Cip sanitizing unit for food and beverage production
Ensure meticulous hygiene with a compact unit designed for seamless integration into your cleaning process, optimizing sanitization cycles with precise dosing and temperature control.

Cleans and Sanitizes Food and Beverage Lines
The Variclean CIP Sanitizing Unit, offered by S.I.P.A., provides a robust solution for food and beverage processing plants looking to enhance their cleaning protocols. Designed for highly regulated industries such as food, beverage, and chemical production, this unit offers fully automatic or semi-automatic operations. The Variclean utilizes a series of tanks and a pleated tubular heat exchanger constructed from AISI316 stainless steel, ensuring longevity and resistance to corrosion. Capable of handling up to 66,000 liters per hour, it efficiently handles processes such as cleaning, sanitizing, sterilizing, and rinsing. The unit incorporates state-of-the-art automation controlled by a PLC unit with an operator-friendly touch-screen interface, allowing for customizable cleaning protocols. Conductivity meters and electronic dosing pumps guarantee precise dosing and accurate control over process parameters. Its compact skid-mounted design facilitates easy integration into existing production lines and reduces installation times. Ideal for a range of applications, from soft drinks and dairy products to chemicals and sanitizers, the Variclean ensures compliance with the highest food hygiene standards, enhancing both safety and operational efficiency.
Benefits
- Reduces labor costs and errors with fully automatic PLC-controlled operation.
- Maximizes operational efficiency by handling up to 66,000 liters per hour.
- Enhances safety and product integrity with customizable cleaning recipes.
- Lowers installation time and maintenance efforts with compact skid-mounted design.
- Ensures compliance with strict hygiene standards across diverse applications.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Beverages,Carbonated beverages,Isotonic drinks,Milk,Alcoholic beverages,Food products,Juice,Tea,Dairy products,Edible oil
- End products
- Sauces,Sports drinks,Cheese,Spirits,Cooking oil,Soft drinks,Beer,Whole milk,Detergents,Wine,Orange juice,Condiments,Sparkling water,Energy drinks,Yogurt,Lemon tea,Olive oil,Sanitizers,Skim milk
- Steps before
- Ingredient preparation,Mixing,Blending,Homogenization
- Steps after
- Filling,Sterilization,Packing,Quality checking
- Input ingredients
- water,caustic soda,nitric acid,sterilising agents,chemical sanitizing solution
- Output ingredients
- washed process unit,cleaning fluids,disinfectants,treated water,sterilised equipment
- Market info
- Capacity
- 2000 to 6000 l
- Solution Heating Type
- Saturated steam or electrical coils
- Heat Exchanger Type
- Pleated tubular made in AISI316 stainless steel
- Automation
- Fully automatic operation controlled by PLC
- Caustic Soda or Nitric Acid Concentration
- 1 ÷ 3 %
- Sterilising Solution Concentration
- 0.2 ÷ 1 %
- Temperature Control
- ±2 °C
- Max Flow Rate of Washing
- Up to 66,000 l/h
- Cleaning Cycle Selection
- Freely selectable,with adjustable washing time,concentration,flow,pressure
- Cleaning Method
- CIP / SIP
- Working mechanism
- Automatic PLC-controlled
- Integrated steps
- Washing,sterilizing,rinsing
- CIP principles
- Automatic Sanitizing
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Fully automatic / Semi-automatic
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Food grade stainless steel
- Abrasion resistance
- Moderate
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2 g/cm³
- Compact footprint
- Skid assembly,extremely compact
- Tanks
- Capacity
- Tank Material
- