Self-cleaning and disinfection of conveying systems for bottle and can lines
In April 2001, a new bottling line was installed in Paderborner Brewery, a part of Haus Cramer Group. Those responsible at Warsteiner studied the conventional methods used for functional and microbiologically reliable cleaning of conveyers. Extensive tests showed that a disinfectant such as chlorine dioxide can be mixed with conveyer lubricant and that the resulting cleaning effect meets specifications.
Numerous cleaning methods exist for container conveyers, three different types were examined in detail. One arrangement involved automatic conveyer CIP, this was the method used and installed in Warsteiner Brewery since the end of the 1970’s. As an alternative, costs for purely manual cleaning were calculated.
2. And filling has to stop during the cleaning phase as well. ...
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