{"id":2538,"date":"2026-08-21T06:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:17:14","slug":"how-to-select-clean-in-place-cip-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/process\/how-to-select-clean-in-place-cip-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Select the Right Clean-in-Place (CIP) System for Your Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e00bfc81d4608b9e5ef193909399b06d is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-800b4e77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#12263a;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19215f1e6a1396f83f0257af42631315\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_b0fc4b-9a kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_01af85-6d .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_01af85-6d\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Selecting the right CIP system should begin with the plant&#8217;s cleaning circuits, focusing on hold-up volume, largest line size, cleaning frequency, and available cleaning windows rather than tank capacity alone.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_ca0d74-c0 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_ca0d74-c0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Flow rate is the primary sizing parameter because CIP cleaning requires turbulent flow, with approximately 1.5 m\/s velocity typically required in pipework. Tank capacity, pump head, and heating duty should then be sized around the largest and most demanding circuit.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_d4dadd-02 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_d4dadd-02\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Key configuration decisions include single-tank vs. multi-tank, single-use vs. solution recovery, centralized vs. satellite systems, automation and data logging levels, and SS304 vs. SS316 construction based on the plant&#8217;s products and compliance requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_947712-b9 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_947712-b9\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">CIP requirements vary significantly by industry: food and dairy plants often benefit from recovery and multi-tank systems, while pharmaceutical facilities require stronger cleaning validation, SS316 construction, purified-water rinsing, and audit-grade data records.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_f50fbb-26 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_f50fbb-26\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Total cost of ownership should include water, chemicals, heating energy, effluent treatment, and especially production downtime. Cleaning downtime can become the largest operating cost and can significantly change which CIP system offers the best overall value.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_de9757-e0 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_de9757-e0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">A well-engineered CIP system should provide recipe-based cleaning, real-time monitoring, documented process data, water recovery where appropriate, hygienic construction, and integration with the wider production line to deliver reliable and repeatable cleaning performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2df31252bcb840b22124e67d873baaaa wp-block-paragraph\">CIP systems are usually specified by tank capacity, which is roughly like specifying a car by fuel tank size. It tells you something, but not the thing that determines whether the system will do its job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What actually decides fitness is whether the system can deliver the required flow rate to your largest circuit, hold solution at temperature while doing it, and repeat that reliably across every product you run. A system that is correctly sized on paper and undersized on flow will clean poorly for its entire service life, and no amount of chemistry or cycle time will fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide works through the specification in the order it should be done: map the circuits, size for flow, then make the configuration decisions, then compare suppliers on the points that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start With the Circuits, Not the Skid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b9bff1f12d29dd5acd8438cdc48802e4 wp-block-paragraph\">Before any equipment discussion, three things need documenting for every circuit the system will clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_95e32c-55 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_146ca4-38 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_146ca4-38\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Hold-up volume. <\/strong>Total internal volume of pipework, vessels, pumps and heat exchangers in the circuit, including the return line.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_57d6cc-b9 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_57d6cc-b9\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Largest line size. <\/strong>The biggest pipe diameter in the circuit, since this sets the flow rate needed to achieve turbulent conditions throughout.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e879f2-8e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e879f2-8e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Cleaning frequency and window. <\/strong>How often the circuit is cleaned and how long production can spare. This determines whether circuits are cleaned sequentially or need simultaneous capability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plants that skip this step almost always buy a system sized for the tank they thought about rather than for the circuit that turned out to be hardest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sizing the System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flow rate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flow is the primary sizing parameter. Cleaning depends on turbulent flow, which for most pipework means a velocity of at least 1.5 metres per second at the pipe wall. Required flow follows directly from the largest pipe diameter in the circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 50 mm line at 1.5 m\/s needs roughly 11 cubic metres per hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 75 mm line needs roughly 24 cubic metres per hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 100 mm line needs roughly 42 cubic metres per hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For vessels, the governing figure is spray device flow rather than pipe velocity, generally calculated from tank circumference. Whichever demand is higher across the circuits sets the supply pump duty. This is the number to fix first, because everything else follows from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tank capacity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solution tanks must hold enough volume to fill the circuit and keep the return leg supplied without the pump losing suction. A useful starting point is one and a half to two times the hold-up volume of the largest circuit. Oversizing wastes chemical and heating energy on every cycle; undersizing causes the pump to cavitate partway through recirculation, which is both a cleaning failure and a maintenance problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Heating load<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heating is the largest energy cost in the cycle and the most commonly underestimated line in a CIP specification. Raising 1,000 litres of water from 20 to 80 degrees Celsius takes roughly 70 kilowatt hours. Delivered over a 20 minute heat-up, that is around 210 kilowatts of heat duty. Confirm the plant\u2019s steam or hot water capacity can actually supply that alongside production demand, because a system that heats slowly extends every cycle it runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pump head<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supply pump head must overcome circuit friction losses, static lift and spray device pressure requirements at the design flow. Return pumps handle a different problem, moving a mixture of solution and entrained air out of the circuit, which is why return duty is specified separately rather than assumed to mirror supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Understanding-the-Clean-in-Place-CIP-Process-in-Modern-Manufacturing.