Engineering and Site Services

Design and Development

 
• Custom Thyristor/Diode/Transistor Heat Sink Assemblies.
• Thyristor Power Controllers (OZtherm) for all types of Heating and Rectification applications.
• Measurement solutions for Temperature and AC/DC electrical parameters.
• Custom designed solutions in Power Electronics, Process Control, Energy Monitoring and AC/DC switching applications.
• Control cubicles and project work.
• List of recent Fastron Projects

Fully equipped development laboratory to support the;-

• Testing of Power Electronic products, High Power Diodes, Thyristors (SCR's), IGBT's and Solid State Relays.
• Fault analysis of High Power Semiconductors to define their failure mode in order to resolve field problems.
• Calibration, testing, upgrade and repair of Temperature Controllers and Chart Recorders.
• Production testing, upgrade and repair of all Fastron OZtherm Power Controllers and other Fastron supplied products.
• Calibration of Analogue and Digital Meters primarily used in the measurement of a wide range of electrical parameters.

Laboratory Facilities include;- 

• 3 Phase 415VAC, 200A utility supply to provide a high power testing facility with auxiliary transformers to provide higher currents and higher voltages as required.
• Wide range of load banks, air cooled and water cooled.
• LEM 0620 Semiconductor tester for testing and checking high power diodes, thyristors, IGBT's and other similar devices.
• Schuster Tester for Power Semiconductor testing complementing the LEM tester capabilities.
• High Power Microscope for examining damaged silion wafers to ascertain the likely cause of failure in high power semiconductors.
• Powerscope, Memory scope, Bench Power Supplies, Counters, Waveform Generators, 5kV Impulse tester, Phase Shifter, Specialized Test Rigs.
• Schuster Semiconductor tester (scope 5kV) 
• LEMSYS TP0620 Semiconductor Tester (impulse semiconductor tester 2kV 600 Amp)
• Tektronix TDS 224 (scope) 
• GW Instek GDS-2104 (X-Y scope) 
• Lumel NP40-00040 (power quality analyser)

Site Services

• Emergency on-site Repair and Maintenance services specializing in fault finding on equipment or systems utilizing Power Semiconductors, Heat Sink Assemblies, Thyristor (SCR) Controllers, Process Instruments, Temperature Controllers, Meters, Transducers and Sensors.
• Commissioning of our own range of products and solutions.
• Measurement solutions for Temperature and AC/DC electrical parameters.
• Custom designed solutions in Power Electronics, Process Control, Energy Monitoring and AC/DC switching applications.
• Control cubicles and project work.
• Power Quality Analysis Reporting and Consulting on Kvar Correction Measures
• Power Factor Correction Capacitor Bank Retrofitting

Applications Support

 
• Crouzet PLC Programming and design evaluation including PLC training and PLC interface software development.
• Selection of the correct component, product or solution across the whole range of Fastron supplied products.
• Specializing in Power Semiconductors, Heat Sink Assemblies, Thyristor (SCR) Controllers, Process Instruments, Temperature Controllers, Meters, Transducers and Sensors.

Repair/Refurbishment & Maintenance Replacement Service

 
• Fastron specialize in supplying emergency breakdown parts and a comprehensive repair and refurbishment service, whether the original part was supplied by Fastron or a different manufacturer.
• Power Semiconductors; Thyristors, Diodes, IGBT's, Solid State Relays.
• Oztherm Thyristor (SCR) Controller Repairs.
• Official Service/Repair drop off location for Advanced Energy (AEG) Thyristor Power Controllers.
• Power Semiconductor Heat Sink Assemblies/WaterCoolers.
• Semiconductor Protection Fuses.
• Power Factor Correction Equipment Refurbishment.
• Power Capacitor Selection.
• Temperature Controllers.
• Chart Recorders.
• Digital Meters.
• Transducers.
• Thermocouples/RTD's/Sensors.

Power Semiconductor Testing

 
• Testing Power Semiconductors to determine devices that are out of specification. (Generally not viable unless device is >50A).
• Selecting critical parameters such as Gate Current, Volt Drop, Holding Current and Peak Inverse Voltage for example.
• Microscopic examination of the silicon wafer to ascertain the likely cause of failure. (Applies to "Puk" devices > 200A).
• Recommend replacements.

Testing to Specifcation, Upgrade and Repair

 
• All in-house designed products and instruments imported by us.
• Third Party Products on a job by job basis.

Training

 
• Fully equipped presentation, demonstration and training facility.
• Specialized advice to explain the correct component or product selection for a particular application including guidelines for installation, commissioning and fault finding as applicable across all Fastron designed and imported products.
• Specific training courses can be prepared to meet your requirements.
• Free telephone applications advice and product demonstrations always available.