CIP System: Cleaning in Place or On-line Cleaning System is know for cleaning of product contact surface of vessel, heat exchanger, piping equipment without dismantling from line. CIP started as a manual practice involving a balance tank, centrifugal pump, and connection to the system being cleaned. The benefits to industries by using CIP is that the cleaning is faster, less labor-intensive and more repeatable, and poses less of a chemical exposure risk. CIP cleaning, referred as Clean-In-Place System, is a procedure of cleaning interior product contact surfaces such as process pipes, vessels and equipment, without dismantling. In contrast, Cleaning-Out-of-Place (COP) is a method used when parts cannot be cleaned-in-place and must be dismantling from the process. Whether CIP cleaning or cleaning-out-of-place, to achieve a sanitary clean, the basic cleaning principles of TACT—Time, Action, Chemical and Temperature Must be understood.

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