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Damhead Creek is an 800MW combined cycle gas-fired power station with two gas turbines and one steam turbine and is owned by Scottish Power. A number of 30kW cooling fans regulate the temperature of the main power station cooling water circuit and are switched in one at a time, as required, usually as a result

Energy conscious plant operators are installing soft starts at an unprecedented rate, so that they save energy by stopping intermittent duty motors when they are actually not in use. Until recently it has been conventional practice to leave motors idling between duty cycles, but increasingly this is now seen as wasteful of energy – especially

Pro-Roll is a specialist finisher of high specification metals for high tech industries including aerospace and F1 and counts Rolls Royce, Ferrari and Corus among its many prestigious customers.

A Russian coal mine is set to become one of the most technologically advanced in the world as it prepares to install an explosion proof soft starter for its massive conveyor system.

The smallest of dirt particles can do substantial damage to the blades of a steam turbine. For this reason a thorough cleaning of the high pressure steam lines feeding the turbine is imperative before a new installation is commissioned.

Like everyone I get a great deal of enjoyment out of new projects, there is nothing like a brand new control panel build with it’s shiny new control pushbuttons, bright lamps and clean control lines.

On the south bank of the River Humber around 30 minutes sailing time past the port of Immingham lies the larger of New Holland Bulk Services dry bulk terminals, the terminal is capable of loading and unloading coaster vessel sizes of up to 5500 tonnes, normally achieved within a single day making it a favoured

Working closely with one of our partners Transdrive Engineering Services who are based in Oldham, they recently supplied a 55KW Delta C2000 inverter for one of their clients for a machine tool refurbishment application. The client asked us and Transdrive for some assistance in commissioning the first unit and we were happy to provide this.

DC Injection Brakes for AC Motors 0.75-30KW in stock for same day dispatch. The EzBk series is a fully integrated solution to ensure your machine is compliant with the PUWER 98 Safety regulations. We use our VB DC Injection Brake and install it in an IP54 enclosure with all the necessary control logic, with a

Delta has released its complete line of second generation DVP Slim series PLCs. To complete the series and to help our partners /customers we are now offering the PLC Starter kit! The Starter Kit simplifies the enrty into the world of Delta PLCs and HMIs, lowers the time to commission and helps the user get

Softstart (UK) was recently asked to undergo a survey at the efficiency of starting 2 x 6.6kV compressors and then to supply, install and commission for a brand new furnace and upgrade for a glass production facility in the UK, part of a multi-million pound upgrade and refurbishment programme. The compressors in question are rated

We are pleased to announce that the Delta VFD-ED series elevator drive is now available in Europe. It includes single phase 230VAC models and is available in three phase 400VAC models from 4kW up to 75kW initially. Units are ready for ordering for trials now, contact Softstart UK for further details.