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Valve interlock installation

Sofis and partners install more than 1500 interlocks

For one of its customers's projects, Sofis was asked supply installation support, initially for measuring, installing and commissioning more than 1500 Netherlocks interlocks. In the end, Sofis supplied 1610 Netherlocks interlocks and 8 Smith interlocks. For 99%, the interlocks were installed on pressure relief valves (PSV). The entire process was... read more →
Mar 18

Covid-19 update

Update March 18, 2020 In order to protect our staff and customers and help to avoid further spreading of the COVID-19 virus, we have put various measures in place. These measures balance the safety of our customers and employees and sustaining our business. We are restricting any form of unnecessary... read more →
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Sofis interns working on new customer applications

Internships

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 Alphen aan den Rijn and has the two market-leading brands of Netherlocks interlocks and Smith interlocks, which contain a range... read more →
Mar 06
Tanker loading area in harbour

Increase throughput of your manually operated terminals

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 secured, without complete automation of all valve operations. Many terminals have low automation grades About a third of the almost... read more →
Mar 06

3 ways to increase speed of manual valve line-ups

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, thus producing more revenue. But how do manually operated terminals speed up this process without heavy investments in automation? Connected... read more →
Nov 20