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Depot Services
September/October 2017
Kärcher rises to HTC’s challenge
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elgium-based HTC is a specialist in tank
cleaning and treatment of industrial
wastewater, with depots for tank cleaning in
Herenthout, Liège, Antwerp and Seneffe.
Within port of Antwerp’s chemical cluster HTC
has grown to become the preferred partner of
many companies. As a consequence, the capacity
of the existing cleaning site at Scheldelaan in
Antwerp had become inadequate.
So, the company decided to invest in a second
facility for tank cleaning, situated some 500m
from the existing location.
Following the site purchase late last year, Kärcher
Benelux was assigned the demanding task of
installing a complete tank cleaning system. The
technical aspects of the project were completed in
June, followed by full installation.
Prestigious project
The new location was christened HTC-Container
Services and is dedicated to cleaning intermodal
tank containers.
In addition to safety and quality, forward
planning and a smooth lead time are essential for
cleaning ISO tanks. Moreover, the diverse global
companies that make up HTC’s customer base
have varying demands when it comes to cleaning
their equipment. So, it became clear that high
demands would be made on the new installation
and on the partner responsible for delivery of the
cleaning technology.
Kärcher became that partner. The assignment
was clear: various types of tank container had to
be cleaned internally, either wholly- or semi-
automatically, with a high pressure system. The
goal was to allow two tank containers to be
cleaned simultaneously, and, depending on the
type of impurities to be removed and degree of
HTC and Kärcher’s tank cleaning department worked in close collaboration to produce a custom-made system
contamination, a choice could be made between
various wash programs (cold or hot water, number
of cleaning heads activated, four different cleaning
agents, duration of the program, etc).
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Made to measure
HTC and Kärcher’s tank cleaning department
worked in close collaboration to produce a
custom-made system. The result is one installation
with two wash bays, each with space for two
containers. In addition, each wash bay has four
cleaning heads.
The operation is conducted through detailed
touchscreen panels. Two double high pressure
pumps each have a flow rate of 15,360 l/hr and a
working pressure of 100 bar, frequency controlled.
Moreover, the system comprises a fully
automated water softener (with a capacity of 6
cbm/hr), eight automatic pneumatic metering
pumps, automatic steam control valves, vacuum
extraction, automatic washable sand filter and a
stationary high pressure unit (capacity 6000 l/hr).
Finally, there are a further 12 hose reels for
differing connection points. For employees who
need to work on top of the containers, there are
harnesses with integrated fall protection.
Kees Wagtmans, managing director of Kärcher
Benelux, said of the installation: “I am very proud
of the effort put in by our people from the tank
and silo cleaning department to deliver this
project. We are very happy to add this prestigious
project to our reference list.”
More services in
Thailand
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new full-service cleaning and repair facility has opened in Laem Chabang,
Thailand’s main port.
Joint venture partners Fusion Logistics and Stolt Tank Containers officially opened FSTS (Fusion
Stolt Tank Services) earlier this year, with technical start up in mid-May.
The opening ceremony was attended by more than 100 representatives from key Thailand-
based shippers, producers and importers. FSTS sits adjacent to an existing LCTS refurbishing joint
venture.
The two facilities combine the best of in-service and heavy repairs available with premier quality
cleaning and tank preparation, the partners stated. Some 10,000 sqm fully concreted of facility
include 10 chemical cleaning bays, two fully segregated food grade bays (with isolated/
segregated cleaning system), eight survey bays and four periodic test bays. The food quality
cleaning is designed specifically to meet the requirements of the rapidly growing food and food
grade chemical producers in Thailand.