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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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,... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Following the success of the Netherlocks interlocks Quick Fix Guide, we recently produced the Smith interlocks Quick Fix Guide. Both guides can now be downloaded in the download section of... read more →
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... read more →