The ageing of oil and gas production platforms, pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants can pose a range of challenges and risks. Equipment and infrastructure that are past their design life are more likely to experience failures, which can result in unplanned downtime, loss of production, and potentially hazardous situations leading... read more →
Mar
08
Mar
08
Profitability and safety are often interconnected in the long run. Businesses that prioritize safety can create a safer work environment for their employees, which can result in reduced accidents and injuries, lower healthcare costs, and increased productivity. This, in turn, can lead to increased profitability. Moreover, a business that prioritizes... read more →
Feb
07
Rene van Rhee has a long history with the technical side of Sofis products, even long before Netherlocks Safety Systems and Smith Flow Control merged into Sofis, under the umbrella of the Halma group of companies. In 1991, he started his career at CEF Safety Systems, a Halma company specialising... read more →
Nov
30
As our Operations Manager, Anna O’Connor supervises all manufacturing, supply chain and logistics activities. Her primary role is to ensure the correct planning, execution and quality of all orders being produced at our production facility in the Netherlands. Halma Future Leadership Programme Anna grew up in Los Angeles. Looking back... read more →
Nov
14
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 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
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
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 →
Jun
28
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 →