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A barrel load of orders
23 January 2013
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 pro

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.
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.
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