Mar
06
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, thus producing more revenue. But how do manually operated terminals speed up this process without heavy investments in automation? Connected...
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Oct
18
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 Control Room oversees and authorises local manual operations. Process data and MOV feedback are used as conditions to determine manual...
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May
16
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 the gap between manual valve operations to full valve automation, using simple and cost effective and solutions. We recognise that...
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Apr
04
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 2 incidents annually. What are the costs? Direct costs to include product loss and cleaning up: Incorrect valve line-ups can...
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Jan
16
British Salt, the UK's leading manufacturer of pure dried vacuum salt products, approached Sofis partner Prosafe Engineering to help solve a problem with their manual valve operations. The problem British Salt has 2 steam turbines that each have 2 valves on the exhaust discharge. On each turbine there is a fixed...
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Nov
13
In the tank storage industry, product contamination resulting from product transfer is an obvious risk. Costs related to clean-up, product loss, waste disposal and reputational damage easily mount up to hundreds of thousands of euros. A cause of contamination is the incorrect line-up of valves between the storage tanks and the jetty, resulting in the loading...
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Nov
06
For efficient operation of boilers, frequent ‘bottom blow-down’ procedures are required to help remove sludge deposits from within the vessel. Sludge may form from dirt in the water supply or from the water treatment chemicals. Where blow-down occurs on manual valves, a safety interlock system must be implemented to ensure...
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Nov
06
Ethylene production is an inherently complex and dangerous process, particularly when considering the operation of valves and/or line blinds around a cracking furnace. The incorrect operation of the controls to gas, feed stock and decoke air to the furnace can have catastrophic results. Under normal conditions, the operation of controls...
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Nov
06
An open path to relief must be maintained on Safety Relief Systems at all times during work exercises. A spare relief capacity, enables continuous production while maintenance procedures take place, and eliminates the need to isolate and shut down the whole process. Typically, twin or multiple safety relief valve systems...
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Oct
31
Accidents in the process industry are mostly related to procedures that do not occur frequently and at the same time can have catastrophic results when performed incorrectly. 75% of the accidents in the process industry happen during startups, shutdowns and maintenance. In 50% of these accidents, root cause is incorrect operation...
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