Clean In Place

Our Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems are closed systems that recirculate hot cleaning solution, ensuring fast, efficient, and reliable cleaning of process equipment. They are either plant-scale and field assembled, or skid mounted, shipping fully assembled, and factory tested to ensure short installation times.

CIP processes typically consist of the following steps:

  • Product flush and recovery
  • Alkaline/caustic cleaning step to remove fats and proteins
  • Alkaline/caustic flush and (optional) recovery
  • Acid wash to remove minerals
  • Acid flush and (optional) recovery
  • Final water rinse

CIP systems may be used in dairies, breweries, ice cream plants, sauce production lines, bakeries, and meat processing plants.

Plant Scale Systems

Plant scale systems provide heated cleaning solutions to multiple, large pieces of processing equipment, as well as recovery technologies to reduce operating costs. A typical plant scale CIP system includes the following:

  • Bulk acid and caustic storage tanks.
  • Caustic makeup tank.
  • Acid makeup tank.
  • Caustic and acid pumps.
  • Caustic and acid heaters, with temperature control valves.
  • Chemical valves, conductivity sensors, and temperature sensors.
  • Control system for fully automated, recipe driven operation.

Plant scale CIP systems are custom engineered to your exact process requirements.

Skidded Systems

All skidded CIP systems are constructed per 3-A sanitary standards. Valves are either sanitary single seat and butterfly valves that are generally 3-A approved. Tanks and process lines are manufactured from 304 stainless steel. Pumps and valves are typically 316 stainless steel.

Single tank CIP systems use one tank for cleaning solution and rinse water. Each is circulated through the process circuit before being routed to drain. Two tank systems contain separate wash and rinse tanks while three tank CIP systems add a recovery tank. Four tank systems contain combinations of caustic, acid, rinse water, sanitizer, and recovery tanks.

A shell and tube heat exchanger allows for precise control of cleaning solution temperature. Totalizing flow meters ensure bulk chemical addition is precisely controlled. Utilities such as instrument air, steam, and process water are pre-piped within the skid boundaries.

Allen Bradley or Siemens PLCs ensure rapid integration with existing plant systems. The PLC and other control system components are assembled in a NEMA 4X enclosure with a touchscreen HMI. Ethernet communication to the is standard.

Standard Equipment

All skidded CIP systems are constructed per 3-A sanitary standards. Valves are either sanitary single seat and butterfly valves that are generally 3-A approved. Tanks and process lines are manufactured from 304 stainless steel. Pumps and valves are typically 316 stainless steel.

Single tank CIP systems use one tank for cleaning solution and rinse water. Each is circulated through the process circuit before being routed to drain. Two tank systems contain separate wash and rinse tanks while three tank CIP systems add a recovery tank. Four tank systems contain combinations of caustic, acid, rinse water, sanitizer, and recovery tanks.

A shell and tube heat exchanger allows for precise control of cleaning solution temperature. Totalizing flow meters ensure bulk chemical addition is precisely controlled. Utilities such as instrument air, steam, and process water are pre-piped within the skid boundaries.

Allen Bradley or Siemens PLCs ensure rapid integration with existing plant systems. The PLC and other control system components are assembled in a NEMA 4X enclosure with a touchscreen HMI. Ethernet communication to the is standard.

Optional Equipment

  • Mixproof valve clusters.
  • Conductivity instrumentation.
  • Chemical supply pressure transmitter.
  • Chemical return and booster pumps.

Documentation

  • As built drawings
  • Operation and maintenance instructions
  • Instrument and device lists
  • Calibration certificates
  • Component cut sheets
  • Spare parts list
  • PLC Program

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