A control system, comprising: a fluid source; a tubular handling tool having a plurality of piston cylinders and a plurality of slips configured to engage a tubular string; a volume synchronizer comprising: a plurality of first chambers (21A, 22A, 23A) in fluid communication with the fluid source; a plurality of second chambers (21B, 22B, 23B) in fluid communication with the piston cylinders; a piston separating each of the first and second chambers; and a rod member connected to each piston; wherein: pressurized fluid supplied to the first chambers simultaneously moves each of the pistons, thereby forcing pressurized fluid out of the second chambers and simultaneously into the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool, thereby actuating the slips into engagement with the tubular string; each of the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool includes a piston separating a first chamber (61A, 62A, 63A) from a second chamber (61B, 62B, 63B) of the piston cylinder; and the control system further comprises a valve configured to control fluid communication between the fluid source and the first chambers of the volume synchronizer, and between the fluid source and the second chambers of the piston cylinders. a fluid source; a tubular handling tool having a plurality of piston cylinders and a plurality of slips configured to engage a tubular string; a volume synchronizer comprising: a plurality of first chambers (21A, 22A, 23A) in fluid communication with the fluid source; a plurality of second chambers (21B, 22B, 23B) in fluid communication with the piston cylinders; a piston separating each of the first and second chambers; and a rod member connected to each piston; a plurality of first chambers (21A, 22A, 23A) in fluid communication with the fluid source; a plurality of second chambers (21B, 22B, 23B) in fluid communication with the piston cylinders; a piston separating each of the first and second chambers; and a rod member connected to each piston; wherein: pressurized fluid supplied to the first chambers simultaneously moves each of the pistons, thereby forcing pressurized fluid out of the second chambers and simultaneously into the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool, thereby actuating the slips into engagement with the tubular string; each of the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool includes a piston separating a first chamber (61A, 62A, 63A) from a second chamber (61B, 62B, 63B) of the piston cylinder; and the control system further comprises a valve configured to control fluid communication between the fluid source and the first chambers of the volume synchronizer, and between the fluid source and the second chambers of the piston cylinders. pressurized fluid supplied to the first chambers simultaneously moves each of the pistons, thereby forcing pressurized fluid out of the second chambers and simultaneously into the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool, thereby actuating the slips into engagement with the tubular string; each of the piston cylinders of the tubular handling tool includes a piston separating a first chamber (61A, 62A, 63A) from a second chamber (61B, 62B, 63B) of the piston cylinder; and the control system further comprises a valve configured to control fluid communication between the fluid source and the first chambers of the volume synchronizer, and between the fluid source and the second chambers of the piston cylinders.