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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 TecTanks 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.

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

SERVICES OFFERED
Product EngineeringTank Design, Calculations and Drawings. Foundation Designs and Drawings. Tank and Dome Erection by Columbian TecTanks 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
Modular design allows fast and easy erection. Costly delays due to inclement weather are minimized. Factory-welded tanks are delivered on self-unloading trailers.

ECONOMY
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.

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 TecTanks 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.
Columbian TecTanks team of Professional Engineers, draftsmen, and sales staff will work with you to design a tank that meets the specific needs of your project from simple to sophisticated.

Professional Engineers (P.E.) with more than 50 years of tank design experience give our customers a level of confidence in achieving reliable storage and flow unmatched by any other tank manufacturer. Full structural calculations and in-house P.E. stamps for 49 states and Canada; a flexible approval process if your project requires rapid turnaround time.

CONSTRUCTION & FIELD SERVICE

Columbian TecTank maintains a fully staffed construction management and field service department. 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.

Columbian TecTanks unique combination of experience, a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction and the advantages of bolted and shop welded tanks and silos adds value to each stage of your project.

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.

BOLTED
INTERIOR COATING OPTIONS
Trico-Bond EP
OR

Modified epoxy powder coating system that gives excellent corrosion resistance and immersion performance, as well as outstanding flow, impact and abrasion resistance properties. System meets FDA and USDA for dry bulk applications and conforms to NSF Standard 61 for potable water.

Copoxy
(Certain Dry Bulk Applications)

Polyamide epoxy with good corrosion resistance properties.

EXTERIOR COATING OPTIONS

Factory-applied, thermally-cured initial coating of modified epoxy powder that resists corrosion.

Trico-Bond EP Primer
AND

Top coat of our aliphatic acrylic polyurethane for long-term gloss/color retention properties in any color.

Performance Urethane
AND OPTIONAL

Clear aliphatic urethane coat with ultra-violet (UV) absorbers to give a near automotive finish and greatly extend weatherability properties especially with deep-tone colors.

Clear 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 330F (165C).

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 400F (204C).

1. SURFACE PREPARATION
In a specially designed steel grit blasting room with a dedicated air handling system, the silo receives a steel grit metal blast (SSPC-SP6 Commercial) to remove contaminants and create the surface profile.

FACTORY WELDED COATING PROCESS

Columbian TecTanks exclusive coating process is completely enclosed within state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Factory-applied coating systems eliminate environmental problems associated with field-applied paints. 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 TecTanks baking ovens can handle silos up to 15 (4.6 m) in diameter by 85 (26 m) long.

WELDED
INTERIOR COATING OPTIONS
Copoxy
OR

Rust inhibitive polyamide epoxy with good corrosion resistance properties.

FDA Epoxy
OR

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

AR-Lon 6100
OR

FDA epoxy with a urethane topcoat of Polytef to give a FDA and USDA accepted finish with markedly improved abrasion resistance and product flow characteristics.

TecThane 700
(for Liquid Storage)

Two-coat thermosetting epoxy system cured under carefully controlled conditions into a single-fused layer. Conforms to NSF Standard 61 for 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 properties in any color.

Performance Urethane
OR

Premium system consisting of zinc-rich base/epoxy intermediate / performance urethane finish topcoat to provide maximum corrosion protection and extended gloss/color retention properties.

System 3

L I Q U I D
Power Plant
Trico-Bond EP coating can withstand the corrosive properties of demineralized water. Other applications for power plants include storage of raw water, wastewater and fire protection water.

Petroleum
Columbian TecTank is the only certified provider of API 12-B bolted tanks which are used extensively in oil field applications. Factory-applied coatings resist corrosion and are used to store sour crude, brines, wastewater, petroleum, drilling fluids and corrosive oil field chemicals.

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

Bridges / Walkways
Columbian TecTank offers a wide variety of optional accessories, including bridges, walkways, ladders and wrap-around stairways.

Diameters are available from 9 (2.8 m) to 148 (45 m). Capacities range from 4,000 US gal. to 3,000,000 US gal (15 m3 to 11,000 m3). 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

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 open top).

Bolted 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.

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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.

D R Y

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GENERAL APPLICATIONS
Factory-applied coating systems designed for each tanks 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.

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.

Bolted Silo with Truck Drive-Thru Skirts

Bolted Tank on Structural Steel Support

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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P L I C A T I O N S
DRY BULK BOLTED
Standard sizes from 9 (2.7 m) diameter to 47 (14 m) diameter with hopper bottoms. Standard sizes from 9 (2.7 m) diameter to over 200 (60 m) diameter without hoppers. Standard heights to more than 200 (60 m). Drive-thru skirts for truck and rail-car loadout. Hopper designs utilize structurally reinforced hopper-to-sidewall connection. Industrial process design for extended service life. Smoothwall tank interior promotes flow and reduces contamination. 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.

XL Flat Bottom Grain Storage

A four tank complex is connected by a conveyor system. Bolted XL silos can store coal, grain, minerals, recycled plastic shards and other products. Columbian TecTank can supply a proprietary weak-seam roof-to-sidewall explosion relief deck system.

Drive-Thru Skirted Silos

This five silo, dried sludge complex includes facilities for rail-car loadout. Columbian TecTank pioneered drive-thru bolted steel silos for trucks and trains.

Bolted Silo Bolted Tank on Structural Steel Support Factory Welded Silo on Truck Drive-Thru Spread Legs 2 Bolted Tank Storage Bunkers

Hopper Bottom Silos on Structures

Prilled sulfur for fertilizer products is stored in three silos on a common structure. The material is loaded into the silos via conveyors, then unloaded onto truck or rail for shipment.

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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.

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 buildings interior.

DRY BULK WELDED

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.

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.

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.

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 consultants recommendations and incorporate them into the design of your silo. Samples of your product will be tested on a state-ofthe-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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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 interlocking 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 -40F (-40C) to 140F (60C). 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 domes 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.

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.

Manway
Manways bolt to the dome strut and are reinforced to provide extra stability.

Node Plate
Nodes are individually engineered to ensure structural integrity and 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
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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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