Cleaning technologies are an integral part of industrial and manufacturing facilities’ hygiene and cleanliness protocols. To avoid cross-contamination in the production environment, a high level of sanitation through a sterile process is essential. A sterile environment is also essential for the pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical and research, food, beverage, and dairy industries to ensure product safety, shelf life, and value.
To meet this need, Dave Overton founded Suncombe in 1961 with a razor-sharp focus on designing bespoke cleaning and hygiene solutions for various complex industrial process systems. Our six decades of industry experience are a testament to our expertise in designing and manufacturing cleaning, decontamination, and critical processing systems for various industries. We’re proud to be trusted by 17 of the top 20 global pharma and biotech organisations.
Innovation has been integral to our vision of being the leading manufacturer of sanitation processing systems, whether it’s introducing improved and sustainable cleaning-in-place chemicals, revolutionising CIP in the pharmaceutical sector or redefining the process of cleaning in place in dairy, food and beverage operations. At the same time, we’re committed to ensuring the utmost safety and efficiency of the product and the process.
Industrial Cleaning Systems and Solutions
Clean in Place (CIP) and Biowaste EDS are the core industrial cleaning and processing systems.
Clean In Place
CIP uses water, special cleaning-in-place chemicals, heat, and kinetic energy for a specific time to clean machinery, vessels, pipework and other contaminated equipment. The word ‘clean in place’ implies that the cleaning can take place without dismantling the plant and without any direct operator involvement.
Suncombe’s CIP systems are designed to ensure efficient cleaning at all times while maintaining compliance with safety and regulatory protocols. CIP in pharmaceutical and biotech facilities is essential for product safety and viability.
Biowaste EDS
These systems are designed to decontaminate hazardous liquids, infectious waste streams, and liquid streams with solid suspension. Also known as effluent biowaste treatment plant solutions, this process is used for research, production, laboratory and bio-containment environments.
Suncombe’s EDS systems can deal with BSL Bio Safety Level 1 to 4 waste by effectively inactivating harmful pathogens in the waste stream and ensuring total containment at all times.
Suncombe’s Innovative Sanitary Cleaning and Processing Systems
Here’s how we introduce innovation to bring enhanced efficiency and safety to your cleaning and sanitary processing needs.
Automated CIP
The CIP process uses harsh and potentially dangerous cleaning-in-place chemicals to clean plants. Keeping this in mind and with a view to continuously innovate, Suncombe has introduced automation to the CIP process.
Suncombe’s automated CIP systems can minimise the need for plant personnel for various operations while greatly improving your facility’s safety and efficiency.
It minimises any room for error and cross-contamination, which often occurs with manual cleaning processes. Our clean-in-place systems are fully validated processes that are timed and cleaned so as not to affect the existing product run. The cleaning can be scheduled in different phases so that our clients don’t experience a loss of production time or revenue.
Compact pH Neutralisation System
For large-scale pH neutralisation of production facilities, Suncombe is often depended on. These systems convert liquid acidic or alkaline waste into a neutral state before releasing it or sending it to effluent treatment plants.
Over the years, feedback from our clients has resulted in us transforming these neutralisation systems into a compact piece of equipment that saves on space while maintaining their safety and efficiency levels.
We’re working on a mobile/tablet interface for all our systems to remotely monitor pH levels. With this option, you can electronically track and store low rates, temperatures, pressures, times, and power consumption data, which is FDA standard 21 CFR 11 compliant.
EDS+
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) recently requested additional features in Suncombe’s EDS+ Effluent Decontamination System range. Our team of engineers worked on this challenging project, which involved many technical advances.
The project scope included connecting user points (sinks) and a collection sump to the collection pipework, as well as designing and modelling this stainless steel pipework from the laboratories to the EDS+ system.
It included a number of technical advances, including different user-level login facilities, variable treatment temperatures and times, anti-foam control, pH neutralisation, out-of-hours cooling methodology and 100 per cent positive release for treated waste.
Taking on challenging assignments is just a part of the learning and development process at Suncombe. Our highly qualified and experienced team is ready to assist you every step of the way, from the initial project conception to the after-sales service.
Core Benefits of Suncombe’s Innovative Cleaning Technologies
- Faster, less labour intensive
- Support challenging specifications
- Consistent and validated results
- Compliance with health and safety protocols
- Compliance with regulatory specifications
Partner with Suncombe for Efficiency and Safety in Industrial Cleaning
Since 1961, Suncombe has been a leading provider of industrial sanitary processing systems that continue to meet your levels of safety and efficiency and comply with regulatory standards. Our drive and commitment to continual innovation in industrial cleaning systems and solutions help businesses and organisations improve their operational and safety performance.
Our CIP, EDS, GMP washers, GMP vessels, and other critical processing equipment ensure safety at all times, even when working in a contaminated environment.
Contact us today for more information on our bespoke sanitary processing solutions. Email [email protected] with your requirements, or call +44 (0) 203 089 0280 to speak to one of our specialists.
