Advanced Industrial Technology (Ai-Tec), manufactures a range of industrial bunded fuel tanks that meet stringent quality and environmental standards required for safe fuel storage and transportation.

“Because dangerous pollution is caused by the leakage of damaging fuels and phosphates, current legislation in South Africa makes it illegal to store or transport fuels without an inner bunded tank,” says Arnold Retief, a director of Ai-Tec. “Ai-Tec AutoTank bunded fuel tanks have been designed, tested and manufactured to comply with Pollution Protection Guidelines.”

These robust fuel tanks, which have robot welded seams for enhanced strength and extended service life, are available in six different models with a fuel capacity up to 3 000 litres. To alleviate storage space problems, these tanks can be stored two high when full and three high when empty.

AutoTank fuel tanks are fabricated from high grade mild steel. The inner tank contains the initial volume of fuel and in the unlikely event of a leak, the outer tank prevents fuel from escaping into the environment. The bunded tank has a capacity of 110% of volume. A steel inner tank is easily removable for maintenance and inspection.

Special fittings include AC and DC fuel transfer pumps, hand pumps with a 900 cm³ cycle, automatic nozzles and electronic meters for precise control and measurement. A range of cartridge, foot and line filters, with varying filter capacities and flow rates is also available.

All pumps, connections and hoses are housed within the bund and can be safely locked, even while in use.

A full range of accessories is designed to enhance operation in different environments and applications, including diesel and petrol engines for fuel dispensing.

These bunded tanks can be mounted on trailer units with options for safe and efficient site tow applications. Detachment takes less than five minutes if the tank is required for general use. This range of trailers is manufactured in heavy duty steel are hot dipped galvanised to prevent rust.

Ai-Tec specialises in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of an extensive range of industrial and commercial equipment, which encompasses heat generation, waste management and energy production products. Ai-Tec also offers kitchen and laundry services to factories, the mines, hospitals and the commercial sector.