History

HistoryJUST IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE EQUIPMENT DOESN’T WEAR OUT OR FAIL. IT’S PRETTY HARD TO DO SO ISN’T IT? WE HAVE THESE THINGS CALLED FRICTION, UNEXPECTED EVENTS AND PRODUCTION DEMANDS THAT ALL ADD PRESSURE TO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. These pressures all result in premature or end-of-life failure of equipment. You’ve then got a few choices, to repair your equipment; replace it; …

About us

About UsFor over seventy years now, Fletcher Moorland has been providing engineering services to industry, when is comes to finding a company with the breadth of experience and range of services offered, you’ll be hard pushed to find one that matches Fletcher Moorland. Life-cycle extension and maintenance is at the core of what we do, our workshops are open and …

Meerkat online monitoring

PREVENT DOWNTIME MEERKAT FEATURES Meerkat alerts you to a problem before a failure catches you out. PREDICTFAILURES ADDED VALUE Meerkat will let you know that a machine needs attention. SMS ALERTS LEARN MORE Meerkat messages you when a machine needs attention MONITORYOUR PLANT CONTACT US Meerkat can monitor one machine or your entire plant. Meerkat Online MonitoringWHAT IS MEERKAT? Meerkat …

Power Supply Repair

Power Supply RepairIt’s not surprising that power supplies (psus) are one of the most common items of electronic automation equipment we see for repair. After all, they work hard keeping control systems powered up. It’s often components that wear out and come to the end of their operating life that causes a PSU to fail. In our experience it’s not …

HMI repair

HMI RepairThese days, it is hard to find modern day production machinery without hmis (human machine interfaces). They certainly simplify the control and operation of machinery instead of having mechanical push buttons and illuminated switches; machine control is contained in one unit. They do suffer wear though; the good news is that most HMIs will let you know when they …

Servo motor repair

Servo Motor RepairIt was back in the early 1980s that we setup a servo motor repair department. they were much more simple back then than they are now however techniques to repair them were not widely understood. We were the pioneers of servo motor repairs in the UK. It was interesting figuring out how they worked and designing test facilities …

Variable speed drive repair

Variable Speed Drive RepairVariable speed drives (vsds), variable frequency drives or inverter drives, whatever your preferred terminology is, are the most common type of repair we see in our electronic automation repair workshop. That’s probably no surprise as they are the workhorse of the automation industry and in our opinion have the hardest working life. There are many reasons for …

Mechanical repair

Mechanical RepairMechanical services are required across the complete spectrum of production plant servicing. FML has a fully equipped machine shop to provide support for mechanical maintenance and repair services. We offer a quick and cost effective alternative to purchasing new equipment by either reclaiming or re-manufacturing worn mechanical parts. Our workshops are open and manned 24 hours a day for …

Gearbox repair

Gearbox RepairWhether it’s a small sew unit that you can pick up in your hand or one that weighs 10 tonnes and needs a crane to lift it, we have the skills and equipment to repair and service it. Quite often gearbox repairs are minor with them requiring a bearing, seal and oil change to bring them back into a …

Air handling unit repair

Air Handling Unit RepairIf it blows or sucks, you can bet that one day it’ll need some attention.  Air handling units are usually critical to a process. Luckily for them they usually have some form of monitoring carried out. Over 50% of our Meerkat installs are to air handling units to identify any potential issue before a sudden failure happens. …