Machinery & Equipment
An automated tank cleaning machine is a machine used to clean cargo, process, underground storage tanks and similar equipment such as those found in tank trucks, railroad cars, oil tankers and etc. Tank cleaning by means of automated machines is often named "Butterworthing". Arthur Butterworth, in 1920, patented the first Automated Tank Cleaning Machine and in 1925 the company was established to produce and market this product. Nowadays there are several manufacturers of…
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