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,...
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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...
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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...
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Jun
16
We are excited to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day today, in which we acknowledge the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing. Supporting lives and livelihoods every day. At Sofis, we’re proud of our women in engineering, like Ellen Maes, who identifies a problem, then dares...
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Jun
02
Chiyoda Corporation has selected Sofis to provide EasiDrive portable valve actuators, to be used on 1.100 critical valves in the Golden Pass LNG project. EasiDrive is a lightweight portable actuator which can easily be carried into the field to handle hard to operate and time-consuming valves. By using EasiDrive, end...
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Jun
01
Interview with Stephan Sadowski (Head of Business Development) for Valve World, May 2021 edition, page 38-39. Valve interlocks have evolved over the years, from mechanical, stand-alone devices to integrated electrical, electronical and mechanical solutions, according to Stephan Sadowski (Sofis). “The industry trend is towards increased control via central oversight and...
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Dec
21
Mechanical valve interlocks guarantee strict adherence to procedure and thus avoid human error. They are particularly useful for operations that are generally recognized as highly dangerous, such as pigging. Valve interlocks are a cost-effective measure that results in extremely high safety levels. New developments create intelligence that allows each step within...
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Nov
28
In the process industry, awareness of the valve status is essential to avoid injury and equipment damage. A market research conducted by Sofis reveals that many companies apply self-made or ‘bracket type’ solutions for valve position indicating. They often experience serious issues with the use of these kinds of solution....
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Nov
28
Self-made solutions for valve position indicators are often used to determine the open and closed position of a manual multi rotation valve. What are the main problems that customers experience with these types of valve position indicators and what product characteristics would end users in the industry actually prefer? Research...
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Nov
28
Mounting a single valve interlock is relatively easy from a technical point of view. However, when installing large quantities of interlocking systems for a single project, the execution of such a project could be complex. Construction teams that lack appropriate experience with handling large interlock installation jobs often waste time...
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