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 experience of similarly demanding
applications, was confident in offering
a cost-effective MV soft starter. This
has proved entirely satisfactory in
service, and has allowed EdF to make
substantial savings on the overall
budget for the project.

MV-DS digital soft starters from
Softstart UK are designed around the
standard European-style motor
control centre, and are available with
ratings up to 700A in versions for use
on AC supplies from 3.3 to 6kV. All
starters in the range incorporate PLC
control to maximise their versatility
and a touch-screen user interface to
facilitate programming, diagnostics
and data recording.