Dairy Tanks: For Fresh Milk

Walker Engineered Products Dairy Tanks Photo

Photo Courtesy of Walker Engineered Products.

Milk is a staple in our culture. It is the base for a food group in our healthy eating pyramid and what keeps our bones strong and firm as we grow older. Milk is also the most stylish mustache around. As a central part of our diets, how milk is transported and Continue reading

The Construction of Stainless Steel Mixing Tanks

Pope Scientific, Inc. Stainless Steel Tanks Photos

Photo Courtesy of Pope Scientific, Inc.

Necessary in many industries, proper mixing tanks that are durable, efficient and designed according to high sanitary standards are vital. Chemical processing plants as well as a large variety of food and beverage processing plants, water treatment facilities and Continue reading

The Many Styles of Stainless Steel Tanks

G&F Manufacturing Company, Inc. Stainless Steel Tanks Photo

Stainless Steel Tanks Photo Courtesy of G & F Manufacturing Company, Inc.

What is a tank? It is a clean and leak-proof place to store or process mass amounts of a substance; be it grain, a chemical liquid or water. Because there is a wide variety of applications spread across a plethora of industries, the designs for tanks are varied. One common element is the material most often utilized when Continue reading

Stainless Steel Water Tanks: To Be Rust Free

When water and metal are combined, rust is often the unhappy result if the right type of metal is not used. Without secondary treatments, which costs more money, few metals are as resistant to the surface deterioration caused by constant contact with Continue reading

Stainless Steel Bins: Dry Goods Only

As defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a bin is a box or similar style of enclosed space used to store things in. Although this definition doesn’t specify that bins are used for solid substances such as dry goods exclusively, it is assumed because of the word box. A box is not normally able to support liquid or Continue reading

Food Grade Tanks:The Vast Food Varieties

To my delight and the delight of everyone I know, the varieties of food available to us are vast. Where I live there is a lovely selection of restaurants ranging from Thai to Mexican to Americana, from meat focused dishes to places that serve vegetarian food exclusively. No matter what type of flavor I am in the mood for I can go to a Continue reading

Three Types of Stainless Steel Vats

Stainless steel vats are a subcategory of stainless steel tanks, a type of storage, processing and sometimes transportation container that is meant to hold liquids, gases and/or solids such as grain and sugar. Vats in particular are utilized in a couple major industries. They are used for the Continue reading

The Importance of Stainless Steel Storage Tanks

The storage of certain substances is a very sensitive matter that must be taken seriously by the industries responsible for them. For example, stainless steel storage tanks in the dairy industry must be completely sanitary or those that drink the milk from contaminated dairy tanks will get sick. Another example is the stainless steel tanks used to Continue reading

Stainless Steel Silos and Their Mechanics

Not all of the products in our modern age need to be technologically advanced and complex to be impressive. Some mechanics are based on simple scientific ideas and are just as impressive because their simplicity works so well nothing better can replace it yet. Such products or structures exist in many industries, including the agricultural context. On the farmlands that supply grocery stores, restaurants and Continue reading