About the Summit

Tank owners and operators face a practical challenge: how to clean and inspect critical assets while reducing human exposure, limiting downtime, and maintaining confidence in asset integrity. Across refineries, storage terminals, chemical plants, water utilities, and industrial facilities, non-entry cleaning and robotic inspection offer opportunities to rethink how tank maintenance is planned and delivered.

Successful deployment requires more than selecting a robot. Tank geometry, access restrictions, hazardous atmospheres, residue characteristics, and inspection objectives all influence what can be achieved. Operators must assess technology suitability, cleaning performance, inspection coverage, and data reliability, while establishing clear acceptance criteria and contingency arrangements. The commercial case must account for the complete project, from preparation and waste handling to inspection and return to service.

Progress depends on connecting technologies with practical operating experience. Robotic cleaning, remote jetting, automated washing, cleaning chemistry, sludge treatment, and oil recovery each have a role in addressing different tank conditions. Alongside these methods, in-service inspection robots, tank floor crawlers, climbing systems, and advanced inspection tools can support integrity assessments when their capabilities and limitations are properly understood.

The European No-Man Entry Tank Cleaning & Robotic Inspection Summit 2027 (TCRI Europe 2027) brings together tank owners and operators, cleaning contractors, robotics developers, inspection specialists, equipment and chemical suppliers, waste treatment providers, and asset integrity professionals. Through operator case studies, technical presentations, and panel discussions, the summit will examine how to reduce human entry, improve tank availability, and turn inspection findings into informed maintenance decisions.

Taking place on 28–29 April 2027 at Delta Hotels by Marriott Heathrow Windsor, Slough, United Kingdom, TCRI Europe 2027 provides a focused setting for knowledge exchange, supplier engagement, and commercial collaboration. From first deployments to repeat contracts, the summit connects the people specifying, delivering, and purchasing solutions for safer, more efficient tank cleaning and inspection.