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Clean-In-Place (CIP)

Clean-In-Place (CIP)

The primary aim of cleaning in place is to minimize contamination of the equipment during processing by designing the hygienic concept right down to the smallest details. CIP systems enable the internal surfaces of systems to be cleaned with minimal disassembly or even none at all. The fully automatic CIP process eliminates all manual cleaning tasks and the cleaning operation is performed in line with a series of predefined steps, including process times and other parameters.

Alternatively, it is possible to set up a semi-automatic process, which includes some manual intervention. This is generally known as Wash-In-Place (WIP).