NST CAPABILITIES

Looking for the right storage solution for your food & beverage processing needs?

Our tanks are custom-built to your project’s specific requirements and are used to store process water and applications such as MBRs, clarifiers, aerobic/anaerobic digesters, and bulk storage. Our modular storage tanks can serve customers from breweries and wineries to mass dairy production and fish farms. NST Tanks accomplish specific functions like mixing, saturating, separating or brining. With our experienced sales, operations, and construction teams, we can help you choose the perfect tank for your food or beverage needs.

LANDFILL OWNERS’ PREFERRED STORAGE SOLUTION

NST’s bolted storage tanks have rightfully become the standard by which all other tanks are assessed. This proven high-quality contact surface finish sets the benchmark for use in the more demanding areas of industrial effluent treatment, sludge digestion, and landfill leachate storage. An additional protective layer and the zero discontinuity finish tested at an exacting 1100 Volts provide exceptional security and continuous protection.

Bring Efficiency Up and Costs Down

WORLD-CLASS WASTE-TO-ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS

NST’s Anaerobic Digesters offer bioenergy contractors and end-users significant benefits over welded and concrete structures. 

NST Glass-Fused-to-Steel tanks never need painting and won't rust, corrode or chalk.

NST’s unique tank construction utilizes the smallest construction footprint with little disturbance to the surrounding environment. 

NST bolted tanks are constructed in 1/3 of the time it takes to build concrete and welded tanks and can be expanded to accommodate future capacity requirements. 

NST’s coatings are applied in the factory which means minimized construction delays due to weather compared to concrete and field-applied coatings. 

NST’s bolted tanks are constructed at ground-level using a jacking system that elevates the structure to install the panels without needing expensive cranes, scaffolding, and equipment. 

NST’s bolted tanks can be assembled in even the most remote sites, without large staging areas, during any year's season. 

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is recognized as an ideal system to deal with waste slurries creating both a farm income stream and improving the slurry’s properties as a fertilizer. In addition, the digestion of energy crops is rapidly becoming a viable commercial diversification for farmers.

The solution to this growing sector offers the following benefits:

• Extensive history and experience of anaerobic digestion tanks dating back to the early 1970s

• Glass-Fused-to-Steel can be utilized in both the liquid zone and the gaseous zone reducing project costs and maximizing the service life of the tank structure

• Corrosion resistance of Glass-Fused-to-Steel suitable for digesters and ancillary tanks gives long-term security, reducing operation and maintenance costs

• Significant benefits of economy and security to farmers and biogas technology companies

• Glass-Fused-to-Steel tanks can also be used for biogas storage by incorporating double membrane roofs

• Modular bolted construction gives rapid and cost-effective site installation and the ability to remodel or relocate the structure gives asset value to the product

• Lifetime coating requiring minimal maintenance reduces downtime and therefore revenue losses

• Consistent factory-controlled high-quality product

Farm pollution control has become important and effective and secure slurry storage is a critical part of the solution. Local environmental agencies worldwide are using legislation and support schemes to encourage farmers to upgrade their slurry management systems to help protect the environment. This includes drivers such as the European Commission Nitrates Directive and the US Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP program.

The high level of security of the Glass-Fused-to-Steel tank system offers many benefits:

• Corrosion resistance of Glass-Fused-to-Steel reduces day-to-day operation and maintenance costs

• Modular bolted construction enables simple logistics to remote locations and facilitates rapid and cost-effective site installation

• Above-ground storage provides security against flooding and minimizes the risk of accidents

• Tanks can be fitted with a range of covers to provide effective odor control and weather protection

• The availability of taller tanks simplifies mixing for maximum nutrient benefits

• The modular design allows for future extension, modification, or relocation

The Ag-Tank™ is the world’s finest agricultural-driven storage system designed for your exact needs, location, and farm requirements. Northern Steel Tanks provides the highest quality tank today with the lowest lifecycle costs, minimal maintenance, and 100% NRCS-approved designs. We have the capabilities to suit your specific needs. Unlike most tank companies that only can provide their customers with a “standard” tank, we have the flexibility to provide you with a custom solution. Each of our tank systems is engineered to fit your application because we understand that each situation is different.

Glass-Fused-to-Steel silos provide clean and efficient storage of grains and forage. The secure sealed system with capacities from 79,250 to 462,300 USG, gives significant benefits to livestock producers:

• High-quality feed grain

• Maximized nutrient value of the feed with lower moisture loss

• Natural conservation without the use of chemicals

• No drying costs

• Exclusion of vermin and birds

• Natural suppression of diseases and weeds by the dark, oxygen-limiting environment

• Suitability for organically grown produce

• Traceability of inputs for accreditation schemes

• Permits earlier harvesting to eliminate drying costs

• Harvesting flexibility and buffer storage for existing grain storage systems

• Greater palatability for livestock

• High digestibility for livestock

• High animal growth rates and feed conversion efficiency