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In the process industry, mechanical interlocks guarantee strict adherence to procedures and help avoid human error. They are particularly useful for highly dangerous operations such as pigging and valve changeover procedures. ...
Smith Flow Control’s GL and QL interlocks withstood temperatures of up to 1000°C in recent tests. Performed by Score Group plc, the tests found the QL and GL to be compliant with the temperatures and conditions specified in API Standard 607 Sixth Edition – 2010 and ISO 10497:2010....
Working in the oil and gas industry can be tiring and stressful, especially in extremely hot environments like the Persian Gulf. Workers operating valves are exposed to constant heat and noise and undertake dangerous, repetitive tasks that often require intensive labour. ...
Smith Flow Control’s EasiDrive portable valve actuator is quite possibly the most versatile valve operation tool available. Carried in a rucksack, it is specially designed for use with valves requiring a large number of turns or which are otherwise difficult to operate because of high torque or harsh climate conditions. ...
Located on stand #8233, Smith Flow Control will demonstrate its headline products at ADIPEC, in addition to its wide range of safety interlocks. On display will be SFC’s portable valve actuator, EasiDrive. Using EasiDrive, an operator can easily operate multiple valves, avoiding fatigue and injury risk. ...
Smith Flow Control’s FlexiDrive valve actuator can be applied to any conventional wheel-operated device in oil, gas or chemical processing plants to make them constantly accessible and safe. The FlexiDrive is a dependable, versatile and cost effective remote valve operator....
SFC will showcase its portable valve actuator, EasiDrive at Offshore Europe 2013 in Aberdeen. EasiDrive is used to operate valves in the Oil & Gas industry and is ideally suited to valves with a high number of turns, high torque or those operated in difficult climatic conditions. Simon Read, SFC’s project sales manager, will be demonstrating the EasiDrive system on the stand. ...
Safety engineering company Smith Flow Control has manufactured a custom-built operating panel which enables a client to control a sequence of actuated valves. The operating panel can be used in a wide variety of applications that involve the use of actuated valves, for example to launch or receive a pig....
Michael Fynes, Sales & Marketing Director at Smith Flow Control, looks at the use of key interlock systems as an effective safety management tool in extractive and processing operations....
The process of loading and unloading pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) launchers and receivers can have catastrophic consequences if performed incorrectly. A specific sequence of valves must be operated, pressurising and depressurising the PIG chamber in the same order every time, to avoid damage to equipment and injury to personnel. To protect this process, Smith Flow Control offers its full line of key interlocks....