International Women in Engineering Day 2022
To celebrate this year’s International Women in Engineering Day we want to shine a spotlight on some of the incredible women that work within our team. Although a small company, we are proud to say that 29% of our team are female. A higher statistic than the 19% overall UK…
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Case Study: Under Voltage Relay Remanufacture
Companies working within industrial environments are under pressure from the demands of the modern-day when output and performance need to be at a maximum, but downtime is not an option. There is increasingly a need to improve the performance of existing equipment as an alternative solution, that’s where re-manufacturing comes in. …
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How Repairing Electronic Modules Keeps The Power Generation Industry Going
The power generation industry, and more specifically, nuclear power often relies on legacy software and systems to keep their sites running. These industries constantly face pressure to extend the functional lifetime of their older equipment, more specifically electronic modules due to the huge investment and upheaval it would take to…
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Why is Industrial Cyber Security so Important?
Industrial cyber security is a vital defence against cyber attacks on the UK’s critical infrastructure and strategic industrial assets. When organisations use network and information systems and connect to the cloud through modernising their industrial processes, they can increase their vulnerability to the risk of attacks including ransomware and extortion.…
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Case Study: Developing Automated Relay Test Boxes to Improve Plant Productivity
A large number of relay types, especially Clifford and Snell (now C&S Controls) D2600 series relays, are used across a broad spectrum of industrial control systems. Usage includes controlling the movement of reactor control rods in nuclear power stations. Outage periods at nuclear power stations provide limited opportunities to carry…
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Case Study: Using Bespoke System Design to combat Obsolescence
Our client needed to mitigate issues surrounding ageing plant equipment across their fleet. One such issue was identified within the EPPE (Essential Plant Protection Equipment) ROP B system. The system modules contain components that have become obsolete making repair difficult and sometimes impossible. As a Class 1 high integrity system,…
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Repairing PCBs to Reduce Electronic Waste
Repairing printed circuit boards (PCBs) is a crucial way to reduce the need to recycle or dispose of electronic waste. In 2021, it was estimated that the world’s total amount of electronic and electrical equipment waste would be 57.4 million tonnes. This gigantic figure resulted from limited repair options, shorter…
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What is a Nuclear Power Station Reactor Outage?
Nuclear power station reactor outage periods fall into two categories, forced and statutory. Forced outages occur due to emergency reasons or unanticipated breakdowns that can’t be dealt with while the reactor is at power. Statutory outages are scheduled and are a legal requirement enforced by the Office for Nuclear Regulation…
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Bay Search and Rescue Charity Partnership
We are delighted to have officially partnered with a life-saving local organisation, Bay Search and Rescue. Everyone at Like Technologies is a passionate supporter of the charity. We have kick-started the partnership with a £3,000 donation. This has enabled the purchase of 18 new personal flotation devices to kit out…
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