Cleaning In Place

Cleaning In Place

Cleaning In Place (CIP) refers to the use of a combination of water, chemicals, heat and kinetic energy for a designated time to clean machinery, vessels, pipework or other contaminated equipment, without dismantling plant and without direct operator involvement.

When correctly applied CIP provides several benefits to the user including validated repeatable, cleaning performance, improved health and safety, reduced costs for labour and utility consumption.

The key to successful CIP is the design of automated systems which are effective at cleaning and repeatable in all possible circumstances. As CIP reliability has improved so has its application in increasingly demanding and highly regulated industries where hygiene and avoidance of contamination is paramount, including pharmaceuticals and bio-waste.

Suncombe pioneered the application of CIP during the 1950’s and in 1961 installed its first fully automated system. Since then we have developed a host of new CIP technology and continuously improved our solutions, supplying thousands of systems to customers around the World. Suncombe pioneered the application of CIP during the 1950’s and in 1961 installed its first fully automated system. Since then we have developed a host of new CIP technology and continuously improved our solutions, supplying thousands of systems to customers around the World.

Cleaning In Place systems may be fixed in one location or mobile so as to facilitate several points of use. They may be designed as “total loss” systems, where the washing media is used once only before passing to drain or “recovery” systems, which recycle some of the washing media for part of the cycle.

Suncombe specialise in addressing the most challenging applications which are often avoided by others. We have the knowledge, technology, products and experience to provide the complete CIP solution, including meeting complex project management, regulatory and validation requirements.

All CIP systems are made to Suncombe’s exacting sanitary manufacturing standards.

Biotech CIP Targets

including:

  • Chromatography columns
  • Transfer lines
  • Tangential Flow Filtration Units
  • Centrifuges
  • Bioreactors
  • Mobile Vessels
  • Depth Filters
  • Hoses and Flexibles
  • Valve Assemblies

Pharmaceutical CIP Targets

including:

  • Tanks, Vessels, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
  • Vats
  • Fermenters
  • Glovebox Isolators
  • Mixers Processors
  • Pipework
  • Flexibles
  • Transfer Line Valves
  • Fluid Bed Dryers
  • Mills
  • Coaters
  • Filters
  • Pumps
  • Dryers
  • Tumblers
  • Fillers
  • OEM Equipment

Other CIP Targets

including:

  • Silos
  • Incubators
  • Powder Handling Systems
  • Ducting
  • Road Tankers
  • Flowplates
  • Pasteuriser
  • Homogeniser
  • Separator
  • Blender
  • Carbonator
  • Heaters
  • Coolers
  • Valve blocks and manifolds
  • OEM Equipment
Life Sciences
Reference: Bioproces International - Shared Clean-in-Place Systems by Robert Boulanger, Søren Kamstrup, Marc Pelletier and Tim Corbidge

CLEANING IN PLACE

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