Tank Container Cleaning in Germany: Why No Mobile Robot Exists Yet
106 member companies cover more than 95 percent of Germany's annual tank cleaning, per DVTI. None of them uses a mobile robot to do it — because the market simply doesn't have one.
The Deutscher Verband für Tankinnenreinigung e.V. (DVTI, German Association for Tank Interior Cleaning) states on its currently published member list that it has 106 members, together covering more than 95 percent of the tank cleaning operations performed annually in Germany. Not one of these companies runs a mobile cleaning robot — not because werob or another integrator hasn't offered one yet, but because that product simply does not exist on the market today.
Key Takeaways
- 1DVTI (Deutscher Verband für Tankinnenreinigung) states, for its 106 members, market coverage of more than 95 percent of Germany's annual tank cleaning, per its currently published member list.
- 2The industry runs on fixed, automated rotary-jet systems (CIP) and on personnel trained for confined-space entry under EFTCO/DVTI safety standards.
- 3No mobile robot for tank-container interior cleaning exists on the market today — not at werob, not anywhere else. That is the honest state, not an announcement.
The industry in numbers
How it's cleaned today
Why no mobile robot exists yet
An honest state, not an announcement
FAQ
- Does werob offer a solution for tank container cleaning?
- No. No mobile cleaning robot exists on the market for this task today, and werob offers nothing in this space.
- How is a tank container cleaned today?
- With fixed, automated rotary-jet systems (CIP) and personnel trained for confined-space entry under EFTCO/DVTI standards.
- How many companies does DVTI cover?
- 106 member companies, covering more than 95 percent of Germany's annual tank cleaning per DVTI's currently published member list.
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