Not surprisingly, reliability ranked the most important criteria in purchasing industrial electronics according to a recent survey by Plant Engineering & Maintenance. 

Reliability was followed, in descending order, by quality, safety, maintenance, service, price, throughput, technology, noise, speed, and “green”.

Maintenance ranked 4th out of 11 so we know it’s pretty high on your list.  Nobody wants equipment that is difficult or excessively expensive to maintain.  Downtime is lost time and lost time is lost money.  

Save money in the long run by purchasing quality industrial electronic equipment with a good warranty.  And when that warranty runs out, or the OEM does not provide responsive service, send your repairs to a reliable expert. 

There are a million and one iPhone apps out there but this one by Baldor Electric Company, www.baldor.com  is way cool.  Those smart cookies at Baldor have converted their BE$T desktop program for calculating and comparing motor efficiencies to an Apple iphone app. 

By calculating a motor’s annual electricity usage based on its nominal efficiency and comparing it to the annual electricity usage of Baldor’s Standard-E and Super-E premium efficiency motors, it can then recommend, by catalog number, the appropriate Baldor motor for the application as well as information on the payback period for replacing the existing motor. 

Just saw an ad for a book titled “How You Can Test Electronic Equipment Like a Pro”.  I just have to ask – why would you want to when I’m guessing you are darn busy already.   I know I am mighty busy here at ACS Industrial evaluating, testing, and repairing your electronic equipment because that’s my expertise and I’m good at it.  Send us more!

You know, I could probably get a car repair for dummies book and learn to do all my own car repairs too…but why would I want to when “Joe” at my favorite auto repair shop here in Hunt Valley, Maryland is already an expert.  He can repair my car a lot faster and better than I can.  Plus, he’s already got all the equipment and parts handy.

Top 5 Electronic Repair Problems in 2009

I was just reading a friend’s notes and he made a great case for providing detailed information to your repair service provider.  Here at ACS, we request our customers describe the problem with their item when they send them in for evaluation. You probably could not begin to guess what our Top 5 repair descriptions were for 2009, so I will share them with you:

Top 5 Electronic Repair Descriptions for 2009

1. Does Not Work
2. Blank (as in nothing at all in the problem description box)
3. Dead

Cali-i-brate [kal-uh-breyt]

- verb 1.  to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of any instrument giving quantitative measurements.

Due to popular demand, ACS Industrial Services has recently added full calibration services.  You requested it and now we are offering fast, reliable, NIST traceable calibration services for your electronic equipment.

Our team of experts has experience with hundreds of types of meters, counters, gauges, power sources and more. In fact, we have even calibrated the test equipment for other calibration houses.

Call our customer service team at 800-605-6419 for more about how we can help you get your electronic equipment calibrated and back into compliance quickly.

Repair or replace your damaged industrial electronics?  

Occasionally it’s a clear cut decision like the customer with a burn hole the size of North Dakota in his circuit board.  Definitely dumpster material.  More often, there are a few things to consider when making industrial electronic repair decisions.  Here are a few questions to ask yourself:

How much did it cost new?