Softstart

Smooth Motor Starting with Industrial Soft Starters

Industrial soft starters provide smooth and controlled acceleration of electric motors, helping to reduce electrical inrush current, minimise mechanical stress, and improve equipment reliability. Ideal for applications including pumps, fans, conveyors, compressors, production machinery, and automation systems, LED Controls Ltd supplies high-performance motor soft starters designed for dependable operation across demanding industrial environments.

Our motor soft starters progressively control the voltage supplied to the motor during start-up, reducing the sudden electrical and mechanical stresses associated with direct-on-line starting. This controlled acceleration can help extend the service life of motors and driven equipment while reducing unnecessary strain on belts, couplings, gearboxes, pumps, and other mechanical components.

Designed for reliable industrial motor control, our soft starter solutions offer:

• Reduced Starting Current: Limits motor inrush current during start-up, helping reduce electrical demand and voltage disturbances on the supply network.
• Smooth Acceleration: Provides controlled motor starting to reduce mechanical shock and stress on motors, couplings, belts, gearboxes, and driven equipment.
• Improved Equipment Reliability: Reduced electrical and mechanical stress can help minimise wear and extend the operating life of motors and connected machinery.

Whether you need a soft starter for a pump, fan, conveyor, compressor, or other industrial motor application, we can help you select the right solution based on motor power (kW), supply voltage, current rating, starting duty, and application requirements. Explore our complete motor control and motion range, including variable speed drives and star delta starters, or contact our technical team for product selection and application advice.