Looking for a way to improve the tank sanitation process while simplifying the actual equipment required, Robert H. Feldmeier develops and patents the “Spray Up” in-place cleaning device for vertical tanks. The revolutionary cleaning process eliminates the need for external cleaning solution supply lines, vent lines, and overflow lines to the top of the tank, therefore also removing the need for ladders, catwalks, and the general need for top head access. The “Feldmeier Advantage” is born, and is still being supplied for use in new Feldmeier Equipment dairy silos today.