Softstart UK Limited
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Softstart UK Limited

Softstart UK is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing suppliers of Motor control and automation equipment, with a combined turnover of over £2.6 Million in 2008-2009.

We supply to both end users and OEM’s directly or through our strategic specialist distribution partners and systems integrators in the UK as well as delivering products into Europe and the Middle East.

As well as supplying a comprehensive range of products from global companies such as Hitachi, Hyundai, ASEM, Power Electronics and MTE- Deltron we also manufacture complete motor control systems and Medium Voltage Soft Starters at our factories here in the UK.

Our knowledge and experience covers applications from water treatment, mining, offshore water injection pumps, bow thrusters, production facilities etc.
Softstart UK’s service includes, training on all products either at our in house training facilities and workshops or on site, full commissioning service is available on all medium voltage products. Repair facilities for all our Inverter and soft start products in house with full warranty using only original spare parts.
Challenge us today and see if we can’t offer you the correct solution for all your automation requirements.

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Silverteam splits with Hitachi

Silverteam, previously the exclusive
agent for Hitachi inverters in the UK,
has terminated its association with
Hitachi and will now introduce new
ranges of inverters not previously
seen in the UK. The Silverteam
operat

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Soft start savings

When EdF (Cottam Power) needed a
starter for the MV drive fitted to a
hammer mill at its Nottingham site,
some suppliers claimed that only a
costly variable speed drive would be
suitable. Softstart UK, however, with
its

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Field oriented control

Meeting the needs of general purpose OEM drive applications such as textiles, printing and packaging, food and beverage, and materials handling, the C2000 variable speed drive from Softstart UK uses field oriented control (FOC) as its core technology.

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Greener alternative to oversized motors

For generations engineers happily oversized electric motors to allow for worse case working conditions, plus an extra margin of comfort. But what made good sense then is something of an anathema to todays energy conscious engineers. Stuart Harvey of SoftStart UK comments

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High performance plc range

New from Softstart UK is a range of high performance PLCs, offering high speed, stable and highly reliable control across a spread of industrial automation applications.

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New hmi range

A new range of HMIs, introduced to
the UK by Softstart UK, combines
good control and visualisation
capability with innovative widescreen
design. Made by Delta Electronics,
the DPO-B series of HMIs come in
screen sizes from 4.7 to 10in. They
include built-in Ethernet comms, the
ability to display over 65,000 colours,
three sets of COM ports, USB port,
support for audio output, and support
for SD card program loading/backup.

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Strategic partnership

Softstart UK has formed a strategic
alliance with Delta Electronics,
which combines Delta’s leading
automation products with Softstart’s
dedicated team of specialist
engineers.

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