Red Poppies to Remember Our Fallen Heroes
The fields of battle and the faces may change through the years, but the courage, honor and heroism remain the same.
Okuma Spindle Drive Mysteriously Stops Working
Did you ever think something as simple as a fan could hold up the completion of a huge order? No one at this major U.S. aviation manufacturer saw this coming as work on the order had been humming along smoothly. Until it wasn’t.
Don’t Be “Shocked” if You’re Not Well Grounded
“Shocking” Info Bites: Almost 500 people die each year from electrical accidents, mostly in the workplace, putting it among the top 10 causes of accidental death in the U.S. Approximately 80% of all injuries and fatalities caused by electrical accidents are not caused by the electric shock itself, but by […]
Water-Damaged Bosch Circuit Board Successfully Repaired
Yes, I shamefully admit it, I HAVE put at least two cell phones into a bag of dry white rice to save them from having taken a swim in a toilet bowl and a swimming pool respectively. While this may work for the occasional cell phone, it’s not the magic […]
How To Decide If Your Circuit Board is Repairable
Got a stack of damaged circuit boards gathering dust in your plant? If so, you are in some good company. Instead of waiting for someone else to figure out what to do with these, go ahead and grab the bull by the proverbial horns…or rather the circuit board by its […]
Four Easy Ways To Keep Your Motor Up and Running
Did you know that more than 70% of the U.S. industrial electricity consumption involves motor-driven systems used mostly for pumps, fans, blower systems, and air compression? That’s a lot of motors and a lot of motor repair needs. You can avoid motor problems by implementing these simple strategies:
Servo Drive Improvement and Repair Options
Variable frequency drives for motor driven systems is pretty much a no-brainer what with the energy savings and process improvements. If you are looking for some beneficial reasons to invest in a VFD take a look at this post I wrote awhile back http://www.acsindustrial.com/blog/industrial-electronic-repair-services/install-a-variable-speed-drive-and-reap-the-rewards/. If you want to know the […]
Varian Circuit Board Repair
Every week…no, no, make that every DAY we get interesting items in for repair. They are causing trouble for the various industrial plants, offices, or wherever they came out of. This week’s Troublemaker: a Varian circuit board 03-930210-01. The defective board (pictured) comes out of a Varian Saturn 2000 MS […]
How to Change Your Processes to Meet the EPAs NESHAP Rule 6X
The EPAs NESHAP Rule 6X went into effect in July 2011. Did you miss the announcement of this rule? If so, according to The Fabricator.com reports you are not alone.
Repairing Industrial Electronics…Easy as Pi!
Easy as pie. Pie in the sky. 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie. I just can’t help thinking of all kinds of pie today because yes, it is International Pi day! As in the irrational and never ending Pi. For four thousand years we humans have relied on […]