Packaging production depends on motors, gearboxes, drives, servo systems, electronic equipment and precision-engineered components working reliably.
When one of those components fails, getting the right solution quickly matters.
Fletcher Moorland provides engineering support to packaging manufacturers across the UK, covering rotating equipment repair, industrial electronics repair, reliability services and precision engineering.
An interesting question that I was asked recently. I’ve heard some OEMs saying that 10-year-old equipment is as old as you should repair.
As far as I’m concerned, as long as you can access the circuitry, there should be no real reason why any age equipment can’t be repaired successfully.
We’ve recognised a growing need to work towards sustainability. It’s an international topic and one the largest global challenges. Among other projects we’ve placed a particularly focus on sustainable parts supply. Many industries operate machinery that may be considered legacy equipment, no longer supported by manufacturer, spares are out of production and the cost to replace is uneconomical.
Sustainability in parts supply! Sustainability is one of those words that is at the forefront of the conversation of operating in an environmentally conscientious manner. The onward marching advancement of technology, and refining the way businesses operate, is in some circumstances reducing the operational lifespan of valuable machinery.VISIT ECO365This is not always in everyone’s best interest. A machine is only …
This is a LinkedIn success story where a referral enabled us to help a new customer. We were tagged into a post after a LinkedIn member posted a picture and a simple request for a motor repair. We replied to the post, along with many others initially offering help, we saw many recommendations for several companies which are where LinkedIn …
Converting CRT Monitors to LCD is a good idea! In Matts’ 30 year career in industrial automation repair, he’s seen countless HMIs or monitors pass through the workshop for repair. Most of those were the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) type. CRTs were the first technology to allow users to interact with machines carrying out manufacturing functions. Whilst repairs to CRT …
Don’t let obsolescence be a problem – Manufacture of obsolete PCBs The Newcastle-under-Lyme division of an American global courier delivery services company, recently commissioned Fletcher Moorland to manufacture PCBs for a machine they have to support for the next 10 years. The problem was the controls and PCBs were already obsolete. We guarantee our customers a solution whether it be …