Why Businesses Should Upgrade to Tank Gauging Systems & ATGs

May 5, 2025

The global market size of the automatic tank gauging (ATG) sector was recorded at $682.3 million in 2024, according to research by the IMARC Group. By 2033, the IMARC Group expects this market to hit $887.8 million, representing a compound annual growth rate of 2.82 per cent across the period analysed. There is plenty to suggest that this industry is in a very healthy position.

However, many companies, including fuel retail businesses who use tank gauging systems, may be struggling to obtain accurate data due to them using old equipment which have outdated security and compliance measures in place.

The knock-on effect of this can result in high operational costs, inefficient routines, inaccurate data, and unreliable operations.

When upgrading to a modern tank gauging system, a good ATG should be sought so that fuel retail businesses can better capture the fuel delivery amount and detect any differences between the anticipated and actual fuel volume in a highly accurate manner.

Here are three more reasons to select an ATG…

Cost-effective solution

There are various ways in which fuel retailers should see money being saved once they have implemented ATG equipment, such as consoles or probes, into their operations.

This system works to continuously monitor a tank, for instance, so alerts will come through when stocks need refilling. Fuel can then be reordered well before the supply runs too short, reducing the risk of interruptions with supply chain operations. Less time and resources will be needed to be put towards fuel refill practices too.

ATGs can also inform businesses about issues like a tank leaking unexpectedly. This will provide companies with better risk control, reducing how much a firm needs to pay to cover both a loss of inventory and clean-up expenses. Being on top of detecting fuel leaks can help to minimise waste as well, reducing the environmental impact of a spill, ensuring a company adheres to legal and environmental compliance standards, and protecting their reputation.

Lowers the risk of human error

With an ATG console, businesses will be provided with accurate readings about a tank’s height, volume, temperature readings and ullage without any input being required from an employee.

Even the most skilled of staff can make mistakes, especially if they are trying to measure multiple tanks at pace. A simple misreading by a human of a millimetre may not sound like much, but it can result in a significant product loss when this calculation has been made on a big storage tank.

Manage entire fuel site inventory & measure information on-demand

An ATG console is designed so a single panel can connect to multiple electric line leak detectors and probes found within numerous tanks. These detectors and probes will work to measure the amount and temperature of fluids in each tank being analysed, reporting all the accurate findings back to the data display of an individual ATG system. Meaning an entire fuel site’s inventory can be managed through a single system.

If a fuel retail business is using a manual tank gauging system, there is a good chance it will work on a set schedule. Weekly monitoring is often the case, but this results in days being left unmeasured and companies being required to work around whatever the set schedule is.

However, information collected by an ATG console is available to view on-demand. A person is not required to be on site to collect these measurements, so monitoring and decision making can be made quickly even when a workplace has an unstaffed period of operation.

In the market for an ATG? Check out the ProGauge MagLink LX Ultimate console.

If you are sold on the appeal of an ATG console for your business, be sure to look into the ProGauge MagLink LX Ultimate^® console when searching for options.

A next-generation tank gauge console from innovative fuelling technology leader Dover Fueling Solutions^® (DFS), this system delivers a high level of fuel management capabilities through advanced functionality, accurate loss prevention analysis and precise inventory reconciliation.

Retailers who choose to invest in the state of the art MagLink LX Ultimate console will also be provided with the assurance that:

Historical level readings can be accessed quickly and easily.
The system can be reinstalled with pre-existing equipment, to keep downtime to a minimum.
Strict compliance reporting obligations have been met.
The console has base monitoring capabilities of up to 12 probes and 48 sensors, though it has the capability to be scaled up to monitor 48 probes and 480 sensors.
A user-friendly graphical display is achieved through a 12-inch touchscreen, which can display the tank status for up to nine tanks at once.
Continuous statistical leak detection, pressure line leak detection and static leak detection monitoring all come as standard with each system.

Stefano Scatena, DFS’ Senior Director and General Manager, ATG, GSBU Strategy, and Product Management, pointed out to Tank Storage Magazine: “The ProGauge^™ portfolio has evolved into a one-stop-shop for fuel management and is now considered to be one of the leading brands for ATG solutions in the industry – designing and manufacturing the MagLink LX Ultimate console is a testament to that.

“It is such an incredible sense of achievement, launching a brand-new MagLink LX console, one that completes the MagLink LX family. It truly is a solution that provides our customers with an advanced, precise, scalable, and global ATG console.”

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