Case Study: Oleoducto de Los Llanos Orientales Pipeline MVS soft starters increase ODL oil production. Colombian electrical equipment distributor ESI partnered with AuCom in 2008 to help increase oil production at ODL. ESI supplied ODL with five AuCom MVS soft starters to control the power to the five 700 HP pump motors which feed the Oleoducto de Los Llanos Orientales pipeline. The starters increase productivity by insuring reliable operation and reducing maintenance time. Soft starters reduce the amount of stress placed on a motor as it is started, extending the lifetime of the motor, the load and its components and reducing repair time. Colombia is emerging as a rising star in the South American oil industry, producing the fourth largest quantity of oil in South America. A key player in

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