Are Your Controls Ready for Production to Ramp-up?05/18/2020It is often after a prolonged shutdown of machinery that problems occur with electronic controls due to the power being removed for an extended period of time. Many of the controls used today contain switch mode power supplies, which have components such as power supply filter capacitors that tend to deteriorate with time and heat but may not cause a problem as long as power is applied to the control. It is often after the unit has been without power, then powered up that they cause the switch mode power supply not to function, resulting in a dead control. One VFD in particular that exhibits this behavior is the Allen Bradley PowerFlex 4 series of AC Drives. Precision Electronic Services has repaired hundreds of these drives in which the symptom was related to the drive being dead when powered up after being without power for several days. Even for the smallest of the PowerFlex 4 series of drives, PES can provide an economical repair solution due to our extensive experience repairing this type of problem and this series of drives in particular. Other common issues that can be experienced are controls that were functioning properly when last used, but now will not start, experience faults, have a display that isn’t functioning properly or in the worst case, blow up when power is applied. For maintenance personnel, re-starting production after a shutdown can be a nightmarish time due to all of the equipment problems that tend to be experienced. If the company has a good inventory of spare controls in stock, the severity of the problem is greatly lessened. However, due to many industries curtailing expenses in preparation for the pandemic, there may be spare controls that have not been serviced in an effort to save on resources, increasing the likelihood that equipment or production lines will not be able to re-start as planned. Here are some questions that need to be answered: Is your inventory of spare controls in good working order? Is there any machinery that was in need of service but postponed due to foreseeing a decrease in production, but now needs to be addressed?What are you going to do if you encounter defective controls when you try to ramp up production and need a fast resolution? The good news is that PES can help with all of these problems. We can: Test your spare controls to ensure that are in good working order. Repair your failed equipment quickly with our rush repair service. Service all major brands and types of controls including servo motors due to our 35 years of experience repairing industrial control equipment. Provide new or surplus spare equipment for many types and brands of controls. So, is your company ready for a re-start or increase of production, and do you have a plan for when problems arise? One thing you can be assured of – PES is here to help however we can with our experienced technical and sales staff – just give us a call at 800-732-4695 and let us take care of your problem. Back To Blog
Are Your Controls Ready for Production to Ramp-up?05/18/2020It is often after a prolonged shutdown of machinery that problems occur with electronic controls due to the power being removed for an extended period of time. Many of the controls used today contain switch mode power supplies, which have components such as power supply filter capacitors that tend to deteriorate with time and heat but may not cause a problem as long as power is applied to the control. It is often after the unit has been without power, then powered up that they cause the switch mode power supply not to function, resulting in a dead control. One VFD in particular that exhibits this behavior is the Allen Bradley PowerFlex 4 series of AC Drives. Precision Electronic Services has repaired hundreds of these drives in which the symptom was related to the drive being dead when powered up after being without power for several days. Even for the smallest of the PowerFlex 4 series of drives, PES can provide an economical repair solution due to our extensive experience repairing this type of problem and this series of drives in particular. Other common issues that can be experienced are controls that were functioning properly when last used, but now will not start, experience faults, have a display that isn’t functioning properly or in the worst case, blow up when power is applied. For maintenance personnel, re-starting production after a shutdown can be a nightmarish time due to all of the equipment problems that tend to be experienced. If the company has a good inventory of spare controls in stock, the severity of the problem is greatly lessened. However, due to many industries curtailing expenses in preparation for the pandemic, there may be spare controls that have not been serviced in an effort to save on resources, increasing the likelihood that equipment or production lines will not be able to re-start as planned. Here are some questions that need to be answered: Is your inventory of spare controls in good working order? Is there any machinery that was in need of service but postponed due to foreseeing a decrease in production, but now needs to be addressed?What are you going to do if you encounter defective controls when you try to ramp up production and need a fast resolution? The good news is that PES can help with all of these problems. We can: Test your spare controls to ensure that are in good working order. Repair your failed equipment quickly with our rush repair service. Service all major brands and types of controls including servo motors due to our 35 years of experience repairing industrial control equipment. Provide new or surplus spare equipment for many types and brands of controls. So, is your company ready for a re-start or increase of production, and do you have a plan for when problems arise? One thing you can be assured of – PES is here to help however we can with our experienced technical and sales staff – just give us a call at 800-732-4695 and let us take care of your problem.