Hamilton Electronics & Prototyping articleshttps://heplabs.co.nzIndustrial electronics repair in Hamilton, NZ: Palfinger and Hiab remotes, PLCs, VFDs, CNC and servo drives, HMIs, ECUs, ABS modules and obsolete cloning. Freight New Zealand-wide.Can electronics be repaired instead of replaced?https://heplabs.co.nz/articles/can-a-circuit-board-be-repairedhttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/can-a-circuit-board-be-repairedMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000How to decide whether a control unit, module or board is worth repairing: local damage, obsolete parts, cost, and what to send so we can tell you whether investigation is worthwhile.How to connect older equipment to a modern networkhttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/connect-legacy-serial-equipmenthttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/connect-legacy-serial-equipmentMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Older machines can often be networked without replacing them — if you treat the wiring, timing and meaning of the data as the real work, not just a cheap adaptor.How remote equipment monitoring workshttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/how-remote-equipment-monitoring-workshttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/how-remote-equipment-monitoring-worksMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000From a sensor on the machine to a message on your phone: what each step is for, where projects fail, and how to specify a monitoring job in New Zealand conditions.Industrial control board failed? What to check before replacing the machinehttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/industrial-control-board-failedhttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/industrial-control-board-failedMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000A practical sequence for Waikato workshops and plants when a control box dies: power, connectors, environment, obsolescence, and when repair is worth investigating before you replace the machine.Prototype to product: what you actually need to build a connected devicehttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/prototype-to-product-connected-devicehttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/prototype-to-product-connected-deviceMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000A connected product is more than a board on a bench. It is electronics, an enclosure, a connection, a dashboard or app, and a way to test and operate it.When does a custom electronics solution make financial sense?https://heplabs.co.nz/articles/when-custom-electronics-makes-financial-sensehttps://heplabs.co.nz/articles/when-custom-electronics-makes-financial-senseMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Custom electronics costs more than a catalogue part and less than coordinating several suppliers around a problem that is still not solved. Here is how to tell which side you are on.