Cleaning In Place system

The Magma CIP. cleaning system is adapted to the washing of process equipment in a closed cycle. The station is constructed and controlled in accordance with the HACCP rules. The station automatically supervises the required concentration and the washing solutions temperature, time of particular steps, the circuit connections configuration and fully controls flow for each of the washed objects. Access to washing recipes of particular objects, where all washing parameters can be freely programmed individually for each device, is protected with a password. The control system internal memory contains two-dimensional characteristics for the used chemical agents.

Trade nname of the agent is displayed each time on the control panel, which eliminates errors that can be made by operators. We cooperate with chemical suppliers like ECOLAB on preparing the characteristics of washing agents. The station control and construction facilitates "auto clean" of alkaline agent tank (sanitary requirement).

Many solutions used in this system are innovatory and protected by patents. Single ciruit cleaning station is designed as a two-phase station with the use of secondary water. The construction is especially adapted to the washing of process equipment in which high temperature treatment of food products takes place. The station can wash such equipment as: evaporate systems, pipelines, storage tanks, heaters, attemperators, pasteurizers, pipe sterilizers and other process equipment.

The station software allows implementation of different cleaning algorithms assigned individually to particular objects. For example, during cleaning of tanks and cisterns it is extremely important that the heating and cooling curves of the tanks, surface are very sensitive of change presure (danger of implosion). The operating program of the supply pump must be different in case of tanks and different in case of pipelines, etc.

The station has a shape of a rectangular frame with all equipment situated inside it, such as: automatic supply valves and return ones, a circulating pump, JAD type exchangers, steam control valves, a conductometer, measuring equipment, a control enclosure. The station compact construction makes its location in a room easier. All components of the station have suitable AISI 316L material certificates and certificates of approval for contact with food. Metering pumps can be mounted directly on the station construction or in a separate room (chemicals warehouse).

The station tanks for chemical agent solutions are made as two-jacket ones with thermal insulation and meet safety standard requirements. Tanks for fresh and secondary water are single-jacket. All tanks are equipped with a cleaning system, manholes, and adjusted supports. Single path CIP cleaning station will be equipped with a programmable Allen-Bradley or SIEMENS controller that cooperates with a graphic, touch control panel. The control panel will be used for operator logging and current equipment operation. Visualization and archiving will be based on an external PC class computer (Rockwell Automation company's RSView program). This solution guarantees high safety of the cleaning process as well as comfort and supervision of operator's work. In case of, e.g. failure of an external computer, all functions except for archiving can be performed from the control panel level. The following functions can be performed from the control panel level:

    * Switching on and switching off as well as selection of a washing cycle: full, alkaline, acid washing or only rinsing.
    * Logging on the basis of PIN code or cards reading out.
    * Preparation of new solutions of strictly defined concentration.
    * Switching on of auto-clean and neutralization procedures.
    * Checking and switching over washing circuits shown graphically on the screen with descriptions.
    * Control of all washing parameters displayed on the animated station flow path: pumps state, valves position, tanks filling level, time, flow, concentration, temperature, washing agent name, washing step (parameters are presented digitally and graphically).
    * Individual setting of washing parameters for every circuit (function accessible with a passport).
    * Operation of alarms: too low return temperature!, lack of flow!, too low concentration!, insufficient quantity of washing agent for washing this circuit! Wrong pipelines configuration!, exceeded metering pumps operation time!, circuit leak!, washing process interrupted, ineffective washing!, pump failure M...!, temperature sensor failure TT...!, flow meter failure FT..!, conductometer failure CT..!, X solution is used N days, change!