Clean-In-Place (CIP) Systems for Food & Beverage
Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems are automated systems used to clean the interior surfaces of food and beverage process pipes, processing vessels, tanks, spiral freezers, mixers, blenders, homogenizers, roasters and associated fittings, without disassembling the process. Thorough, repeatable in-place cleaning is critical to the quality of your product, the safety of consumers—and your bottom line.
Clean-In-Place (CIP) Systems are engineered to your specific plant application, layout and utility requirements for effective and efficient sanitary process equipment cleaning. Our application-specific CIP design and sizing ensures sufficient flow. As a result, appropriate pressure is available to thoroughly remove residue, rinse effectively, shorten cycle times and promote worker safety.
Our in-house automation programming experts design each CIP program to optimize cycle times that get you back into production faster, while reducing chemicals, water use and operating costs.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Single-Tank CIP System
There are many processes that require a single-tank, single-use Clean-in-Place (CIP) system. These are typically designed to minimize the risk of cross-contamination, optimize the solution concentration for each cycle or maintain portability through a smaller footprint.
This lower initial capital investment option provides simple and flexible once-through or re-circulated wash cycles. These are programmed by Sani-Matic’s in-house programming experts to meet your specific cleaning needs.
Whether portability, cross-contamination or initial cost considerations are the reason for implementing a Sani-Matic single-tank, single-use CIP solution, it will provide you with the confidence your process is clean.
Features:
- Single-use source of cleaning solution and rinse water
- Lower capital investment
- Portable or stationary design
- Once-through or recirculated
- Simple and flexible operation
- Lower space requirement
Two-Tank CIP System
Many food process facilities have limited water utilities. They must recover and reuse wash solutions to be efficient, cost-effective and sustainable. With a two-tank CIP system, the detergent wash can be reused to provide water savings and faster wash cycle times due to recovered solution that is already heated and charged with chemical.
Clean-In-Place (CIP) two-tank systems are engineered to your specific plant application, layout and utility requirements and our in-house programming experts design each CIP program to optimize cycle times that get you back into production faster.
Note: Although a two-tank system will generate water, chemical and time savings, a two-tank CIP system is not ideal for processes with cross-contamination concerns.
Features:
- Permits recovery and reuse of wash solution
- Used where water utilities are limited
- Supply/recirculation option
- Decreases wash cycle time
Multi-Tank CIP System
Multi-tank CIP Systems are ideal for processes that require frequent cleaning, operational efficiencies, and sustainable solutions, as well as when cross-contamination is not a critical concern.
A multi-tank CIP system maintains a rinse tank, holding tank and solution tank allowing the recovery and reuse of both the wash solution and rinse water for the next cleaning cycle. A fourth tank may be added to a multi-tank system for acid reuse applications.
Clean-In-Place (CIP) multi-tank systems generate significant operational efficiencies and allow processors to meet sustainability goals with reuse capabilities. The systems are engineered to your specific plant application, layout and utility requirements and our in-house programming experts design each CIP program to optimize cycle times that get you back into production faster.
Features:
- Permits recovery and reuse of wash solution and rinse water
- Reduces water and waste water costs
- Fourth tank may be added for acid recovery and reuse applications
Multi-Circuit CIP System
Many processors have large production capacity with multiple process lines and vessels, which require a lot of time to clean. And every processor wants to minimize the amount of time spent cleaning and increase valuable production time.
What can a processor do to decrease cleaning time and increase production time? Additional CIP systems can be installed at a facility, but that requires a significant amount of floor space and a large financial investment. A more cost- and space-saving option is a Sani-Matic Multi-Circuit CIP System.
The Multi-Circuit CIP System is one system with multiple circuits and shared tanks. This design allows the system to clean multiple processes, the same as multiple single circuit CIP systems would, while providing significant space and cost savings—and cutting cleaning time by 50% for dual circuits and 25% for quad circuits.
Do you want to increase the production time for your high-capacity process? A Sani-Matic Multi-Circuit CIP System may provide the Cleaning Confidence, and bottom line boost, you are looking for.
Features:
- Serves multiple circuits independently and simultaneously
- Substantial cost and space-saving advantages over multiple separate units
- Centralized controls
- Reduced wash and rinse cycle times
