About CIP
CIP is the cleaning-in-place machine (CIP station) used for effectively cleaning and sanitizing the inner surfaces of vessels and piping in brewery systems that come into contact with media and food products. Without this device, any beverage production line cannot be operated due to the risk of bacterial contamination.
Cleaning-in-place (CIP) is a method of cleaning the interior surfaces of pipes, beer production vessels, process equipment, filters, and associated fittings without disassembly.
We produce practical equipment for the cleaning and sanitation of brewing, fermentation, and storage vessels for beverages, as well as pipeline routes, to keep them in a clean and sterile condition.
Description of the cleaning-sanitizing cycle
The cleaning-sanitizing cycle usually consists of the following steps:
Pre-rinsing – rinsing the production equipment using cold or hot water.
Cleaning – cleaning the production equipment using circulated hot water.
Rinsing – thoroughly rinsing the production equipment using cold or hot water.
Chemical disinfection (sanitation) – washing the technology using alkaline and then acid sanitizing solutions at the desired concentration.
Rinsing – thoroughly rinsing the production equipment using cold or hot water.
Neutralization – performed after completing several cleaning and sanitizing cycles, which involves mixing alkaline and acid sanitizing solutions to achieve a neutral pH of the solution before discharging it to the drain.
Brewery CIP system
The mobile CIP stations usually contain the following parts:
Tank with alkaline sanitizing solution – all types
Tank with acid sanitizing solution – only CIP stations with 2xT and 3xT architecture
Tank with hot water – only CIP stations with 3xT architecture
Neutralizing tank – for neutralizing both sanitizing solutions after contamination before draining – all types
Heating chamber – for heating water and sanitation solutions to the required temperatures
Circulation pump – for pumping the sanitizing solutions through sanitized vessels and piping routes
Electric switch cabinet – a box containing all electric elements, regulators, and power switches
Control panel – provides status indication, temperature display, and controls all functions of the CIP station
Support stainless steel frame – equipped with four or six traveling wheels and brakes
We hope this information helps with your brewery setup. If you have any questions about brewery equipment, please feel free to contact us.