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Understanding-the-Clean-in-Place-CIP-Process-in-Modern-Manufacturing.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Understanding-the-Clean-in-Place-CIP-Process-in-Modern-Manufacturing-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Understanding-the-Clean-in-Place-CIP-Process-in-Modern-Manufacturing-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Understanding-the-Clean-in-Place-CIP-Process-in-Modern-Manufacturing-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Five Configuration Decisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Single-tank or multi-tank<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-36573c4408c83ace4a614aeec371d546 wp-block-paragraph\">Single-tank systems are compact and lower cost, preparing each solution in turn in the same vessel. They suit smaller plants, infrequent cleaning and simple soil profiles. Multi-tank systems hold water, alkali, acid and recovered water separately, which allows solutions to be reused and cycles to run without reheating and remaking chemistry each time. As cleaning frequency rises, multi-tank pays back through chemical, water and energy savings. The configuration options are covered further on the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/solutions\/cip-system.html\">CIP system page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Single-use or reuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2e9276c5311fe69248c1494e8886f3d4 wp-block-paragraph\">Single-use sends every solution to drain after one pass, eliminating carryover risk entirely. It is the default in pharmaceutical work and in food plants handling allergens. Reuse recovers caustic and acid for many cycles and substantially reduces operating cost, at the price of needing concentration monitoring and solution condition management. The operational implications are discussed in the guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/understanding-clean-in-place-cip-process\/\">Clean-in-Place process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Centralised or satellite<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single central system serving the whole plant through a distribution network is efficient on capital and simple to manage, but it creates long supply and return runs that hold significant solution volume and lose heat. Satellite units placed near their circuits shorten those runs and allow parallel cleaning of different areas, at higher total capital cost. Plant layout usually decides this more than preference does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Automation and data level<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical question is not whether the system is automated but what it records. Basic control runs a timed sequence. Capable control monitors temperature, flow, conductivity, chemical concentration and duration, and logs them against a batch record that can be exported and audited. If cleaning evidence will ever be requested by a customer or a regulator, specify the data layer at purchase, because retrofitting instrumentation to a running skid is expensive and usually incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Materials of construction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SS304 is adequate for most general food product contact. SS316 is specified where chlorides, acids or salty products are present, and throughout for pharmaceutical work. Surface finish matters alongside grade, with product contact surfaces typically polished to 0.8 micrometres Ra or better so residue has nothing to key into. Ask for material certificates and finish documentation rather than accepting a general statement of stainless construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-link-color wp-elements-7cf790d8bf721ad7b1c1b9eb47cc936c\"><strong>Matching the System to Your Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Requirements diverge sharply by sector, and the configuration that is correct in one is wasteful or non compliant in another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Industry<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>What drives the requirement<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Configuration this points to<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>General food processing<\/td><td>Frequent product changeovers, moderate soil variety, cost sensitivity<\/td><td>Multi-tank with recovery, SS304 product contact, recipe control per product family<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dairy<\/td><td>Protein and fat soils plus persistent mineral scale from milk<\/td><td>Multi-tank with a dedicated acid stage every cycle, higher temperature capability<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Beverage<\/td><td>High circuit volumes, frequent short cycles, heavy water use<\/td><td>Reuse configuration with strong recovery, sized for large circuit flow rates<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pharmaceutical<\/td><td>Cleaning validation, carryover limits, full documentation<\/td><td>Single-use, SS316 throughout, purified water final rinse, audit grade data logging<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chemical and industrial<\/td><td>Aggressive residues, variable soils, corrosion exposure<\/td><td>SS316 construction, chemical resistant seals, flexible recipe range<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width: 65px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-1.svg\" alt=\"\"><strong>&#8220;Choosing between single-tank, multi-tank, single-use, reuse, centralized, and satellite configurations requires understanding the plant&#8217;s circuits, cleaning frequency, product range, and compliance requirements.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3cc671b03a440f3700a6ec32f9fcb913 is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e8523bbf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9c85f36 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-thumbnail\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\">Cybernetik process automation team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\">See it in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Clean-in-Place | Cybernetik Product Catalogue\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHQvx3NJVoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Look at Total Cost, Not Capital Cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIP systems are frequently bought on capital price and paid for in operating cost. Five running costs matter, and all of them recur on every cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_4e4cbe-e7 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_10bead-30 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_10bead-30\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Water. <\/strong>Consumption per cycle multiplied by cycles per day. Recovery configurations can cut this substantially, which is where multi-tank systems earn their premium.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_ed88ff-4a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_ed88ff-4a\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Chemicals. <\/strong>Caustic and acid consumed per cycle, and how much is destroyed by being sent to drain rather than recovered.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_73afbd-6c .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_73afbd-6c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Energy. <\/strong>Heating dominates. A reuse system that holds solution hot between cycles avoids reheating from cold every time.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_4455e4-56 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_4455e4-56\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Effluent. <\/strong>Discharge volume, and treatment or neutralisation obligations for spent chemistry.