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 →
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... read more →
Sofis is to supply 4,500 valve interlocks to an EPC contractor delivering the first phase of a heavy oil development programme for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The interlocks will... read more →
Using a service valve wrench or valve opener to open or close manual multi-turn valves can easily result in damage and burrs, for instance by choosing an inappropriate hook. In... read more →
Opening or closing valves in the wrong order can have disastrous consequences and cause fatal injury to operators. It can also lead to product spills, plant and equipment damage and... read more →