A barrel load of orders

Over 1000 wireless VPI units have
been ordered from Dutch valve
safety specialist Netherlocks by
Bilbao Petronor Oil Refinery, part
of Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol.

Following a very successful three
year pilot program, the new
equipment will replace existing
valve position signalling at the
220,000 barrels-per-day refinery.

The VPI (Valve Position
Indicator) was designed by
Netherlocks to provide a reliable
feedback signal from hand wheel
operated valves, converting the
open and closed positions to a
digital signal by way of a
mechanical counter system.

The VPI is an ‘add-on’ product,
and can be mounted to either new
or existing hand wheel operated
gate, globe or rising stem valves
without interrupting normal
process.

In this case, Petronor wanted a
wireless solution, which posed no
problem using the VPI technology.