Mechanical valve interlocks guarantee strict adherence to procedure and thus avoid human error. They are particularly useful for operations that are generally recognized as highly dangerous, such as pigging. Valve interlocks... read more →
In the process industry, awareness of the valve status is essential to avoid injury and equipment damage. A market research conducted by Sofis reveals that many companies apply self-made or... read more →
Self-made solutions for valve position indicators are often used to determine the open and closed position of a manual multi rotation valve. What are the main problems that customers experience... read more →
Sofis is part of the 'Process Safety' division of Halma Plc, an FTSE 100 company, which is an organization with 50 companies and 5,000 employees worldwide. Sofis is based in... read more →
To meet increasingly strict customer requirements, terminals are upgrading their operations. However, most terminals rely on slow, error-prone manual valve operations. These days, manual operations can be significantly accelerated and... read more →
A tank terminal’s revenue partially depends on its speed of transferring product from and to its storage tanks. The more efficient this transfer process, the more throughput the terminal realises,... read more →
NordStream is reliant on its control room in Switzerland to monitor and control pig launching operations across their German and Russian pigging stations. To guarantee safe pigging procedures, the Swiss... read more →
In exactly one month’s, we time take to floor at ILTA trade show (International Liquid Terminals Association). At stand 973, we will be showing how it is possible to bridge... read more →
One of the biggest challenges our tank terminal operators face, is the risks associated with their valve line-ups. It is not unusual to hear of terminals contending with 1 or... read more →
British Salt, the UK's leading manufacturer of pure dried vacuum salt products, approached Sofis partner Avenium to help solve a problem with their manual valve operations. The problem British Salt... read more →