Automatic CIP System: Compact, Mobile & Automated Sanitary Cleaning

What is a Compact CIP System?

A Compact CIP (Clean-in-Place) System is a mobile and automated industrial cleaning console designed to efficiently and effectively clean equipment and process lines in various industries, including food, beverage, and pharmaceutical. These systems are ideal for applications where space is limited and a small footprint is required. Compact CIP systems are cost-effective and can be customized to meet specific cleaning requirements.

The Compact CIP system is designed and engineered to provide consistent and repeatable cleaning results, ensuring high-quality products and minimizing the risk of contamination. The system features a user-friendly interface, allowing operators to program and monitor the cleaning process easily. The CIP program can be tailored to specific cleaning requirements, including temperature, rinse water, and cleaning agent concentrations.

One key benefit of Compact CIP systems is their ability to optimize cleaning cycles, reducing water and chemical usage while minimizing waste. The system’s automated design ensures that cleaning is performed consistently and accurately, reducing the risk of human operator error.

In summary, Portable CIP systems are mobile, automated, and cost-effective solutions that provide consistent and repeatable cleaning results. They are ideal for industries that require high-quality cleaning and sanitation systems.

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Automated Cleaning: How the Compact CIP Raises the Bar 

Sanitary processors must consistently, repeatably, and efficiently follow strict equipment cleaning requirements to maximize productivity and safety and prevent costly disruptions like product recalls. No matter how many prescribed procedures or how rigorously they’re carried out, you probably know it’s impossible to perform manual cleaning to exacting standards. If your cleaning process doesn’t produce consistent results from one cycle to the next, you can’t guarantee that cleaning is done to standard. And with Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, consistency, efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability are more crucial than ever. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to produce consistent and effective cleaning results every time? Thankfully, automated cleaning makes this possible.

Automated cleaning lets you see and record compliance with standards rather than merely carrying out procedures that can expose your process to inconsistencies. 

Automated Clean-in-place (CIP) Systems clean and sanitize equipment - sanitary process lines, vessels, tanks, piping, and more - where it is, without removal or disassembly.

Central States Industrial (CSI) developed and engineered its Compact CIP systems to give sanitary processors the advantages of automated sanitizing and cleaning with the added benefits of system mobility, repeatability with automated washes, and wash process value logging capabilities—all at an affordable cost. The system’s portable design makes it ideal for use in various sanitary settings, including manufacturing plants and production lines.

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A Closer Look at The Compact CIP and Its Capabilities

Skid build and features:

  1. 100-gallon single 316/316L grade stainless steel tank and 304 stainless steel frame
  2. Six-inch caster wheels for easy mobility
  3. Small footprint – can be deployed in constrained spaces where larger units won't fit
  4. Robust, accurate Endress & Hauser or IFM instrumentation
  5. 24v 120W power supply for Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and instruments

Controls and Automation

Compact CIP's standard model chooses five built-in wash cycles with a one-button touch. PLC control of pump speeds, chemical concentrations, and temperatures ensures consistent wash results from cycle to cycle. If any wash cycle parameters are unmet during a wash cycle, staff can see where deviations occur and take corrective action. 

Standard system functions included are: 

  • Automatic tank level
  • Start & stop
  • Temperature controls
  • Recirculation or forward flow routing. 

Standard status indicators included are: 

  • High & low temperatures
  • Flow and conductivity
  • Pump failure-to-start alarm
  • System active/idle
  • E-stop active

The CIP's user-friendly control panel, also called the Human Machine Interface or HMI, connects with the CIP's PLC to execute the desired programs, making system configuration and day-to-day operations easy.

The HMI features:

  • Panelview 800 7" HMI touchscreen terminal
  • Micro850 Programmable Logic Controller
  • Stratix 2000 unmanaged Ethernet switches
  • 2080 Series I/O Modules as needed for skid-mounted hardware
  • PowerFlex 525 AC drives with embedded ethernet/IP™ communications, USB programming, and standard safety features
  • Non-illuminated E-Stop, twist to release, mounted in the door
  • 24v 120W power supply to power PLC and instruments
  • Six-station air manifold with four solenoids for automated valves
  • DIN rails, raceway, and terminal blocks for panel wiring
  • Stainless steel NEMA 4X enclosure
Human Machine Interface

With a client-supplied USB device installed, the standard-configuration system records wash cycle values and details, including CIP supply line flow, supply temperature, return temperature, and chemical conductivity, in .csv file format while cycles run. The .csv files can then be stored or imported into wash reports.

