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Columbian TecTank combines more

than 100 years of tank building heritage
into one organization focused on
providing our customers with the
highest level of quality and customer
service. Our personnel, in three facilities
and five regional sales offices, are
committed to meeting all of our
customers’ needs.

Our product line consists of pre-engineered shop fabricated bolted and

welded tanks and silos. Recent innovations include the introduction
of an aluminum geodesic dome tank
cover and highly engineered next
generation powder coating technology.
These products further advance our
position as the industry leader in
low-maintenance tanks and silos.

For more than a century, our customers

have taken advantage of the quality,
timing and cost benefits provided by
our shop fabricated tanks and silos. Our
global sales force and representative
organizations are waiting to assist you
by offering the highest quality coatings,
fastest installation time and most
economical choice available.

EXPERIENCE
• Columbian TecTank has more than 100 years
of experience in manufacturing bolted and
factory-welded steel tanks and silos.
• Columbian TecTank’s tanks and silos are found
in more than 110 countries worldwide.
• More than 100,000 tanks have been designed,
fabricated and installed.
QUALITY
• Columbian TecTank uses only the highest
quality materials.
• Trico-Bond EP™ is a highly engineered,
factory-applied thermally-cured, modified
epoxy powder coating.
• All Columbian TecTank products are manufactured
in ISO 9000 Quality System Certified facilities.
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C A P A B I L I T I E S

PRODUCT LINE
• Bolted Storage Tanks and Silos.
• Welded Tanks and Silos.
• Aluminum Geodesic Domes.
• SealWeld Silos.
• Gravity Blender Silos.
• Tank Erection and Installation.
• Ancillary Components and Appurtenances.
• Flow Testing.

SERVICES OFFERED
• Product Engineering—Tank Design,
Calculations and Drawings.
• Foundation Designs and Drawings.
• Tank and Dome Erection by Columbian
TecTank’s Certified Erection Crews.

MARKETS SERVED —
LIQUID MARKETS
• Municipal Water and Wastewater.
• Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Storage.
• Process Water.
• Fire Protection Water.
• Crude Oil and Drilling Fluid.
• Leachate and Stormwater Run-off.
• Power Industry Demineralized Water
and Wastewater.

DRY BULK MARKETS

• Plastics • Chemicals • Petrochemicals
• Minerals • Foods • Wood Products • Grains

INTERNATIONAL
• Installations in More Than 110 Countries
Worldwide.
• Full Service from Budgets Through
Completed Projects.

SPEED OF ERECTION ECONOMY

• Modular design allows fast and easy erection.
• Costly delays due to inclement weather
are minimized.
• Factory-welded tanks are delivered
on self-unloading trailers.
• Tanks from Columbian TecTank cost less
to maintain than other tanks.
• Durable coatings dramatically extend the
maintenance cycle.
• Erection costs are lower due to elimination
of field welding and coating and the associated
time and quality control costs.
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PLANNING ASSISTANCE
Columbian TecTank begins adding value to your project from your first
contact with us. Whether it is liquid tanks, aluminum geodesic domes,
dry bulk tanks or silos, our experienced sales associates can provide
the information you need to get your project started.
Services include:
• Value Analysis
• Preliminary Tank Layout and Configuration
• Product Flow Testing (Dry Bulk) for Determining Hopper Configuration
• Product Specification and Design Criteria Assistance
• Firm or Budget Pricing
• Project Management/Scheduling

DESIGN & DRAFTING

Once you are ready to move forward with your project,
Columbian TecTank’s project management team goes
to work! A member of our team will be responsible for
seeing your project through to completion – from order
entry to final shipment.
Services include:
• Designs that comply with internationally
recognized engineering standards, e.g. AWWA,
NFPA, FM, AISC, ASCE, ASTM, DIN, IBC, UBC, as
well as in-house standards that are derived from
these standards combined with our unequaled
practical experience.
• All designs are executed with proprietary software
developed exclusively for our tank and geodesic
dome products. They account for all environmental
factors such as wind, seismic, snow loads and
product specific properties.
• Professional Engineers (P.E.) with more than
Columbian 50 years of tank design experience give our
TecTank’s team
of Professional customers a level of confidence in achieving
Engineers, reliable storage and flow unmatched by any
draftsmen, and
sales staff will work other tank manufacturer.
with you to design
a tank that meets • Full structural calculations and in-house P.E.
the specific needs
of your project –
stamps for 49 states and Canada; a flexible
from simple to approval process if your project requires rapid
sophisticated.
turnaround time.
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CONSTRUCTION & FIELD SERVICE Columbian TecTank’s unique combination of

