Food and Beverage Applications

Tank Cleaning Machines & Equipment

Butterworth tank cleaning devices are used in a wide variety of Food and Beverage companies to clean storage vessels, ribbon blenders, conveying systems, and other process equipment.  Our LT, UAA, UBA, and UBC, as well as our full-cone, hollow-cone, and flat spray nozzles, are staples for many manufacturers.

Benefits

  • Improve sanitation
  • Reduce bacterial infections
  • Minimize confined space entry
  • Increase process efficiency and uptime
  • Reduce water consumption
  • Reduce chemical consumption
  • Reduce effluent production
Winery Fermenting Tank Cleaning Systems

Used In

  • Totes
  • Process vessels
  • Storage vessels
  • Ribbon blenders
  • Ovens
  • Kettles
  • Condensers
  • Evaporators
  • Spray dryers
  • Dryers
  • Cookers
  • Mixers
  • Trucks and railcars

Residues

  • Fruit juices
  • Concentrates
  • Dairy products
  • High fructose corn syrup
  • Syrup
  • Honey
  • Sugar
  • Pigments
  • Flavors
  • Tomato paste
  • Sauces
  • Mustard
  • Molasses
  • Soups
  • Lard
  • Butter
  • Animal Fat
  • Tallow
  • Wine
  • Soft drinks

Recommended Butterworth Products

Select by Tank Size

LT-LTFT Tank Cleaning Machines

Min. Opening: 5.613 in (142.56 mm)
Flow: 20-230 gpm (4.5-52.2 m3/hr)
Max. Pressure: 300 psi (20.7 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

BC Automated Tank Cleaning Machines

Min. Opening: 4.4 in (111.87 mm)
Flow: 8-205 gpm (1.8-47.4 m3/hr)
Max. Pressure: 300 psi (20.7 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

LTQ Tank Cleaning Machines

Min. Opening:  6.4173 (163 mm)
Flow: 20-170 gpm (4.5-39 m3/hr)
Max. Pressure: 300 psi (20.7 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

LT/LTQ/BC Unidirectional Cleaning Machines

Min. Opening: 4.4 in
Flow: 8-230 gpm (1.8-52.2 m3/hr)
Max. Pressure: 300 psi (20.7 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

UBA Rotating Spray Balls

Min. Opening: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Flow: 2.5-45 gpm (0.6-10.2 m3/hr)
Max Pressure: 300 psi (20.7 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

UBC Rotating Spray Heads

Min. Opening: 1.77 in (45 mm)
Flow: 2.6-121 gpm (0.6-27.5 m3/hr)
Max. Pressure: 105 psi (7.2 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

UAA Static Spray Balls

Min. Opening: 1.2 in (30 mm)
Flow: 5.3-360 gpm (1.2-81.8 m3/hr)
Max Pressure: 15-72.5 psig (1-5 bar)
Max. Temperature: 300° F (149° C)

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