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.