We recently welcomed Sudeep Varshney as part of our Sofis family. Our new Sales Manager - Global EPC Projects will be based out of Faridabad, near New Delhi, India. He will be managing our global EPC customers, with a specific focus on the Asian market. Process skid manufacturing Before entering... read more →
Aug
31
Aug
29
VPI position indicator allows Dutch tank terminal to avoid contamination and incorrect tank line-ups
A long-established terminal in The Netherlands employs Sofis VPI position indicators to prevent incorrect valve line-ups. The terminal consists of 11 jetties to handle the demand. It provides deep water access and has a capacity of over 1 million m3, and serves a strong gasoil market. It has established itself... read more →
Aug
21
Northern Lights is developing the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. The company delivers CO2 transport and storage as a service, offering safe and permanent CO2 storage to industrial emitters. Northern Lights aims to enable the decarbonization of CO2-intensive industries. As a partner of Aker Solutions, Sofis has... read more →
Aug
08
Recently, Xcel Energy, a large energy company in the United States, selected portable actuators as a tool to combat fatigue in manual valve operations. The decision to use Sofis portable actuators was based on an evaluation carried out by a committee of engineers, ergonomic specialists, and operators to address operational,... read more →
Aug
08
In the pursuit of cleaner and sustainable energy solutions, hydrogen has emerged as a promising fuel. Sofis’ primary objective is to ensure safety in the hydrogen economy given the inherent dangers it presents, and one of these applications identified is the hydrogen offloading process. A Sofis customer recently implemented a... read more →
Aug
07
With the growing demand for renewable energy sources, offshore wind farms have become a prominent solution. Offshore wind HVDC converter platforms play a crucial role in transmitting this clean energy to the onshore grid. However, the proper functioning of these platforms relies on various critical systems, including cooling medium expansion... read more →
Jul
24
A large Spanish refinery with a large tank farm storing approximately 2.500.000 m3 of petroleum products in various qualities, installed VPI position indicators on their manual valves. Soon after installation, a first line-up error was discovered, saving between €300.000 and €500.000. Low automation levels The refinery and tank farm were... read more →
Jul
04
LOPA, or Layers of Protection Analysis, is developed on the basis of a risk identification analysis (like HAZOP). LOPA identifies the countermeasures available against the potential consequences of a particular risk. Starting from the quantification of the likelihood of a particular hazard, LOPA analyses the system and identifies the mitigation... read more →
May
15
To help guide the rapid expansion of Sofis in the Americas, Cesar Perez has joined Sofis since August 2022. As a Service Technician, he is responsible for precisely installing and accurately maintaining Sofis products, and he will gradually help train future colleagues. Before joining Sofis, Cesar was employed as a... read more →
Apr
10
On our journey to become more sustainable, we have set exciting and ambitious targets: Our current products and solutions are installed all over the world, protecting people and the environment. We will continue to focus on developing new solutions that ensure safety for people and safety for the environment. Our... read more →