Remote operation

Designed in response to customer
demand, Dutch valve safety product
manufacturer Netherlocks has
developed the facility for entirely
remote operation of its FAITH
Partial Stroke Test (PST) system for
ESD (Emergency Shut Down) and
HIPPS (High Integrity Pressure
Protection System) valves. This
means that the mechanically-safe,
fully-online testing of these critical
valves can now be initiated and
performed from the safety and
convenience of the control room,
without having to manually access
the valve.

Traditionally, an operator would
have to access the valve itself to
manually insert a key to start a test.

The new development means that
the whole process can now be done
remotely from the control room,
making it significantly easier and
faster.