experience, a commitment to quality and
Columbian TecTank maintains a fully staffed construction customer satisfaction and the advantages
management and field service department. of bolted and shop welded tanks and silos
adds value to each stage of your project.
We provide:
• Contract review, coordination with project management
team, pre-job site review, and completion acceptance
procedures.
• Certified erection contractors that are trained and
knowledgeable in our current erection practices.
Certified Erectors must maintain the highest level
of safety and professionalism.
• Non-Union, prevailing wage or Union crews.
• Erection supervisors to guide local labor in the erection
process on international jobs.
• Testing and commissioning, including a hydrostatic leak
test or exterior spray test, as well as installation of
appurtenances and other components as required.
• Post-job service to ensure a continued satisfied
experience with our products.

MANUFACTURING
Columbian TecTank can tailor your tank to exact requirements.
We use the latest AutoCAD® technology combined with in-house
programming to provide efficient drawing of complex projects. We draw upon our extensive
successful history in the liquid and dry bulk storage industries to provide value for years to come.
We provide:
• Three ISO 2000/9000 Quality System Certified facilities with more than 400,000 ft2
of manufacturing floor space.
• Tank components produced with automated equipment ensuring consistency.
• Long term, experienced workers.
• Application of industry leading NSF and FDA approved coatings in environmentally controlled
conditions allow for consistent surface preparation, coating thickness and cure parameters.
• AWS and ASME Certified welders fabricate shop-welded tanks.
• Tanks are safely and economically shipped over-the-road or by ocean transport.
Protective racks, crates, trailers and containers are used to ensure prompt delivery
to domestic and international sites.
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BOLTED
INTERIOR COATING OPTIONS
Modified epoxy powder coating system that gives excellent corrosion
resistance and immersion performance, as well as outstanding flow, impact
Trico-Bond EP and abrasion resistance properties. System meets FDA and USDA for dry
bulk applications and conforms to NSF Standard 61 for potable water.
OR

Copoxy
(Certain Dry Bulk Polyamide epoxy with good corrosion resistance properties.
Applications)

EXTERIOR COATING OPTIONS

Factory-applied, thermally-cured initial coating of modified Trico-Bond EP

epoxy powder that resists corrosion. Primer
AND

Top coat of our aliphatic acrylic polyurethane for long-term Performance

gloss/color retention properties in any color. Urethane
AND OPTIONAL

Clear aliphatic urethane coat with ultra-violet (UV) absorbers Clear

to give a near automotive finish and greatly extend weatherability
properties — especially with deep-tone colors. Coat

1. Chemical Wash
Chemical wash, rinse and oven dry steel.
BOLTED COATING PROCESS

2. Mechanical Blast
Controlled blast with a shot & grit mix providing
a minimum of SSPC-SP10 (SA 2.5) near-white
blast with 2.0-3.0 mil profile.

3. Powder Coating
Application of Trico-Bond EP; interior coated at
5.0 mils average DFT for liquid storage and 3.0
mils minimum DFT for dry bulk tanks. Exterior
coated to 3.0 mils minimum DFT. Higher build
rates are available.
4. Initial Cure
Partial cure of coatings at 330°F (165°C).

5. Top Coat
Application of aliphatic polyurethane at 1.5 mils
average DFT to the exterior of the staves.

6. Final Cure
Final cure of coating system at 400°F (204°C).
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1. SURFACE PREPARATION FACTORY WELDED COATING PROCESS

In a specially designed steel grit blasting
• Columbian TecTank’s exclusive coating process is completely enclosed within
room with a dedicated air handling system,
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.
the silo receives a steel grit metal blast
(SSPC-SP6 Commercial) to remove • Factory-applied coating systems eliminate environmental problems associated
with field-applied paints.
contaminants and create the surface profile.
• Our coating systems provide the ultimate performance and protection.
2. COATING APPLICATION
The cleaned silo is moved to a separate,
environmentally controlled coating room.
Interior and exterior coatings are applied
under optimum conditions.

3. BAKING
Finally, silos are moved into an oven to bake
the coating systems. Unique to the industry,
Columbian TecTank’s baking ovens can
handle silos up to 15⬘ (4.6 m) in diameter
by 85⬘ (26 m) long.

