Happy New Year! As our company begins its 50th year in the industrial electronic repair business, our commitment remains to work as a partner with our customers to find solutions to your industrial electronic equipment problems.

Many of our customers have issues with older and obsolete equipment, budget constraints, or lack of OEM support. Repairing rather than replacing is a cost-effective solution to keep your equipment running and increase the life cycle of your systems.

When choosing a repair provider, you need one that provides the solutions and benefits you expect through extensive engineering and technical capabilities. Our technical team averages thirty years of experience so you enjoy quality and reliability with every repair performed.

Our repair capabilities include:

• Operator Interfaces and HMIs
• Motor Controls
• Power Supplies
  • Chiller Controls
  • Counters and Timers
  • Temperature Controls
• Process Controls
• Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs)
• Valve Drivers (Bosch) and Amplifier Cards

We service equipment from major manufacturers across multiple generations. In the half a century we have been in business, we have serviced items from all industries including manufacturing, utilities, farming, construction, government, universities, medical, food, and so many more.

Your equipment is expensive and probably the most significant investment your company holds. When it breaks, if the manufacturer no longer supports it, the challenge of replacing the equipment can be more than you’re ready to face. Instead of a complete replacement, you can save both time and money when you repair worn and damaged parts to keep the entire machine running for longer. That way, you can upgrade equipment on your budget and your schedule--not the manufacturer’s.

Our customers enjoy high quality, fast turnaround times and affordable industrial electronic repair services and replacement parts. For our customers, fast, reliable repairs are critical to operations. To support this, we maintain an inventory of over 30,000 unique components and thousands of remanufactured items to get your equipment up and running as fast as possible.

Reliability is another critical factor for your equipment and repaired parts, and closed-loop testing is used to ensure reliable repairs. A closed-loop bench test uses a fixture that drives the unit’s inputs and loads the unit’s outputs to recreate the operating conditions of the system to ensure proper functionality. When we can not do this, we will be transparent with you and let you know the level of testing we will perform. This is very different from what other repair companies do. If you use other shops, be sure you understand the level of testing they are performing.

We bought Control System Labs in 2015 and the last four years have flown by. It has been an honor getting to know you and a privilege to service your needs. We truly appreciate your business and the relationships we have built. If you haven’t had a chance to meet us personally, please visit our facility at any time for a tour, or call us to discuss your needs.

Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2020.

Sincerely,

Gary Fredricks and Ed Bialek

Control System Labs hosted an open house for industry on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at our facility at 1501 Kensington Ave in Buffalo, NY. Numerous current and potential customers and suppliers visited to learn about the industrial electronic repair capabilities that Control System Labs offers, as well as to meet the owners, Ed Bialek and Gary Fredricks. New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan of the 59^th Senate District attended the event with his Chief of Staff, Keith Bryan.

In addition to tours and demonstrations throughout the day, there were refreshments and raffles for multiple gift cards and a JBC Soldering Station. The event was very well received by the attendees and the leadership at Control System Labs looks forward to working with many new customers and suppliers from the event.

Control System Labs repairs industrial electronic controls for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), service companies, and end users from around the world. Since 1970, we have completed repairs on more than 100,000 industrial electronic controls including but not limited to: AC/DC drives, counters and timers, Human Machine Interfaces (HMIS), temperature controllers, valve drivers and variable frequency drives.

Control System Labs has worked with over 10,000 customers ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies in virtually every industry. Since being in business for almost 50 years, we truly understand the importance of balancing quick, affordable repairs and adequate testing to make sure controls work properly. We have a team of experienced engineers and technicians that can repair or replace virtually any control--even for rare brands and obsolete machines. Repairing industrial equipment can result in substantial cost savings to companies who have limited funds to purchase new or updated equipment.

If you have any questions about Control System Labs’ industrial electronic repair capabilities, please call Control System Labs at 716-836-2100 or visit their web page at ControlRepair.com.

Severe weather such as hurricanes, heavy rains, and flooding usually bring lots of water--something that doesn’t mix well with electronic controls. When Mother Nature interferes with your workflow, here’s what you need to know when you’re in recovery mode.

Safety First

No piece of equipment is more valuable than the lives of you or your crew. When handling wet electronics, the first step is always to ensure that all power is disconnected and test to verify that all sources of electricity are not connected. Then, make sure each machine is switched off and remove any batteries that might be present. These steps will not only ensure personal safety, but also minimize further damage of your equipment.

Next Steps

Then, the device needs to be thoroughly dried to remove all traces of moisture. Fans, infrared lamps, electric heaters, and even hair dryers can be useful for drying electronics, but it’s important to ensure that components are not overheated in the process. Once all equipment has been completely dried, it’s safe to attempt to power the device and test for operation. There are many factors that affect the repairability of the controls including contamination in the water, if the circuit was powered on while submerged, and length of exposure.

Professional Restoration

Call the Pros

If you have electronic controls that have been damaged by severe weather and flooding, our engineers and technicians can help. If we cannot repair your devices, we offer replacement parts for a variety of equipment--even rare brands and obsolete machines. When your electronic controls are damaged or destroyed, Control System Labs will get you up and running.

The repair process is more than just troubleshooting and fixing items. Without testing the control, it’s impossible to know if all defects have been identified and fixed. Testing is a critical part of the control repair process that verifies your control is functioning properly before it’s returned to you.  We often spend more time testing the unit than we do actually fixing the unit. Creating the appropriate test plan requires experience that our technicians possess and is necessary to ensure a quick and affordable repair process.

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