Recently, Sofis provided valve interlocking systems to guarantee safe manual valve operations on mercury recovery applications and valve changeover lines. Installing valve interlocking systems is part of the multi-faceted approach to process safety of the South Pailin project, which includes rigorous risk assessments, robust design and operational controls, comprehensive training, emergency preparedness, fostering a strong safety culture, regulatory compliance, and leveraging technological advancements.

Sofis recently supplied FlexiDrive remote valve operators to the INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier. 262 meters long and 62 meters wide, it is the largest warship ever built in India’s maritime history. The remote valve operators are part of the ship’s HVAC system. This system was supplied and installed by Johnson Controls, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of HVAC/R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) solutions for marine and naval applications.

Increasing complexity in functional requirements from pig traps, like mobile pig traps, combination launchers-receivers, high-frequency pigging, and pigging on long-distance pipelines, call for an improved and highly functional safety solution connected to the PCS. By upgrading from a mechanical captive key solution for pipeline pigging to a digital captive key solution, you can achieve higher levels of safety, efficiency, visibility, flexibility, and operator friendliness.

Our engineers prevent unwanted project delays and hand-over problems, by ensuring correct installation and commissioning of your valve interlocks. They also provide support for you to effectively plan and execute your plant shutdowns and turnarounds, avoiding any unforeseen ad-hoc issues causing project delays or safety issues.

To optimize your valve operations, we provide various solutions and programs to help you limit operational risks and mitigate the effects of human error. Our asset management and training programs are aimed to prevent undesirable, costly, and potentially dangerous consequences. They contribute to the life extension of your assets, ensuring long-term operational efficiency, integrity, and continuity of your valve interlock systems.

Our solutions and program aim to improve human performance in all life cycle stages to limit the possibility of human error. Sofis helps you to protect your staff, assets, and the environment, ensure compliance with the law, and achieve continuous performance improvement for optimized safety and efficiency.