WELDED
INTERIOR COATING OPTIONS

Copoxy Rust inhibitive polyamide epoxy with good corrosion resistance properties.

OR

FDA Epoxy Amine-cured epoxy that is accepted for USDA and FDA applications.

OR

FDA epoxy with a urethane topcoat of Polytef™ to give a FDA and

AR-Lon 6100® USDA accepted finish with markedly improved abrasion resistance
and product flow characteristics.
OR

Two-coat thermosetting epoxy system cured under carefully controlled

TecThane 700 conditions into a single-fused layer. Conforms to NSF Standard 61 for
(for Liquid Storage) potable water contact surfaces.

EXTERIOR COATING OPTIONS

Polyamide epoxy basecoat that inhibits rust and provides
long-term protection from corrosion. Copoxy Primer

AND

Aliphatic acrylic polyurethane for long-term gloss/color retention Performance

properties in any color. Urethane
OR

Premium system consisting of zinc-rich base/epoxy intermediate /

performance urethane finish topcoat to provide maximum corrosion System 3
protection and extended gloss/color retention properties.
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L I Q U I D
Power Plant Petroleum
Trico-Bond EP coating Columbian TecTank is the
can withstand the only certified provider of API
corrosive properties 12-B bolted tanks which are
of demineralized water. used extensively in oil field
Other applications for applications. Factory-applied
power plants include coatings resist corrosion and
storage of raw water, are used to store sour crude,
wastewater and fire brines, wastewater, petroleum,
protection water. drilling fluids and corrosive
oil field chemicals.

Chemicals
Trico-Bond EP is suitable for
immersion in a wide range
of chemical solutions.

Bridges /
Walkways • Diameters are available from 9⬘ (2.8 m)
Columbian TecTank
offers a wide variety of
to 148⬘ (45 m).
optional accessories, • Capacities range from 4,000 US gal.
including bridges,
walkways, ladders and to 3,000,000 US gal (15 m3 to 11,000 m3).
wrap-around stairways.
• Materials are factory coated carbon
steel, galvanized and
stainless steel.

Wastewater Systems
Tanks are used as clarifiers, sludge storage,
equalization tanks, aeration tanks, trickling
filter tanks, anaerobic and aerobic digesters.

Water
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A P P L I C A T I O N S
Fire Protection
Tanks from Columbian
TecTank are designed
to conform to NFPA-22
and/or Factory Mutual (FM)
requirements. The design
of our tanks and coatings
ensure that the tank will
never be out of service for
extended periods of time.
Welded
Standpipes
Factory-welded
standpipes provide
cost-efficient and reliable
storage for municipal
and industrial water.

Potable Water
Tanks can be designed
to conform to AWWA D-103
standards. Trico-Bond EP
is NSF Standard 61 approved.
Potable water tanks can
be designed to meet your
specific requirements.

• Hardware is hot-dipped galvanized with encapsulated

bolt heads and is available with encapsulated nuts.
Gaskets are typically EPDM with special gaskets
available for higher temperatures or special products.
• Various bottoms (steel, concrete, flat,
sloped or Drop Bottom™) and roofs
(1:12 sloped steel, aluminum
geodesic dome or Bolted
open top). Standpipes
Common uses include
storage of industrial
process water, rural
potable water and
fire protection water.
Bolted fabrication
allows for rapid
erection in
remote areas.

