Description
A CIP skid is only as good as its plumbing. Ours start with 304 stainless tanks, but the caustic loop, return pump sizing and valve layout decide whether your tanks come clean on the first pass or your operators spend the shift with a hose.
How a cycle runs. Pre-rinse pushes product residue to drain. Caustic at 150–180°F dissolves fats and proteins. An intermediate rinse follows, then acid at ambient to 140°F strips mineral scale, and a final rinse closes the loop. Conductivity sensors hold caustic concentration and divert the first return to drain instead of back into the tank. Temperature, flow, pressure and level are logged per circuit, so a failed spray ball shows up as a pressure drop rather than a failed swab test a week later.
What it cleans. Fermenters, brite tanks, mixing and holding vessels, pasteurizers, fillers, homogenizers, transfer lines, valves, pumps and spray balls. Circuits get designed around the longest run and the largest vessel, not the average. A three-tank unit plumbed for 20 meters of 2-inch line will not behave like one built for 60 meters, and resizing after installation usually means a new pump.
Sizing notes. Match pump flow to spray ball coverage — roughly 2–3 GPM per foot of tank circumference — and keep return line velocity high enough to carry solids. Single-tank units suit one vessel with a short loop; two- and three-tank arrangements separate caustic, acid and rinse water so changeovers take minutes.
| Item | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Tank capacity | 100–5,000 L per tank |
| Tank quantity | 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
| Material | 304 SS (316L optional) |
| Heating | Electric element or steam coil/plate |
| Pump flow / pressure | 5–50 m³/h, up to 6 bar |
| Working temperature | Ambient to 90°C |
| Control | Manual, semi-auto, or PLC with HMI |
| Power | 380V/415V/480V, 3-phase |
Where these run. Dairy, beverage and brewery plants make up most of our builds, followed by sauce and liquid food lines, cosmetics and pharmaceutical process vessels. Cleaning chemistry differs across those sectors, so confirm detergent compatibility before specifying seals and gaskets.
FAQ. One tank or three? Three if you run daily caustic and acid cycles. Electric or steam? Steam where you already have a header; electric where you don\’t. Manual or PLC? PLC pays back once you exceed two or three recipes.
Send your industry and product, tank and line details, required cleaning capacity, heat source, automation level, stainless grade and installation site. Our engineers will recommend a configuration and quote it.
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