CIP Clean in Place System

What is CIP System in Food and Beverage Processing?

As we all know, it is necessary for food and beverage producers to regularly clean or wash the components which contact with the products during the production process, the aim is to eliminate the breeding grounds for microorganisms.

During the rinsing process, there are two purposes of cleaning the surface, one is to remove some product residues, the other is to enhance the effectiveness of subsequent cleaning with a cleaner. It is obvious that it is difficult to clean the interior of food, dairy and beverage equipment, meanwhile, disassembly and cleaning consume a lot of time and involve high labor costs, last but not the least, poor hygiene conditions can lead to a risk of cross-contamination, so under these circumstances, cip clean in place system develops quickly.

Generally speaking, cip system means clean in place, through automatic circulated cleaning solution to clean the interior surfaces of food or beverage processing equipment without disassembling the whole production line.
AGICO industrial cip clean in place system is designed for cleaning juice, beverage, dairy and food processing equipment without disassembly. It has the features of automatic, hygienic and customizable. Welcome customers who want to involve in cip system to come to our company to have a look. 

The equipment that is cleaned using CIP clean in place system includes storage tanks, pipeline systems, filter housings, ducts, conveyors, homogenizers, centrifugal separators and heat exchangers, etc. 

cip system schematic diagram

Automatic CIP System Applications

The fully automatic CIP system is widely used in juice making factories, pharmaceutical factories, dairy factories, breweries, food factories, biotechnology, canned food factories, seasoning factories and other general food factories. It is used for on-site cleaning of pipelines, tanks and other equipment with high hygiene and production environment requirements in the processing procedures of these factories. In fruit juice production line, it applicable from pre-treatment to concentrated juice, besides, it also used in sugar melting, syrup preparing, juice mixing, sterilization and so on.

Single tank cip system

Multi tank cip system

Components of CIP System

CIP system is a cleaning circulatory system which consists of acid tank, soda tank, water tank, centrifugal pump, CIP return pump, thick acid and soda tank, plate heat exchanger, steam system and electric control system. 

CIP clean in place system is with high effect and good cleaning function, the liquid is inside the pipes so the system is easy to operate and reduce labor intensity. Our CIP system is suitable for all types of food,dairy and beverage processing equipment, regardless of product or process. 

CIP Cleaning Process

Our cip clean in place system can be customized, we not only offer single tank and multi tanks cip system, but also supply manual, semi-automatic and full automatic cip system. Our cip clean process usually contains pre-rinse, alkaline cleaning, intermediate rinse, acid cleaning and final sanitization. All the automatic cip system conform to the standard of food hygiene. 

CIP system multi tank working process
Simplified drawing of a cip reuse system
 

Why CIP System is Necessary?

If you are the manufacturer of food or beverage processing equipment, you may know that it is necessary to have a cip clean in place system. That is because with the help of cip system can improve food safety standards and reduce downtime, meanwhile, the labor cost can be saved. What’s more, our automatic cip system has high automation which enhance the level of factory automation. 

So tell us your production capacity, the quantity of your equipment and the layout of your factory, our technicians will configurate the most suitable cip system for you. And you don't need to worry about whether our CIP system is compatible with the existing production line because our cip system can be matched to most of the production line. 

CIP system with three tanks

Customize CIP system

Customized CIP System for Your Beverage Production Line

Each food and beverage factory has its own unique production capacity, equipment configuration and workshop layout. A well-designed cip cleaning system should be tailored to the actual production line rather than following a fixed pattern. 

You can tell us your production capacity, the quantity of your equipment and the layout of your plant, our engineers can design a customized fully automatic cip system that seamlessly integrates with your existing or brand-new food and beverage processing equipment.

Our CIP systems have been applied to various juice, beverage, dairy and liquid food production lines, which ensures reliable cleaning performance, stable operation and compliance with food hygiene standards.

If you are searching for a new cip system for your production line or upgrading an existing line, contact us immediately to get a customized cip system configuration and quotation which is tailored to your real production requirements. We offer free consultation.

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