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Industrial electrical breakdowns and fault finding

Production stopped, machinery tripping, or a fault nobody can pin down. We diagnose electrical faults on live industrial sites and get plant running again.

Brisbane, Logan, Beenleigh, Yatala, Gold Coast, Tweed Heads and Northern NSW.

20+ yearshands-on electrical industry experience
QLD and NSWlicensed electrical contractor
Industrial focusno domestic work

What we get called to

The faults that stop a plant

If you are responsible for keeping a site running, these are the situations we deal with regularly.

Production stoppages

Electrical faults that have taken out a machine, a conveyor or a whole line. We work through the electrical side methodically rather than swapping parts and hoping.

Intermittent faults

The ones that trip once a shift and clear before anyone gets there. Usually the hardest and the most expensive to leave alone.

Motor and drive faults

VSDs tripping under load, motor starter and overload faults, failed connections, and motors that keep dropping out without an obvious cause.

Control circuit problems

Field devices, sensors, actuators, relays and contactors. Establishing whether the fault sits in the wiring, the device or the control system.

Safety circuit trips

E-stops, guard switches, light curtains and safety relays dropping plant out. Diagnosed and repaired against the existing design.

Switchboard and MCC faults

Distribution board faults, MCC problems, tripping mains and supply issues affecting a section of the plant.

Scope

What we fault find on

Sparktech was established in 2024, on the back of more than twenty years of hands-on electrical work inside food and beverage, manufacturing and production facilities. That experience is mostly diagnostic, on plant that was already running.

  • Production machinery and process equipment
  • Motors, starters, overloads and motor circuits
  • Variable speed drives, including configuration and replacement
  • PLC controlled machinery, isolating whether a fault is electrical, field device or control related
  • Sensors, actuators and field wiring
  • Relays, contactors and control circuits
  • Safety circuits, e-stops, guard switches and safety relays
  • Switchboards, MCCs and power distribution

Equipment we work across regularly:

Allen-BradleyRockwellSiemens Schneider ElectricDanfossOmron
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 drives in a plant cabinet Motor control centre with drives and protection

How a callout runs

What happens when you ring

1

Tell us what has stopped

Call us and explain what the plant is doing, what has already been checked and what production is affected. We can ask the right initial questions and work out what information will help before attendance.

2

We attend and diagnose

We isolate the fault to the supply, wiring, field device, drive or control system, then explain what we've found and the recommended next step before proceeding.

3

Repair or next steps

Where possible, we complete the repair and return the plant to service. If parts or specialist support are required, we explain what's needed and the quickest practical next step. Relevant testing and documentation is completed where required.

Where our scope ends

Sparktech provides the electrical fault finding and controls work directly. Where specialist PLC or HMI programming is required, we can engage trusted automation partners and coordinate that work as part of the overall repair or project.

On safety circuits we fault find, repair, and install to a design supplied by you or your engineer. We do not design machine safety systems, perform safety validation, or issue safety system certification. We sign off our own electrical wiring.

Getting us there

Availability

For breakdowns and after-hours requirements, call to check current availability. We will tell you straight away whether we can get someone to you, rather than taking the job and leaving you waiting.

For sites that need ongoing backup, talk to us about planned maintenance support, shift coverage and contractor arrangements before the next breakdown occurs.

Automated crate handling and conveyor system

Where we work

Sites we attend

Manufacturing
Food and beverage production
Processing plants
Warehousing and logistics

South East Queensland and Northern NSW, from Tweed Heads through the Gold Coast, Yatala, Beenleigh and Logan to Brisbane. Licensed in both states, so sites either side of the border are equally in scope.

BrisbaneBrisbane SouthsideLoganBeenleigh YatalaGold CoastTweed HeadsNorthern NSW

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Get in touch

Something stopped?

For a breakdown, calling is faster than a form and gives us the best chance to understand what is happening on site straight away.

0434 059 952

Commercial and industrial sites only. We do not do domestic or residential work.

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