Re-Gen Robotics’ patented, award-winning technology offers the ultimate safety solution to the tank cleaning sector’s most dangerous occupation. Their robots are specially designed to deliver an optimal clean, essential for compliance with industry and government regulations. Waste generation is reduced and downtime during the cleaning process is significantly minimised.

Regular maintenance of storage tanks is essential to ensure a clean and safe work environment, and to protect the integrity of the contents inside. Available capacity of the tank is limited by the amount of the sludge contained within that tank. The tank operator must clean the tank in order to restore its full capacity.

In addition, legislation applies to how often tanks require to be cleaned, generally every five years which means that to carry out inspection the tank must be completely drained and cleaned. Repair work is often carried out while the tank is clean. The petrochemical industry and tank terminals are increasingly choosing the safe option of automated instead of manual tank cleaning.

Cleaning tanks is an extremely hazardous activity. Manual tank cleaning involves a team of men physically scrubbing the contaminants from the surface of the tank to ensure it is adequately cleaned. These workers are exposed to a multitude of hazards that in some cases have led to injury and even death.

Re-Gen Robotics is fully committed to delivering a solution that puts personnel and their safety at the centre of its business. The company has invested over £7 million in purpose-built, Ex Zone 0 rated robots and tankers. The robots are designed to fit through a standard 600mm manway via an extending hydraulic ramp to de-sludge, wash and clean a range of large-scale storage tanks including floating roof, fixed roof, and coned floors etc., and is capable of removing all types of product, including light oil, heavy fuel oil, and bitumen.

Once the tank has been de-sludged, harmful materials removed and the tank has been de-gassed, it is now safe for confined space entry for tank inspection, repair, alteration, reconstruction or a final clean to hot work standard, should that be required.

To date Re-Gen Robotics has cleaned over 30 tanks consisting of white oil, black oil and distillate gas tanks and has eliminated over 11,000 hours of confined space entry in tank cleans.

Re-Gen Robotics’ tank cleaning system solves all the problems of safety, manpower, time and effective utilisation of resources connected with cleaning of oil tanks. Productivity is enhanced and tanks can be brought into operation again more quickly.

The operator remains in a Zone 1 control unit where activity is scrutinised through a series of ATEX cameras and gas monitoring equipment fixed to the robot.

The entire tank cleaning system can be set up in two hours, which is a fraction of the time required for human crews to prepare to enter a tank. Once cleaning is complete, the robot safely exits the container via its ramp and is returned to the control unit.

The fully submersible robots are designed to operate in the most inhospitable environments and with specialised access cranes, remote camera systems and engineering expertise, any size or shape of tank can be cleaned.

Following the clean, clients receive CCTV and intelligent performance reporting produced by telemetry equipment, that helps monitor energy consumption and waste generation, important for conserving funds and running a greener business.

With access to the latest and best in technology and innovation Re-Gen Robotics’ has generated a demand in the industry for safe, reliable, affordable, automated tank cleaning and monitoring solutions.

Re-Gen Robotics’ technology combines improved safety outcomes and cost-effectiveness which are essential to a sustainable future for the oil and gas industry.

For more information visit www.regenrobotics.com