Posts by Sani Matic
Basket Strainers: High Performance Straining for High-Volume Processes
Basket strainers are designed and constructed to strain particulates out of high-volume process streams or processes with heavy soil loads, helping manufacturers increase productivity and protect product integrity. Sani-Matic Applications Engineer Wayne Huebner and Product Manager Pete Barrie, discussed the processes and conditions best suited for basket strainer use. Reduce Downtime “Basket strainers enable customers…
Read MoreGMP Washers: Sani-Matic’s Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the New ASME BPE Cabinet Washer Standards
Over the last decade, the FDA has strongly encouraged pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities to standardize and replace manual washing with automated GMP washers capable of generating repeatable results. While cGMP [1] design standards have been in place for CIP systems for quite some time, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Bioprocessing Equipment Committee (ASME BPE) recognized the FDA’s…
Read MoreCIP System Design Considerations for Cleaning Pharmaceutical Equipment
Pharmaceutical manufacturing process equipment such as bioreactors, fermenters and process piping are generally cleaned using a strategic CIP system design that meets ASME-BPE standards. The most efficient, effective and hygienic results are achieved when the CIP system design is considered during the preliminary stages of the facility’s entire process design. “Pharmaceutical manufacturers must perform frequent…
Read MoreTank Cleaning Equipment for Food Grade Bulk Transport
As concerns for food safety grow, so does the demand for effective tank cleaning equipment for food grade bulk transport. Whether a hauler is transporting liquid milk, juice, or syrup, a clean and sanitary transportation method is necessary for business success and the health of the community. There are many regulations and guidelines for cleaning…
Read MoreWhat is CIP Cleaning?
CIP cleaning, also referred to as Clean-In-Place cleaning, is a procedure of cleaning interior product contact surfaces such as process pipes, vessels and equipment, without disassembly. Typical food and beverage applications cleaned using an automated CIP system are product transfer lines, processing tanks, homogenizers, mixers, blenders and fillers. In contrast, Cleaning-Out-of-Place (COP) is a method used when…
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