TECH FOR TANKS

Molly Cooper explores how and why technology in the tank storage sector has evolved so quickly over the last few years. Digitalisation and automation is changing the landscape of the tank terminal, energy and petrochemical industry. It’s the way forward and the industry is leaving pen and paper behind. Catherine Reijans at Sprint Robotics comments on the current state of innovations and robots: ‘The leaps and bounds technology has made in the last year is incredibly impressive. By bridging the needs of asset owners with available robotic solutions, we continue to help accelerate deployment and scaling of inspection and maintenance robotics on a large scale.’ The industry is moving forward, using technology to improve safety, streamline processes, optimise terminals and protect the environment. INNOVATIONS FOR ISSUES There are three main problems that emerging innovations look to provide solutions for. The first one is safety. Safe working is a huge part of a business’s success and technology can be used to remove humans from hazardous situations. Jobs that once required humans to enter into confined and dangerous spaces can now be eliminated. Secondly, asset owners...