Source
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Truck /Rail
Drive-Thru Skirt
The skirt area can include
access /work platforms,
as well as provide
weather protection for
equipment. Available in
diameters up to 47⬘ (14 m),
these hopper-bottom
tanks are utilized for such
products as cement, lime,
calcium carbonate, and
many others.
Hopper Bottom
Silo Group
This pebbled lime storage
facility consists of three
silos that provide storage
for a desalination plant
that treats river water.
The connecting walkway
structures were fabricated
by Columbian TecTank.
Short-Skirt Tank on
Truck Drive-Thru
Structure
Columbian TecTank
bolted and welded silos
store products such as
wood chips, crushed rock
dust, various granules,
and a large variety of other
dry materials. This two silo,
dried sludge complex
includes facilities for
truck loadout.
D R Y B U L K A P
GENERAL APPLICATIONS
• Factory-applied coating systems designed
for each tank’s application conditions.
• Exceptional design capabilities for factors of capacity,
seismic conditions, wind loadings, equipment loads;
mass or funnel flow material patterns; operating
pressure and vacuum; center and/or off-center fill
and discharge patterns.
• Available in carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
construction.
• ASTM certified yield strength steel is utilized for
certifiable design quality; AISC structural supports.
• Typical hopper slopes are 45°, 50°, 55°, 60°, 65°,
and 70°, but are available in any slope per customer
specification.
• Designed for various loading and unloading systems—
pneumatic, screw or chain conveyors, chutes,
elevators, airslides, bin activators, etc.
• Flexible configurations — specially engineered
combinations of heights and diameters are available.
Bolted Tank
Bolted Silo on Structural
with Truck Steel Support
Drive-Thru Skirts
With silos designed and supplied •
by Columbian TecTank, the facility
shown receives, processes, stores
and ships quicklime and hydrated
lime. Several varieties of tanks are
utilized— tank on structural supports; •
full skirt support; flat-bottom storage
bunkers; drive-thru skirt; factory
welded tanks on truck drive-thru
spread legs.
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XL Flat
P L I C A T I O N S Bottom
Grain
Storage
A four tank
complex is
connected by
DRY BULK a conveyor
system. Bolted
BOLTED XL silos can
store coal,
• Standard sizes from 9⬘ (2.7 m) diameter to 47⬘ (14 m) grain, minerals,
recycled plastic shards and other
diameter with hopper bottoms. products. Columbian TecTank can supply
• Standard sizes from 9⬘ (2.7 m) diameter to over 200⬘ a proprietary weak-seam roof-to-sidewall
explosion relief deck system.
(60 m) diameter without hoppers.
• Standard heights to more than 200⬘ (60 m).
Drive-Thru
• Drive-thru skirts for truck and rail-car loadout. Skirted Silos
• Hopper designs utilize structurally reinforced This five silo, dried
sludge complex
hopper-to-sidewall connection. includes facilities
for rail-car loadout.
• Industrial process design for extended service life. Columbian TecTank
• Smoothwall tank interior promotes flow and reduces pioneered drive-thru
bolted steel silos for
contamination. trucks and trains.
• Support styles include full-skirt, rail and truck drive-thru
applications and short-skirt for placement on structural
steel supports. Load cell applications can be easily
accommodated.
• EPDM gasket material (FDA-approved), or Viton gasket
for high temperature applications; HDG hardware,
available with plastic-capped heads for FDA-applications.

Bolted Silo
Bolted Tank Factory Hopper
on Structural Welded Silo
on Truck Bottom
Steel Support
Drive-Thru Silos on
Spread Legs Structures
Prilled sulfur for
fertilizer products
2 Bolted is stored in three
Tank silos on a common
Storage • structure. The
• •
Bunkers material is loaded
into the silos via
conveyors, then
• unloaded onto truck or rail for shipment.
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W E L D E D
Plastics Storage
Polypropylene pellets are stored in
eight factory-welded silos. These are
an economical solution for storing a
truckload or railcar load of plastic
resins and are common applications
for plastic processors, compounders
and producers.
Aluminum Tank Battery
Skirt supported aluminum tanks are
often utilized when possible issues
of contamination cannot be tolerated.
These tanks are used to store such
products as plastics to make CDs
or medical supplies.
Silos For Foodstuffs
These silos are designed and
fabricated for the storage of flour
and sugar. They are cost-efficient,
factory-welded, and supplied with
our FDA-approved AR-Lon 6100
interior coating that promotes flow
and resists abrasion.
Skirted Hopper Bottom Silos
A battery of 24 welded silos stores
flour for producing tortillas. Columbian
TecTank offers bolted and welded silos
in aluminum, stainless steel or carbon
steel with coatings approved by the
FDA and USDA for direct food contact.
Leg Supports
Aluminum or stainless steel silos supported by
pipe legs provide an economical alternative to
skirt supports when equipment access
is needed. Pipe bracing can also be utilized
when “clean” designs are necessary in a
building’s interior.
DRY BULK
WELDED
• Standard sizes from 6⬘ (1.8 m) diameter
to 15⬘ (4.6 m) diameter.
• Standard heights from 18⬘ (5.5 m) to
85⬘ (26 m) high in one-piece, with taller
tanks available.
• Factory-applied baked-on coatings
provide reliable protection of product
stored, and include proprietary systems
for abrasion and corrosion protection,
and enhanced flow capabilities.
• Welding procedures qualified to
ASME Section IX.
• Support styles include full-skirt,
short-skirt (for placement on structural
steel), leg supports, lug supports.
• The interiors and exteriors of aluminum
and stainless steel tanks are chemically
“washed” prior to shipment for
aesthetically pleasing appearance.
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OTHER OFFERINGS
Directed Flow Channel™ (DFC) Blending Silos
Columbian TecTank manufactures bolted and welded DFC gravity blenders in
aluminum, stainless steel or factory-coated carbon steel for the plastics market.
The DFC blender incorporates both continuous flow and top hole flow principles.
Our flow channels and LIFO (last in, first out) tubes result in quick, high-performance
blending with a high single pass blend index. The result is a smoother profile for
stored materials and a more homogenous blend. Silos are designed specifically
for the flow characteristics of your product which improves the quality of the blend
of raw plastic.

