Cip for pharmaceutical process plants
Streamline your cleaning processes with integrated CIP systems to ensure precise and reliable cleaning and sterilization for pharmaceuticals, enhancing efficiency and compliance without manual intervention.

Automates Cleaning and Sterilization Processes
The CIP for Pharmaceutical Process Plants from GEA is a comprehensive solution designed to automate essential cleaning and sterilization. It integrates seamlessly into pharmaceutical manufacturing lines for both liquid and solid dosage forms, ensuring rigorous hygiene standards with minimal downtime. The system incorporates advanced Wash Liquid Preparation Units and CIP/WIP system skids, facilitating continuous and batch operations through PLC controls. With capabilities adapted for tablets, capsules, injectable solutions, and more, it suits diverse biotech and pharmaceutical applications.
Key features include continuous process monitoring and validation, optimizing detergent and water usage to minimize waste. The system supports custom configurations to match site-specific needs, offering flexibility in system skids, spray jets, and VARIVENT® valves to ensure reliable cleaning performance. Meeting GMP standards, it guarantees compliance for manufacturers and research laboratories, with material options such as stainless steel ensuring corrosion resistance and longevity. Additionally, the inclusion of multifunctional wash skids and compatible process interfaces affirms easy integration and maintenance, supported by dedicated engineering support throughout the lifecycle.
Benefits
- Minimizes downtime with continuous and automated cleaning cycles.
- Enhances process validation to ensure compliance with GMP standards.
- Reduces water and detergent usage, resulting in lower operating costs.
- Customizable to integrate seamlessly into existing production lines.
- Ensures consistent cleanliness, preventing cross-contamination in sensitive pharmaceutical applications.
- Applications
- Liquid dosage formulations,Solid dosage formulations,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Injectable solutions,Oral vaccines,Suspensions,Tablets,Syrups,Capsules
- Steps before
- Solid dosage formulation,Liquid dosage formulation
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Sanitization,Packing,Tablet pressing
- Input ingredients
- water,detergents,demineralized water,chemical washes
- Output ingredients
- cleaned pharmaceutical equipment,sanitized surfaces,reduced waste,safe cleaning efficiency
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Cleaning method
- CIP / SIP
- Pressure control
- Programmable
- Temperature control
- Programmable
- Flow rate control
- Continuous monitoring
- Detergent concentration control
- Continuous monitoring
- Wash time control
- Programmable
- Cycle time
- Reduced cleaning cycle times
- Capacity
- Designed for solid and liquid dosage formulations
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous operation
- Spray system
- Integrated
- Tank cleaning system
- Included
- Nozzle system
- Integrated
- Mixing system
- Advanced Wash Liquid Preparation Unit
- Heating system
- Preheating capability
- Pumping system
- Included
- Filtration system
- Included
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Optimized use of resources
- Cleaning method
- CIP / SIP
- Changeover time
- Minimized downtime
- Cleaning cycle efficiency
- Reduced cycle times
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Container size and shape compatibility
- Customizable
- Tank size
- Varies based on configuration
- Footprint
- Compact design for space efficiency
- Discharge method
- Automated controlled discharge
- Control panel type
- Programmable logic control (PLC)
- Spray systems
- Integrated spray nozzles
- Piping configuration
- Matrix piping technology
- Valve system
- Mix-proof valve systems
- Wash Liquid Preparation Unit
- Advanced unit for filtration and mixing
- Control panel type
- PLC/SCADA
- Integration possibilities
- Incorporated into GEA equipment
- Discharge method
- Automated
- Compact footprint
- Customizable
- HMI type
- Touchscreen