History

Engineered Storage Products Company (formerly A.O. Smith) first discovered methodology of controlling corrosion by fusing glass to steel in the 1930's. The technology was initially used in the brewing and hot water heater industries. While other uses for glass-fused-to-steel were explored, the first glass-fused-to-steel tank went into service in 1949 as a Harvestore silo. This agricultural use to store feed while retaining quality has been widely used for almost 60 years.

In the 1970's, Engineered Storage Products Company formed its Municipal and Industrial Division and subsequently launched Aquastore tanks for water, wastewater and other industrial uses. More than 100,000 glass-fused-to-steel tanks have been installed in over 70 countries around the world.