RSGD 40HP Carlo Gavazzi's upgraded soft starters can be used to soft-start three-phase AC induction motors in equipment within plastics processing facilities; compatible machinery includes compressors used within chillers, pumps used to cool extrusion barrels, and vacuum pumps and blowers within a recycling plant.

What's new? Electronics upgrades. The soft starters feature a new control algorithm, integrated overload protection and intelligent voltage monitoring.

Benefits Ease of installation and advanced motor protection. The 45mm-wide devices take little space and are easy to set up. They ensure that motors always start with optimal settings and that they decelerate smoothly.

Carlo Gavazzi NA, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 847-465-6100, www.gavazzionline.com