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Fairford Electronics Soft Starters can be used in a large number of industries.
For more information on some of the applications that use Soft Starters please click on the industry sectors below.
With over 20 years experience Softstart Direct can offer application advice to most industries and most applications. Click on one of the links below to find out more.
- Soft Starters in Quarries
- Where Fairford Soft Starters have been successfully used
- Drilling
- Pumps - To remove water from holes
- Blasting
- Loading
- Hydraulic Pumps - To control loading arms
- Primary Crusher
- Conveyors - To load rocks into crushers
- Primary Crusher
- Crusher - To crush the rocks into smaller sizes
- Fans - To remove dust
- Chillers and Air Compressors - Air conditioning systems
- Travel to Screening
- Conveyors - To transport rocks to screening
- Screening
- Vibrating Screens - To sort different size rocks
- Fans - To remove dust
- Chillers and Air Compressors - Air conditioning systems
- Storage
- Conveyors - To transport rocks around
- Landscaping
- Asphalt Manufacturing
- Mixers - Mixes Bitumen and Sand with Stone
- Feeder Screw - To add sand to the mixer
- Conveyors - To move the rock around
- Concrete Plant
- Mixers - Mixes Stone with Water and Concrete
- Feeder Screw - To add Concrete to the mixer
- Conveyors - To move the rock around
- Pump - To add the water
- Loading into trucks or rail
- Conveyors - to transport product
- Soft Starters in Water Treatment
- Where Fairford Soft Starters have been successfully used
- Pumping Station
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Chillers and Air Compressors - Air conditioning systems
- Preliminary Treatment
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Grinders - to grind up large debris
- Grit Removal Tank
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Primary Clarifiers
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Skiming Tool - To remove oil and waste from the surface
- Aeration Basins
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Air Compressor - To pump air into the aeration basin.
- Secondary Clarifiers
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Belt Presses - To remove water from sludge
- Chlorine Contact Tank
- Water Pump - To move water around
- Chlorine Pump - To inject chlorine into the waste water.
- Effluent Diffuser
- Aerator - To move water around
- Soft Starters in Food and Confectionary
- Where Fairford Soft Starters have been successfully used
- Filler Mix Recipe
- Pump - To add liquid ingredients
- Screw Feeder - To add solid ingredients
- Mixer - To combine ingredients
- Screw Feeder - To move ingredients to cooker
- Cooker
- Mixer - To enable even heating
- Screw Feeder - To move ingredients to Chiller
- Chiller / Freezer
- Chillers - To cool/freeze ingredients
- Screw Feeder - To move ingredients to Holding Tank
- Holding Tank
- Screw Feeder - To move ingredients to Moulder
- Moulder
- Saw/Cutter - To alter shape
- Conveyor - To transport finished item
- Wrapping
- Conveyor - To transport finished item
- Press - To wrap finished item
- Case Packer
- Conveyor - To load boxes with items
- Rollers - To close boxes
- Conveyor - To transport boxes of items
- Soft Starters in Soft Drink Manufacturer
- Where Fairford Soft Starters have been successfully used
- Water Clarification
- Pump - To add water to mixer
- Pump - To add coagulant and lime
- Mixer - To mix water
- Filtering
- Pump - To pour water through filter
- Sterilisation
- Pump - To add water to tank
- Pump - To add chlorine
- Mixer - To mix water
- Dechlorinating
- Pump - To pour water through carbon filter
- Vacuum Pump - To de-aerate water
- Pump - To move water to next stage
- Making Syrup
- Pump - To add liquid ingredients
- Screw Feeder - To add solid ingredients
- Mixer - To mix ingredients
- Mixing
- Pump - To add water
- Pump - To add syrup
- Mixer - To mix ingredients
- Compressor - To pressurise tanks
- Carbonating
- Pump - To add carbonation
- Chiller - To keep solution cool
- Filler
- Pump - To fill bottles or cans
- Conveyor - To move bottles or cans to warmer
- Warmer
- Press - To seal bottles or cans
- Conveyor - To move bottles or cans to labelling
- Labelling
- Roller - To apply labels
- Conveyor - To move bottles or cans to packing
- Case Packing
- Conveyor - To load boxes with items
- Conveyor - To transport boxes to items
- Palletising
- Lift - To load cases onto pallets
- Conveyor - To move pallets to dispatch
- Soft Starters in Brewing
- Malting
- Pump - To change the water
- Air Pump - To aerate the malt
- Mixer - To mix the malt
- Fan - To roast the malt
- Preparing The Mash
- Rollers - To crush the malt
- Conveyor - To move the malt to the mixer
- Pump - To add warm water
- Mixer - To mix the malt with cearals
- Brewing The Wort
- Pump - To remove water from the malt solid
- Pump - To malt liquid to the brew kettles
- Feeder Screw - To add the Hops
- Pump - To move wort to the fermentation process
- Fermenting
- Feeder Screw - To add the Yeast
- Chiller - To lower the temperature
- Pump - To move the beer to the aging casks
- Chiller - To keep the aging casks cold
- Pasturising
- Fan - To heat the mixture
- Pump - To move beer to filling
- Bottle Loader
- Conveyor - To move bottles to washing
- Washing
- Pump - To add water and cleaning products
- Conveyor - To move bottles to filling
- Filling
- Pump - To fill bottles
- Conveyor - To move bottles to pasteurisation
- Labelling
- Rollers - To apply labels
- Conveyor - To move bottles to case packing
- Case Packing
- Conveyor - To move cases to palletising
- Palletising
- Lift - To load cases onto pallets
- Conveyor - To move pellets to distpatch
- Malting
- Soft Starters in Pulp, Paper and Packing
- Waste Paper
- Conveyor - To load paper into Hydrapulper
- Shredder - To shred the waste paper
- Hydrapulper
- Mixer - To mix the pulp
- Pump - To move the pulp on
- Screening Machine
- Vibrating Screen - remove dirt and non paper products
- Pump - To move the pulp on
- De-Inking
- Washer - To remove ink
- Pump - To move the pulp on
- Headbox
- Pump - To put the pulp on the fourdrinier table
- Fourdrinier Table
- Conveyor - To move the paper on
- Pump - To remove waste water
- Presses
- Conveyor - To move the paper on
- Roller - To remove excess water
- Dryers
- Conveyor - To move the paper on
- Roller - To remove excess water
- Fan - To dry paper
- Size Press
- Conveyor - To move the paper on
- Roller - To refine paper
- Supercalender
- Roller - To refine paper
- Reel
- Roller - To roll paper into rolls
- Converting
- Roller - To form paper into rolls
- Circular Saw - To cut paper
- Waste Paper
