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Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) and Sterilization-In-Place (SIP) are systems designed for automatic cleaning and disinfecting without major disassembly and assembly work. Additionally, a well designed CIP system (employing double seat valve (block and bleed) technology and a bit of process integration) will enable you to clean one part of the plant while other areas continue to produce product. Furthermore, a modern CIP system will not only save money in terms of higher plant utilization but also due to significant savings in CIP liquid (by recycling cleaning solutions), water (the system is designed to use the optimum quantity of water) and man-hours.

The cleaning can be carried out with automated or manual systems and is a reliable and repeatable process that meets the stringent hygiene regulations demanded by the food, dairy, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Other benefits of a well designed CIP plant includes: operator safety (operators are not required to enter tanks and vessels to clean them and potent cleaning materials do not need to be handled by operators), and downtime (if any) between product runs / product changeover is minimized.

The technology of CIP (Cleaning-In-Place) and SIP (Sterilization-In-Place) is obviously important to many industries including food, dairy, beverage, nutraceutical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, health and personal care industries in which the processing must take place in a hygienic or aseptic environment.

GEA Liquid Processing installations are designed in such a way that optimal cleaning is ensured. We can even provide a complete CIP (Cleaning-In-Place) and SIP (Sterilization-In-Place) validation protocols for USDA 3A, FDA cGMP and/or ASME BPE installations. Depending on the existing automation infrastructure and/or the customer preference a central or decentralized system, (or a combination of the two) are installed and integrated into plant-wide operation.