Custom Polypropylene Anodizing Tank: 4 × 10 × 4 ft

A project write-up from our Tucson shop: a large open-top polypropylene tank built for a customer’s anodizing line. See more of our plastic welding and custom tank fabrication work.

The challenge

The customer needed an open-top tank for an anodizing line. At 4 × 10 × 4 ft, it holds about 1,197 gallons, so it needed thick material and reinforcement to keep its shape when full. A tank like this is also suitable for metal cleaning or stripping.

What we built

• Size: 4 × 10 × 4 ft, open top (about 1,197 gallons)
• Material: 1″ thick polypropylene
• Reinforcement: 1/8″ wall steel tubing, covered in plastic so no steel is exposed
• Agitation: two 3″ bulkhead fittings
• Overflow: an overflow fitting, plus an added 3/4″ drain fitting
• Uses: anodizing, and also suitable for metal cleaning or stripping

Built and tested

The tank was professionally extrusion welded in our shop and leak tested before shipping.

Need a Custom Tank?

We build custom polypropylene and HDPE tanks from ½ gallon to over 1,000 gallons, open-top or closed-top. Learn more about our custom tank fabrication in Tucson, or request a quote with your dimensions, contents, and fittings.