CSI can also customize the Compact CIP to integrate it with supervisory system PLC either through hardwired or wifi connection.

This enables:

  • Direct transmission of CIP data to supervisory PLC
  • Remote monitoring and skid operation, including starting and stopping washes and tracking cycle phases, system alarms, and remaining cycle time.

Optional/custom features:

  • 30 kW electric heater for trim heating
  • Automated caustic/acid dosing pump
  • Return the pump cart to reclaim the CIP solution
  • If CIP is intended to be used in a single location, the stationary (rather than rolling) base allows for rigid piping/wiring of water, power, and CIP process lines.
  • Custom wash programs to meet client-specific requirements
  • Router/wifi antenna
  • Programming to enable CIP integration with supervisory PLC

Benefits and Advantages of the Compact CIP at A Glance

Automated Cleaning, Consistent Results
Affordability and Cost-Effectiveness
Versatility and Adaptability
Eliminates human error – cycles are reliable and repeatableLess than half the cost of a typical entry-level skidCompact size and mobility mean Compact CIP can operate in tight spaces
Runs CIP independently, freeing operators to focus elsewhereCSI’s vendor partnerships mean higher quality equipment at lower costLarger plants can dedicate Compact CIP to specific processing areas to prevent allergen crossover – after cycle completion water is sent to drain
Prevents employee exposure to chemicalsRepeatable cycle control saves water, energy, and cleaning agents - no over-cycling or overuse of cleaning chemicals to “make sure”Solution for well-established plants that want to expand CIP capabilities - no commitment to an additional hard-piped, centralized system
Cleaning parameters validated and results recorded - can be communicated to supervisory system PLCsFaster cleaning, less downtime for processing equipmentCan complement a centralized skid
Minimizes contamination risk– fewer recalls, higher consumer brand confidenceSmaller, budget-conscious businesses can take advantage of cutting-edge sanitary cleaning technologyWith optional hardwire or wifi connection, data can be automatically transmitted to supervisory PLC and users can monitor and operation skid remotely
Less user and management time spent on operation, monitoring, addressing problemsOther optional features: 30 kW electric heater, automated caustic and acid addition, return pump cart to reclaim CIP solution, stationary base

Next Steps

We know a Compact CIP system is a critical investment for your business, and we're here to help. CSI's skills and expertise include food, beverage, brewery, home and personal care, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. We'll ensure your Compact CIP fits your specific hygienic processing needs and maximizes return on investment.

CSI's templates and configurators let us quote the cost for a customized Compact CIP project in minutes rather than weeks. We're also experts in meeting clients' needs for new equipment that integrates seamlessly with their business's existing equipment, operations, and training.

Every piece of equipment leaving CSI's manufacturing plant has undergone Level II inspection per the latest ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, so you can be sure your new Compact CIP meets industry standards. A factory acceptance test ensures systems are working correctly and allows you to try it out, ask questions, and request modifications.

We're here to help you learn how the affordable Compact CIP can make your business's sanitary processing more reliable and efficient.

Clean-in-place Buying Guide

This Buying Guide for Clean-in-Place Solutions is a comprehensive resource for anyone who designs, owns, or operates processing systems and wants information about all aspects of CIP Systems.

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ABOUT CSI

Central States Industrial Equipment (CSI) is a leader in distribution of hygienic pipe, valves, fittings, pumps, heat exchangers, and MRO supplies for hygienic industrial processors, with four distribution facilities across the U.S. CSI also provides detail design and execution for hygienic process systems in the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care industries. Specializing in process piping, system start-ups, and cleaning systems, CSI leverages technology, intellectual property, and industry expertise to deliver solutions to processing problems. More information can be found at www.csidesigns.com.