Storage, Handling & Distribution
Lipp tanks fitted and
constructed in close
proximity.
Tank Construction In
Tight Spaces Reduces
Plant Downtime
Often we don't have the luxury of working
within a spacious new build environment,
existing plant structures need to be
catered for, and that luxury will be
further diminishing in the future. In the
world of large volume liquid storage and
processing tanks, that can be a problem,
literally a very big problem - that's where
Lipp's automated spiral seam tank building
system comes in.
Lipp's tank construction
process reduces external
space requirements.
Over the last year or two, as AMP 6 and
the new TOTEX system have become
embedded, the messages being sent
from the Water Utility companies is that
refurbishment, re-use and upgrade is
the way forward. Whole life analysis of
product performance has become critical
in-terms of economic evaluation and is
the preferable option over and above
initial purchase cost, which includes any
circumstances that involve complete
replacement and/or new build.
In certain circumstances this means that
components within an overall system will
be replaced or upgraded rather than the
complete system itself. This can be difficult
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enough with smaller components; when
the components in question are very large,
like water storage or process tanks on a
waste water treatment plant, then the
problems can be very challenging indeed.
Typically tank construction requires a lot
of space around the tank for scaffolding,
ancillary equipment and personnel, which
simply may not be available if you are
working within an existing, confined and
operational processing plant.
In contrast, the Lipp spiral-seam tank
construction system requires very little
space for building and so is ideal for
replacing, upgrading or expanding upon
existing storage and processing plant
capacity. Because the tanks are built from
the ground upwards as a spiral, using
Lipp's automated construction process,
most of the building work takes place at
or close to ground level. Also, because the
system needs minimal scaffolding work on
the outside, the tanks can easily be built
between existing processing and storage
tanks, support frameworks and gantries
- which would otherwise present real
difficulties for older style bolted section
tank solutions.
Martin Grant, Lipp's UK Marketing and
Sales Manager commented; "The ability to
provide such a flexible and space-efficient
tank building system offers real benefits
when working within existing operational
processing plants. We have previously
solved similar problems at a busy UK
airport where the space restrictions limited
how high we could work, as well as the
space available at ground level. The Lipp
system gave the most effective solution to
these confined space challenges."
The Lipp double-fold system is the
fastest and easiest technique for flexible
construction of reliable containers
and tanks within a customer's existing
operational location. The main
characteristic of the tank building system
are the transportable compact assembly
devices, allowing the construction of
tanks by steel bands from within the tank
ground plan; a very effective method
of building in challenging process
environments. The highly automated
production process permits a continuous
variable size installation within a short
time frame – and in a small space.
Lipp's automated tank
construction system.