Tank Talk Blog

Using the plasma burn table shown in the photo, it would have taken about 20 minutes to cut out the 35 lifting lugs. Most tanks have four lifting lugs located on or near the top. A tailing...

SFI started out in 1985 with three people, the owners, who were stainless steel tank welders/fabricators and also friends. They wanted to build a company with high values and...

Earth Day is an internationally recognized event. The collage shows outdoor photos that include our tanks in various stages of completion. We build tanks in our shop and on-site...

These tanks are over 11-feet in diameter, stand 26-feet tall and weigh nearly 4-1/2 tons. They are outfitted with two manways and sprayballs for sanitizing. The tanks have dimpled...

We build custom stainless steel tanks for most industries, so our capabilities stretch wide to include chemical tanks, food and beverage tanks and pharmaceutical vessels.

The tank pictured was built in our shop. It’s over 13 feet in diameter, 80 feet tall at the highest point, has a 70,000 gallon capacity and weighs 33,000 pounds.

This photo shows the narrow end of one of our freezer enclosures during construction. They are also called as freezer tunnels due to their long, rectangular shape. These enclosures...

SFI builds tanks of all sizes, from small to large and everything in between. The 6,000 gallon tank pictured was built in our 15,000 square foot Electropolish Bay. It is a striking...

It’s interesting to see how things are made and how people do their jobs. For example, the way a flat, eyebrow-shaped piece of stainless can be turned into a circular shape, like a bowl...