Rinsing & filling

In the final stage of processing the hygienic requirements are increasing. The milk has been pasteurized and is now ready for packing. In the rinsing section empty bottles are being sterilized in order to get aseptic and clean bottles. The milk gets pumped into an aseptic buffer tank and passes final milk quality inspection before filling.

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Final food safety control before packaging

CombiLyz

After primary packaging, it is impossible to detect any harmful contamination of the packaged milk. Any residual chemicals from the CIP cycle could migrate to the filling process. A conductivity meter installed in the feed flow of the buffer tank of the filling machine can detect deviations and stop the filling process. The CombiLyz conductivity sensor, with an accuracy of 1%, measures very low conductivity deviations. This ensures the detection of minimal contaminants in the final product and the halting the filling process to ensure food safety.

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Head pressure measurement in a tank

PP20H

The head pressure in the buffer tank just before the filling valves is used in order to reduce foam. The PP20H with its hygienic flush connection can be used to solve this application and reduce the cleaning time during CIP.

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Level measurement in small buffer tanks

During the filling process, the level inside of the buffer tank needs to be regulated constantly. In order to avoid production stops, the measurement needs to be very fast and independent of a foamy surface. The LSP has a very fast response time and the potentiometric measuring principle is effective to fade out foam.

Cleaning validation rinsing process

In the food industry, having a clean packaging container prior to filling is critical. Measurement of the delivery speed and temperature of the chemicals in the rinsing process can be used to be certain that the container has been rinsed and sanitized to the point where it is safe for filling. The calorimetric technology used in the FlexFlow PF20H can be used to measure both flow velocity and temperature. Use of one device for two measurements reduces installation costs. The robustness of this sensor increases its life cycle, prevents unplanned production stops and helps you to achieve utmost reliability in food safety.