Blog - Sofis valve operation

Nov 14

Introducing Rom Danganan: Bid Manager – EPC projects

As a Bid manager, Rom Danganan is part of the EPC team within Sofis, based in The Netherlands. Together with other bid managers, Rom is responsible for opportunities and project inquiries from EPC contractors globally. He provides technical and commercial offerings to our customers and advises on Sofis solutions for... read more →

Oct 24

Sofis solutions for the energy transition

Sofis for the energy transition

Sofis provide valve interlocks and portable actuators used in next generation energy infrastructure. We ensure that valves are operated correctly, preventing accidents and protecting the planet. Green hydrogen Protecting critical process equipment form overpressure operating under extreme conditions. Biofuels Ensuring safe furnace decoking changeovers and pressure safety. Offshore wind turbines... read more →

Jul 19

New Sofis Smart key management model comes with HMI and built-in software to help improve operations

Valve interlocks improve process safety, but challenges may arise through the poor use and lack of operational knowledge of interlocks. Time lost searching for missing keys or taking the wrong one into the field can cause considerable delays. Additionally, with plants becoming more technologically driven, adding a key management system... read more →

Apr 25

Visit us at the Process Safety Congress in The Netherlands

On May 18 2022, Sofis will join the yearly Dordrecht Process Safety conference. This conference brings together the technical safety specialists and managers from companies that deal with hazardous chemicals, to network and to learn together. The aim of this process safety conference is to strengthen the process safety culture,... read more →

Mar 07

#IWD2022: introducing Erica Hutadjulu, Production Engineer at Sofis

The first time Erica was introduced to engineering was during her classes at elementary school. "I went to an amusement park, and instead of rides like roller coasters, my attention was drawn to job simulation games, ranging from actress, firefighter, pilot, and even engineer. As I grew older, I realised... read more →

Sep 29

Vacancies

Sofis is part of Halma PLC, a market leader in specialist safety, health and environmental technologies, registered at the London Stock Exchange. Halma’s business is about protecting and improving the quality of life for people worldwide. Halma companies have a core focus on health, safety, and the environment, providing innovative... read more →

Jun 28

Sofis successfully executes three major projects with a leading EPC contractor, supplying more than 8.560 mechanical interlocks

Over a period of 4 years, Sofis has successfully executed three major projects with an international EPC contractor for an end-user in Kuwait, delivering all three projects within the project schedule and without being confronted with any unforeseen issues. The Sofis design and project engineering team played an important role... read more →

Jun 16

#INWED21: celebrating our women in engineering

We are excited to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day today, in which we acknowledge the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing. Supporting lives and livelihoods every day. At Sofis, we’re proud of our women in engineering, like Ellen Maes, who identifies a problem, then dares... read more →

Jun 02

Chiyoda Corporation deploys EasiDrive portable actuators for Golden Pass LNG project

Chiyoda Corporation has selected Sofis to provide EasiDrive portable valve actuators, to be used on 1.100 critical valves in the Golden Pass LNG project. EasiDrive is a lightweight portable actuator which can easily be carried into the field to handle hard to operate and time-consuming valves. By using EasiDrive, end... read more →

Jun 01

Key management system for process interlocking

Evolution in valve interlocks towards integration

Interview with Stephan Sadowski (Head of Business Development) for Valve World, May 2021 edition, page 38-39. Valve interlocks have evolved over the years, from mechanical, stand-alone devices to integrated electrical, electronical and mechanical solutions, according to Stephan Sadowski (Sofis). “The industry trend is towards increased control via central oversight and... read more →