics. It’s not that the cold specifically is the problem, but the dry air that comes along with the cold upping the chances of electrostatic discharge (ESD) which can result […]
Ever wonder what happens to your servo drive when the motor is bad or there are line spikes? Besides the obvious (it stops working) nearly every component inside gets damaged, burnt or blown to bits, often beyond recognition. What then?
Have you ever had a “Machine Down” crisis in your plant? Most likely you have, just like our customer, an East Coast U.S.-based beauty product manufacturer just did. With the holiday season upon them, they needed to be able to fulfill orders on time.
