Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2025-09-05 Origin: Site
Project Title: Supplying ASME-Certified 2500L BBTs to Empower a Growing Brewery in Ontario, Canada
Client: A fast-growing microbrewery in Ontario, Canada.
Location: Ontario, Canada
The Canadian craft beer market is known for its high standards of quality and innovation. For a rapidly expanding microbrewery in Ontario, the next logical step in their growth was to launch a packaged beer line to reach a wider audience. This required not just an increase in capacity, but an investment in equipment that would guarantee the final product quality and consistency their customers expected. They needed reliable, certified brite beer tanks (BBTs), and they chose CASSMAN as their international manufacturing partner.
The client faced a multi-faceted challenge that is common for North American breweries looking to source equipment globally:
Packaging-Ready Beer: To successfully can their beer, they needed to ensure perfect carbonation, clarity, and stability. This required dedicated brite tanks for conditioning and carbonating, freeing up their fermenters for continuous production.
Regulatory Compliance: Any pressure vessel imported into Canada must meet strict safety standards. The tanks needed to be designed and fabricated to ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) standards to ensure a smooth inspection and certification process by local authorities (like the TSSA in Ontario).
Increasing Throughput: With their fermenters constantly occupied, their production schedule was tight. They needed to move beer to brite tanks to shorten the "tank residency" time for each batch, thus increasing the overall brewery capacity.
Logistical Assurance: The client was concerned about the complexities of international shipping, including customs clearance, potential for damage, and communication across different time zones. They needed a partner who could make this process seamless.
CASSMAN delivered a comprehensive solution that addressed every one of the client's needs, providing a set of four 2500L ASME-Certified Brite Beer Tanks.
Key System Features:
ASME Stamped: Each tank was engineered, fabricated, and tested in strict accordance with ASME Section VIII, Div 1 standards. All tanks were supplied with a U-stamp and a full documentation package (Manufacturer's Data Report), guaranteeing compliance with Canadian safety regulations.
Brewer-Focused Design:
Dual-Zone Glycol Jacketing on the cylinder and cone for precise temperature control during cold crashing and lagering.
An integrated Carbonation Stone port with a high-quality sintered stone for fine and efficient carbonation.
A full set of sanitary fittings, including a sample valve, pressure gauge, PVRV, rotating CIP spray ball, and a carb-stone valve assembly.
Superior Construction: Built with high-quality SUS304 stainless steel, featuring smooth, sanitary TIG welds and a polished interior finish to facilitate effective cleaning and prevent contamination.
Serving-Ready: The tanks were also equipped to be used as serving tanks, with connections ready for serving directly to the taproom, providing operational flexibility.
CASSMAN's expertise in international projects was key to the success of this delivery.
Technical Consultation & Compliance: Our engineering team worked directly with the client via video calls and email to confirm all technical specifications. We ensured the designs were fully compliant with ASME code before a single piece of steel was cut.
Transparent Manufacturing: Throughout the fabrication process, we provided the client with regular photo and video updates, showing the progress and quality of their tanks. All pressure tests were documented and shared.
Expert Logistics & Crating: The tanks were professionally cleaned, passivated, and then carefully packed into custom-built, robust wooden crates to ensure their protection during ocean freight. CASSMAN's logistics team handled all export documentation and coordinated with the shipping lines to ensure a timely departure.
Arrival and Support: The tanks arrived at the Port of Toronto on schedule. We provided the client and their customs broker with all necessary paperwork for a smooth customs clearance process. Upon arrival at the brewery, the tanks were uncrated in perfect condition, ready for installation.
The arrival of the CASSMAN BBTs was a major milestone for the Canadian brewery.
Smooth Certification: Thanks to the ASME U-stamp and proper documentation, the tanks passed local regulatory inspections without any issues, saving the client time and potential headaches.
Successful Product Launch: The brewery was able to stabilize, carbonate, and package their beer with a new level of precision, leading to a highly successful launch of their first canned beer series.
Increased Efficiency: By freeing up their fermenters, the brewery was able to tighten its brewing schedule and increase overall annual production capacity.
Trust in Partnership: The client expressed immense satisfaction with the entire process, from the quality of the tanks to the professionalism of the logistics handling.
The brewery owner stated, "Buying tanks from overseas felt like a big risk, but CASSMAN made it incredibly easy. The quality is fantastic, and having the ASME certification was non-negotiable for us. The tanks arrived in perfect shape and have been performing flawlessly."
This project highlights CASSMAN's unwavering commitment to quality, international compliance, and customer service. We prove that geographical distance is no barrier to acquiring world-class brewing equipment. Our ability to manufacture to ASME standards and manage complex logistics makes us the ideal partner for breweries across North America and around the globe.
Contact CASSMAN today to learn how we can supply your brewery with certified, high-quality tanks, delivered right to your door.
