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IBC tanks are essential tools for modern warehousing and transportation of liquid products. IBC tanks are widely used in petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing and other industries because they are easy to load and unload mechanical equipment, save indoor storage and transportation space, and facilitate canning and liquid transportation.

Hazards of residue inside IBC barrels

IBC tanks are usually used to transport and store chemicals, food raw materials or other liquids. Therefore, when unloading IBC tanks, there may be sticky substances, sediments or solid particles left in the container. If these residues are not completely cleaned, they may cause cross-contamination of products and affect the next use. In addition, if the residual substances are not cleaned in time, it will cause corrosion to the inside of the barrel in the long run, affecting the service life of the barrel and causing certain economic losses.

Challenges of IBC tank cleaning

1. Hard-to-reach areas: IBC tanks are usually complex in design, with multiple corners and recesses inside, which are difficult to be thoroughly covered and cleaned by traditional cleaning methods (such as manual cleaning or simple water rinsing). These hard-to-reach areas may hide bacteria or residues.

2. Chemical safety: Many IBC tanks were once used to store hazardous chemicals, and residual chemicals need to be handled during the cleaning process to ensure safety and compliance with environmental regulations. This requires special cleaning agents and treatment methods, as well as safe treatment of wastewater.

3. Time and cost: Traditional manual cleaning of IBC tanks is usually time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring a lot of manpower and consumables. Although automated cleaning equipment can improve efficiency, the initial investment is high and it may take longer to achieve a return on investment.

4.Sustainability and environmental protection: Wastewater and cleaning agents generated during the cleaning process need to be properly treated and disposed of to prevent impact on the environment. This requires comprehensive consideration of the design and operation of the cleaning equipment to reduce the environmental load.

High-pressure water IBC tank automatic cleaning solution.

In response to these challenges, the industry is constantly exploring new cleaning technologies and equipment. Guangyuan Cleaning Equipment has independently developed and put into use a set of high-pressure water tank automatic cleaning lines based on existing barrel usage scenarios to improve cleaning efficiency, ensure cleanliness and safety, and reduce cleaning costs and environmental impact.

1. High-pressure water IBC tank automatic cleaning: a complete set of cleaning process arrangements

Guangyuan Cleaning Equipment high-pressure water IBC tank automatic cleaning line, the entire cleaning line is in the shape of a “one”, and its main cleaning process includes: square barrels are placed in the upper barrel storage area for washing → transferred to the upper barrel station → residual liquid recovery and dilution → external cleaning → barrel cleaning → slag removal → rinsing → draining → disinfection → offline → transferred to the lower barrel storage area. The average time for cleaning a barrel is 2-6 minutes (depending on the degree of dirtiness of the barrel), and only 1-2 people are needed to assist the operation throughout the process, which effectively improves the cleaning efficiency and cleaning standardization, and truly saves time and effort in IBC tank cleaning.

2. Automatic cleaning of IBC tanks with high-pressure water: Principle of cleaning inside and outside barrels

It can solve the cleaning problems of the inside and outside of IBC barrels at the same time. The internal cleaning of the tank uses a lifting mechanism to send the three-dimensional self-driven cleaner into the barrel, and the machine is turned on to complete the automatic spherical scanning cleaning, realizing the three-dimensional close-range spraying inside the barrel. On the basis of ensuring the striking effect of high-pressure water jets, the striking area is increased, the cleaning efficiency is effectively improved, and the waste of water resources is reduced, so as to achieve the purpose of 360° all-round cleaning inside the chemical tank.

We installed a steam heater device on the tank cleaning mechanism. When cleaning inside the tank, the steam valve is automatically opened to heat the surrounding area of the tank mouth. The dirt layer on the barrel is heated and softened, and enters the barrel cleaning station outside the tank to complete the automatic cleaning of the tank outer wall.

3. High-pressure water IBC tank automatic cleaning: system control, safety protection

The IBC tank automatic cleaning line adopts PLC control, with simple operation and high automation throughout the process. The water pressure and flow can be adjusted according to experience during cleaning; the cleaning time can be set arbitrarily. In addition, the IBC tank automatic cleaning line is equipped with emergency stop button and safety protection. When an unexpected situation requires emergency shutdown, there are emergency stop buttons on the remote control and the operation box. The cleaning station can identify whether it is “barrel in place” or “personnel illegal entry” to prevent the risk of accidental entry. Improve the safety of barrel cleaning, which can be used for large-scale IBC tank cleaning in medical, food, chemical and other industries.

As a professional environmental cleaning equipment supplier, Guangyuan Cleaning Equipment has accumulated nearly 12 years of valuable industry experience in the fields of environmental dust removal, purification, and industrial equipment cleaning. Since 2012, it has been committed to the research and development of high-efficiency, highly environmentally friendly, and high-quality automation systems. During this period, it independently developed and put into use a series of high-pressure water automatic cleaning systems, which can automatically clean hydraulic supports, ton barrels, tank trucks, reactors, tank containers, storage tanks, fermentation tanks, polysilicon reduction furnace bells and other equipment. In combination with the actual production conditions of the enterprise, it provides customizable automatic cleaning solutions, based on customer needs, using modern technology and standard processes to serve customers wholeheartedly.