Orbijet, Inc./Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc.

What Orbijet, Inc./Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc. does

Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc. (TCT) is a Houston, Texas-based industrial equipment manufacturer operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orbijet, Inc. The company designs, manufactures, and sells tank cleaning machines, integrated cleaning systems, consumable cleaning chemicals, venting equipment (high-velocity PV valves), accessories, and complementary tank management and vessel security services. Its core product line spans multiple machine families (SC series including SC15TW, SC60A, and SC40RT, and BIO series including BIO 10, BIO 25, and BIO2 SB) targeted at different tank sizes and cleaning requirements. The company complements its hardware offering with proprietary simulation software that allows customers and engineers to evaluate tank cleaning machine performance prior to deployment.

TCT serves a broad, vertical-agnostic industrial customer base that includes breweries and distilleries, dairy and food processing, ships and shipbuilding, drilling and offshore, storage and offloading terminals, pulp and paper, municipal water/wastewater, rail and road tanker transport, and chemical processing. Its go-to-market is a direct enterprise sales model in which sales engineers engage prospects, supported by technical resources (brochures, datasheets, videos) and a 'Request a Quote' conversion flow, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company signals compliance with multiple industry bodies — 3A Sanitary Standards, IMO, ISPE, MBAA, DNV, and ISO — to qualify across regulated end markets.

Commercially, the company generates revenue through one-time hardware sales of machines, systems, and accessories, supplemented by ongoing consumables revenue from tank cleaning chemicals. It maintains a single headquarters at 15200 Middlebrook Dr., Ste. E, Houston, TX 77058, claims worldwide market reach, and self-positions as 'one of the world's leading providers and designers of tank management equipment, systems, chemistry, and other solutions' on the back of an aggregate 'over 100 years of combined experience' across its team.

Name

Orbijet, Inc./Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc.

Legal name

Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://orbijet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc., a Houston-based Orbijet subsidiary, designs and sells industrial tank cleaning machines, integrated systems, consumable chemicals, and venting equipment for breweries, food/dairy, marine, offshore, chemical, and other industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Tank Cleaning Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Vacuum & Tank Cleaning Services (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Tank cleaning machines
• Industrial cleaning equipment
• Tank management systems
• Tank venting valves
• Cleaning chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tank Cleaning Equipment Sales: Tank Cleaning Technologies generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of tank cleaning machines, systems, accessories, chemicals, venting equipment, and related tank management solutions. Revenue is derived from one-time hardware product sales and associated accessories, likely supplemented by ongoing sales of consumables such as tank cleaning chemicals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc. (TCT) designs, manufactures, and sells industrial tank cleaning machines, complete tank cleaning systems, cleaning chemicals, tank venting equipment (high-velocity PV valves), accessories (such as water-driven gas-freeing fans and heavy-duty carts), and related tank management and vessel security solutions. With over 100 years of combined experience, the company supplies advanced equipment for the internal cleaning and management of tanks and process vessels across industries including breweries, distilleries, dairy and food processing, marine/shipbuilding, offshore drilling, storage and offloading, pulp and paper, municipal services, rail/road transportation, and chemical processing.

Product overview

Tank Cleaning Technologies, Inc. offers a comprehensive portfolio of tank cleaning solutions, serving diverse industries including breweries, distilleries, dairy, food processing, shipping, offshore drilling, pulp and paper, municipal services, rail/road transportation, and chemical processing. The core product line includes multiple tank cleaning machine models (SC15TW, SC60A, SC40RT, BIO 10, BIO 25, BIO2 SB) designed for different tank sizes and cleaning requirements. Supporting the cleaning machines, the company provides complementary products including the SC150W water-driven gas-freeing fan accessory and heavy-duty cleaning machine carts. The portfolio extends to tank cleaning chemicals, complete tank cleaning systems, tank venting equipment (high-velocity PV valves), and services such as tank management and vessel security. The company leverages detailed simulations of tank cleaning machine performance through proprietary simulation software. Tank Cleaning Technologies is an Orbijet company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SC15TW Tank Cleaning Machine Industrial tank cleaning machine designed for tank cleaning applications across industries.
• SC60A Tank Cleaning Machine Industrial tank cleaning machine for medium-scale cleaning operations.
• SC40RT Tank Cleaning Machine Tank cleaning machine with rotary mechanism for thorough internal tank cleaning.
• BIO 10 Tank Cleaning Machine Tank cleaning machine in the BIO series designed for biological tank cleaning applications.
• BIO 25 Tank Cleaning Machine Mid-range BIO series tank cleaning machine for biological tank cleaning applications.
• BIO2 SB Tank Cleaning Machine BIO series tank cleaning machine model designed for biological cleaning applications.
• SC150W Water-Driven Gas-Freeing Fan Water-driven accessory fan used for gas-freeing operations during tank cleaning.
• Cleaning Machine Cart (Heavy Duty) Heavy-duty cart designed for transporting and deploying tank cleaning machines.
• Tank Cleaning Chemicals Chemical cleaning solutions formulated for tank and process vessel cleaning applications.
• Tank Cleaning Systems Complete tank cleaning systems integrating machines, accessories, and chemistry for comprehensive cleaning solutions.
• High-Velocity PV Valves (Tank Venting Equipment) Pressure-vacuum valves and tank venting equipment for safe operation during tank cleaning processes.
• Tank Management Solutions Solutions for the ongoing maintenance and operational management of tanks and process vessels.
• Vessel Security Solutions

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global broad-line process equipment incumbent whose tank cleaning, separation, and fluid handling portfolio directly overlaps Tank Cleaning Technologies' offerings across dairy, food, beverage, and chemical processing.
• GEA Group: GEA supplies process technology, including cleaning-in-place (CIP) and tank cleaning systems, to the dairy, food, brewing, and chemical industries — overlapping with Tank Cleaning Technologies' verticals and tank management equipment line.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in cleaning and sanitizing chemicals and services for food, beverage, dairy, and industrial customers, directly comparable to Tank Cleaning Technologies' chemical and tank management offerings.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak's processing equipment division supplies dairy and food processing machinery, including tank cleaning modules, directly competing with Tank Cleaning Technologies' dairy and food processing solutions.

Direct peers

• Lechler: Lechler manufactures industrial spray nozzles and tank cleaning nozzles/systems, offering a product line closely comparable to Tank Cleaning Technologies' SC and BIO series cleaning machines.
• Krones AG: Krones provides brewery and beverage process equipment, including tank cleaning systems, making it a direct comparable for Tank Cleaning Technologies in the breweries and distilleries vertical.
• Spraying Systems Co. Spraying Systems is a leading global manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles and tank washing equipment, directly competing with Tank Cleaning Technologies in spray-driven tank cleaning machines for chemical, food, and process industries.
• Strahman Valves: Strahman manufactures industrial washdown equipment, hoses, and valves used in tank and vessel cleaning, overlapping with Tank Cleaning Technologies' accessories and venting equipment offerings.

Others

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors provides industrial and environmental cleaning services, including tank cleaning, for chemical, oil & gas, and manufacturing customers — adjacent rather than directly competitive, as it operates services rather than equipment manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Bete Spray Nozzles: Bete designs and manufactures custom spray nozzles and tank washing devices, partially overlapping with Tank Cleaning Technologies' industrial tank cleaning machine portfolio across chemical and process applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orbijet-inc-

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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