A leading yogurt manufacturer contacted Alfa Laval to develop a better Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) cleaning process for their fermentation tanks. Their existing process was time consuming, ineffective, expensive, and required confined space entry.
Below is a before and after look at how effectively the Alfa Laval Gamajet high impact tank cleaners met their goals.
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Static sprayballs |
Alfa Laval GJ A6 |
Water usage* per CIP cycle |
965 gallons |
232 gallons |
Process |
Recirculate through 3 spray balls using 80 GPM at 80 PSI. Drain and repeat twice. Rinse. |
Recirculate through 2 Alfa Laval GJ A6 using 22 GPM and one botton-mounted spray ball. Drain and repeat twice. Rinse |
Time spent cleaning |
6 hours |
3 hours |
Confined space entry |
Yes |
No |
*with 3% CIP solution