Component Installed Tanks™ (CIT)

Columbian TecTank will install components as designed and specified by our
customers in our welded tanks for chemical and mineral systems. These
components may include a slurry tank, bin activators, pumps, metering equipment
and related electrical and plumbing. The Component Installed Tank allows for one
shipment of a completed system, saving you valuable time and money in the field.

Seal Weld™
Seal Weld silos from Columbian TecTank combine the wider size selection and site
erection advantages of a bolted tank with the smooth interior benefits of a welded
aluminum tank. The silos are assembled from panels with mechanical fasteners
and sealed by welding the internal seams. The welded interior of the product zone
is free of ledges. Seal Weld silos may be used to store polymers such as fluff,
flakes or pellets.

Flow Testing
Columbian TecTank can have your product tested through a proprietary consultant for
flow characteristics. We will analyze the consultant’s recommendations and incorporate
them into the design of your silo. Samples of your product will be tested on a state-of-
the-art shear tester to predict material flow properties. The results allow us to
determine the correct hopper slope and outlet size for functional, reliable mass flow.
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Other features include:
• Structural analysis is
performed using ALGOR
finite element analysis.
• Efficient lightweight design.
• Corrosion-resistant aluminum.
• Low maintenance service life.
• Large free span applications.
• Aesthetically and
environmentally pleasing.
Panels
Aluminum panels are secured
with proprietary gasketed batten
bars and sealed node covers.
CTT ALUMINUM GEODESIC DOME
The CTT dome is a self-supporting aluminum geodesic structure that
is fabricated from 6005 A-T6 aluminum and conforms to AWWA Standard
D103. The dome surface paneling is designed as a watertight system
under all design load and temperature conditions. All edges of the
aluminum panels are covered, sealed and secured with proprietary inter-
locking batten bars to prevent slipping or disengagement under design
load and temperature changes. Provisions are made in the design to allow
for thermal expansion of the dome and its parts over a temperature range
of -40°F (-40°C) to 140°F (60°C).
Structural analysis is performed using stiffness analysis models. The
structural computer models include the effect of geometry irregularities
such as dormer openings and perimeter support members. Drawings and
specifications are completed quickly and many standard size dome parts
are kept in stock. The dome’s geometric design allows for fast and efficient
construction and can be performed on-site by Certified Erectors. Domes
are available for newly constructed tanks and can be retrofitted to existing
welded and concrete tanks.
Manway Node Plate
Manways bolt to the dome strut Nodes are individually engineered
and are reinforced to provide to ensure structural integrity and
extra stability. precise fit-up.
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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

(Sales and Manufacturing)
P.O. Box 2907
Kansas City, Kansas 66110-2907
Phone: (913) 621-3700
Fax: (913) 621-2145
E-Mail: sales@columbiantectank.com
Website: www.columbiantectank.com

PARSONS, KANSAS
(Sales and Manufacturing)
2101 South 21st Street
P.O. Box 996
Parsons, Kansas 67357
Phone: (620) 421-0200
Fax: (620) 421-9122
E-Mail: sales@columbiantectank.com
Website: www.columbiantectank.com

WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE
(Manufacturing Only)
491 Baxter Lane
Winchester, Tennessee 37398
Phone: (931) 967-9135
Fax: (931) 967-9186

INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
(Sales and Manufacturing)
5400 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66106
Phone: (913) 621-3700
Fax: (913) 621-2145
E-Mail: info@tanks.com
Website: www.tanks.com

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