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_a8fd06-75 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_a8fd06-75\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Downtime. <\/strong>Usually the largest of the five. Cycle duration multiplied by cleaning frequency multiplied by the contribution value of an hour of production. Work this number out before comparing quotes, because it frequently exceeds every other operating cost combined and it changes which system is actually cheapest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions to Put to a Supplier<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. <\/strong>What flow rate and pressure will the system deliver to our largest circuit, and show the calculation behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. <\/strong>What is the tank volume relative to our largest circuit hold-up, and will suction be maintained throughout recirculation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. <\/strong>What heat duty is required, and have you confirmed our utilities can supply it during production hours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. <\/strong>How many recipes can be stored, how are they version controlled, and who can change them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. <\/strong>Which parameters are logged, at what interval, and in what exportable format?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. <\/strong>Is chemical concentration controlled by conductivity feedback or dosed on a timer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. <\/strong>What water and chemical consumption per cycle should we expect at our conditions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. <\/strong>What material certificates, surface finish records and documentation come with the system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first question is the one that separates suppliers. A vendor who answers it with a calculation has engineered the system for your plant. A vendor who answers with a model number has not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CIP Systems from Cybernetik<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f27b6c1ae00e884ff424db9ebdc7009 wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik builds automated <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/products\/clean-in-place.html\">Clean-in-Place systems<\/a> in single-tank and multi-tank configurations with capacities from 500 up to 8,000 litres, in SS304 and SS316 construction with GMP-compliant hygienic design for food and pharmaceutical manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2bdc36272cb725448ad9e22dcea12fe7 wp-block-paragraph\">The company has operated for more than three decades, is headquartered in Pune with offices in the United States and the UAE, and has installed over 6,000 systems across 30 plus countries, including more than 400 custom automation solutions across food, pharmaceutical, chemical and industrial processing. Further background sits on the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/about.html\">Cybernetik about page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What the systems provide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_fee983-12:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_fee983-12 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_fee983-12 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_fee983-12 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2538_fee983-12 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap 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kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Tank configurations matched to the plant. <\/strong>Single-tank for compact installations, multi-tank separating water, acid, alkali and recovered water where cleaning frequency justifies it.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_3427f0-50 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_3427f0-50\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recipe-based cleaning programs. <\/strong>Each product and circuit runs validated parameters rather than sharing one compromise cycle.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_1631af-d5 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_1631af-d5\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Full parameter monitoring. <\/strong>Temperature, flow, pressure, conductivity, chemical concentration and cycle duration tracked in real time through PLC and HMI control.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e7fcab-08 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e7fcab-08\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Water recovery. <\/strong>Final rinse water captured for reuse as pre-rinse, reducing consumption without affecting cleaning performance.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e1f5c6-75 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_e1f5c6-75\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Compact system design. <\/strong>Efficient layouts that reduce the installation footprint in plants where floor space is already committed.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_159a35-d3 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2538_159a35-d3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Upstream integration. <\/strong>Cleaning sequences coordinated with processing equipment and production lines rather than run as a standalone island.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ac152bf2f15fc4c7252137b9076b5ae4 is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bcf883e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#12263a;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f22099acdeda5e510eedec4b07580a36 wp-container-content-29dca9c1\" style=\"font-size:34px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.4\">Want to know more about our solution?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-88867f99 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#abb8c3;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#abb8c3;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#abb8c3;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#abb8c3;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2538_64f211-d8 kt-accordion-has-19-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-none kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane2538_e12c91-67\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How do I size a CIP system for my plant?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start from the circuits rather than the tank. Document hold-up volume, largest line size and cleaning frequency for every circuit. Required flow rate follows from the largest pipe diameter, since cleaning needs turbulent flow at around 1.5 metres per second. Tank capacity is then set at roughly one and a half to two times the largest circuit hold-up volume.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane2538_929e34-37\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Should I choose a single-tank or multi-tank CIP system?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Single-tank systems are compact and lower in capital cost, suiting smaller plants with infrequent cleaning and simple soils. Multi-tank systems hold water, alkali, acid and recovered water separately, allowing solution reuse and avoiding remaking chemistry each cycle. The more often you clean, the faster multi-tank repays its premium through chemical, water and energy savings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2538_03fc06-00\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What flow rate does a CIP system need?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enough to maintain turbulent flow in the largest pipe in the circuit, generally at least 1.5 metres per second. That works out to roughly 11 cubic metres per hour for a 50 mm line, 24 for 75 mm and 42 for 100 mm. Vessel cleaning is sized separately from spray device requirements, and the higher of the two demands sets the pump duty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane2538_c97b15-40\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What should a CIP system record?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temperature, flow rate, pressure, conductivity, chemical concentration and cycle duration, logged against a batch record that can be exported. Specify the data layer at purchase rather than later, because adding instrumentation to a system already in service is expensive and rarely produces complete records.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane2538_7737e2-08\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is the real cost of running a CIP system?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water, chemicals, heating energy and effluent treatment recur on every cycle, but downtime is usually the largest cost of all. 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