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BeverAges & Liquid Food Special

REDUCING YOUR

CLEANING TIME

tO PRODuce MORe beveRAGeS

Today’s beverage market is much more demanding than it once was. The end customers who are consuming beverages are
no longer content with a limited number of choices. Instead, they’ve become used to a wide variety of options. If you as a
beverage manufacturer are unable to provide those options, these end customers are likely to go to a competitor who can.
The problem with this is that you likely aren’t able to dedicate one process line for each different flavor of beverage. This means
you’ll have to clean each production line much more frequently than before and in order to decrease your overall amount of
downtime, you’ve got to increase how quickly you can clean each line. CIP or Clean-in-Place optimization has become one of
the most important parts of beverage production because of this.
the importance of cleaning
The first is, obviously, contamination. You need to keep the system as clean as possible to avoid any bacteria or other contaminants from
getting into the finished product. The second reason, it’s vital to keep your system as clean as possible so that it prevents the transfer of
flavors and aromas from one beverage to the next. This is a quality issue that can lead to a loss of customers if it’s not handled correctly.
If there are trace amounts of a beverage left in the process line when you switch to producing another beverage, it’s possible the flavors
of that beverage will be picked up by the new one. This can lead to an entire batch of product tasting wrong.

Solutions to these beverage challenges
One of the solutions is the Alfa Another solution to improve
Laval TJ40G Rotary Jet your cleaning system
Head. This tank cleaning is the Alfa Laval LKH
machine is specially Prime pump. This is a
designed to remove CIP-return pump that
any residue left in can be used on its
the processing tank own or in combination
while also reducing as a CIP-return and
the amount of time a product pump,
it takes to complete a versatility that
a cleaning cycle. reduces your overall
Overall, the TJ40G can capital expenses. This
reduce your water use by self-priming pump makes
as much as 70% and your time use of an advanced design and
by as much as 60% when compared air-screw technology to improve the CIP
to traditional cleaning systems. This system also has its own system, keeping the processing line clean.
self-cleaning process, so your overall maintenance time is also
reduced.

Finally, when compared to a manual swing panel, the valve matrix can help you change product much more quickly while decreasing
the various risks associated with line production like the CIP liquid and cleaning agents that are introduced into the system during this
process. If allowed into the product, it can lead to a major quality issue. Likewise, the cleaning liquid needs to be properly flushed so that
it doesn’t enter the atmosphere or present a risk to employees.

A valve matrix equipped with Alfa Laval mixproof valves prevents this from happening by enabling the flow of two different fluids through
one valve via two independent plugs. This double-seat design allows for spill-free operations, reducing the risk of contamination. If you’re
ready to boost your CIP, contact Alfa Laval today to learn more about these and other hygienic equipment for your beverage process.

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