Purpose of function

The CIP-unit is designed for internal sanitary cleaning of technological equipment and pipelines at food-production enterprises, with two (or more) independent cleaning loops.

Mode of cleaning process

Circulation, return and re-use of cleaning solutions.

Mode of operation control

• automatic

Available types of cleaning programs

• only lye solution;
• only acid solution;
• lye + acid solution;
• sanification (thermal/chemical).

General construction features of the basic unit

Factory assembled unit consists of:

• cleaning units (number of cleaning units corresponds to the number of independent cleaning loops); each unit consists of: tank for cleaning solution recirculation: with thermal insulation coat; centrifugal pump; heat-exchanger (for steam-heating agent); monitoring and control devices; pipe-lines, couplings, fittings, and valves
• tank for storage of lye cleaning solution: with thermal insulation coat, level transmitters, pipe-lines, couplings, fittings, and valves for flow distribution
• tank for storage of acid cleaning solution: with thermal insulation coat, level transmitters, pipe-lines, couplings, fittings, and valves for flow distribution;
• dosing device for concentrated cleaning solutions;
• electric switch cabinet (IP 54);
• skid.

Available extra equipment (options) for the basic unit 

• Tank for collection and storage of rinsing water: with thermal insulation coat, level-transmitters, pipe-lines, couplings, fittings, and valves;
• Tank for collection and storage of hot water: with thermal insulation coat, level-transmitters, pipe-lines, couplings, fittings, and valves.

Examples of installation and operation*

* Note
Over 10 CIP-Units LM-5 have been installed and are successfully operating at several food-production enterprises. For more details on such projects please check page “Media release”.

Key technological functions

• Cleaning solutions and sent to the object of cleaning, and after circulation (or else after direct running) in each independent loop - the cleaning solutions are drained into sewage, or else return and are collected in the storage tank, to be re-used during the next cleaning cycle
• In-line heating-up of the cleaning solution and maintaining the preset temperature during circulation in each independent loop;
• In-line preparation (dilution) of cleaning/sanification solution and maintaining of the preset concentration % in each independent loop;
• Monitoring and automatic control of set-points and technological parameters at each step of the cleaning cycle.

Available technological options

• Rinsing water (after cleaning with lye solution) can be collected and stored in the tank, and re-used for pre-rinsing during the next cleaning cycle;
• Hot water can be stored and re-used (for thermal sanification).

Key functions of automatic control

• logic software control of actuators, drives and pumps during runtime of the chosen cleaning program;
• automatic adjustment of temperature of the cleaning solution;
• automatic adjustment of concentration of the cleaning and sanification solution;
• automatic adjustment of the runtime of the process step;
• data archiving and technological register logging.

The basic CIP-unit control system is based on industrial PLCs and can be integrated to the High-Level Automatic Control System.
The basic CIP-unit component brands are: SIEMENS, OMRON, FESTO, SMC, etc.

  By clicking the menu at touch-screen, the operator can choose the following modes and settings:

• loop (cleaning channel);
• objects of cleaning;
• cleaning cycle program;
• edit/service (to adjust or change setpoints of main parameters);
• operation mode (automatic/manual control);
• аdata archiving and technological register logging in real-time.

List of required utilities:

• cold water;
• hot water;
• steam;
• compressed air.

Power supply requirements:

• Installed capacity – over 15 kW
• Voltage - 380 V
• Frequency – 50 Hz

To order a CIP-unit 

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