Modern Cleaning-In-Place systems allow you to increase the company's profits, and at the same time to maintain cleanliness in production plants where contamination in the form of production residues or bacteria is an integral part of it. CIP stations ensure that most elements of production lines are kept clean: pipelines, filters, tanks, fittings and all other devices exposed to the formation and deposition of pollutants.
CIP systems - for whom?
Cleaning-In-Place systems prove themselves in those industries where strict sanitary rules require the highest care for hygiene and safety of product production. Therefore, they are used in food processing, in the production of beverages and dairy products, and in the production of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Advantages of Cleaning-In-Place systems
The stations allow cleaning of equipment without the need to disassemble it in advance, which significantly affects the efficiency of the production process and reduces the amount of work involved. Unwashed production lines are exposed to costly breakdowns (e.g. in the event of clogged filters by pieces of food, it will be necessary to turn off the entire production line and use the service). Regular cleaning of production lines avoids machine failures and high repair costs. In addition, during operation, CIP stations use cost-effective solutions - such as filtering several times or using the same water for cleaning machines.
By using CIP systems, you can be sure of maintaining the highest hygiene standards in the enterprise. Professional systems for washing production lines allow you to keep all devices clean, thanks to which harmful bacteria and germs do not get into the products and food on the belt, guaranteeing the high quality of manufactured products. The washing program itself (i.e. its pressure, time, flow rate or temperature) is fully adapted to individual needs.
Washing with a CIP station most often consists of the following stages:
• rinsing to remove residues,
• alkaline washing to remove fats and proteins,
• rinsing with water again,
• acid washing to remove mineral residues and neutralize,
• final rinse with water.
CIP station - mobile or stationary?
When you decide to implement the Cleaning-In-Place system in your company, you will have to choose: which station to choose - mobile or stationary? It is worth choosing the type of device that will harmonize with the entire infrastructure of the production plant and fully meet the needs in terms of functionality and comfort of use. The choice between a mobile and stationary station depends on many factors, including the frequency of washing, the number of points to be washed, the location of the stations and the variety and structure of production. The financial factor is also important.
The mobile CIP station will prove itself wherever production lines are located at several different points in the plant, and the plant itself requires high flexibility from its devices. In this case, the mobile station will not only be more economical for the plant, but also a good solution in terms of internal logistics. A stationary CIP station, in turn, will be a better solution for factories with rigid working hours of production lines and short downtime. Thanks to this solution, the plant will not experience losses related to downtime, which would be generated by moving from point to point of the mobile station.
If you are still wondering which type of CIP station will work best in your company, contact our representatives - write a message to the address sales @solmatic.com.
Why Solmatic?
In our offer you will find professional Cleaning-In-Place stations, mobile, stationary and an innovative washer for conveyor belts.
Our machines are made of proven components from reputable suppliers. Components - made of stainless steel resistant to mechanical damage - ensure their durability and efficiency. Before we deliver the device to the customer, we subject it to thorough performance and safety tests.
All our machines are covered by a warranty. We also run an online warranty service, helping our customers remotely - no matter where they are at the moment. Our specialists perform periodic inspections. We have a wide range of proven spare parts, so if during the technical examination it turns out that one of the parts should be replaced, we can provide this service immediately.
Each company has its own quality requirements and procedures. Bearing this in mind, we attach great importance to creating solutions tailored to individual needs. Our system allows you to configure the operation of the CIP station so that it fully meets the requirements of a given plant. We are able to configure virtually all customer parameters - cleanliness parameters (conductance, PH, turbidity) can be measured, and the washing itself is configured in such a way that it ends only after reaching specific values.
Each Cleaning-In-Place station is equipped with an operator panel that graphically presents the entire washing process, so that the operator can see in real time which stage of the washing process is active. The station collects all data on washing times and parameter measurements - these in turn can be saved in the format specified by the customer (e.g. in the station's memory, in the cloud or in a place indicated by the customer).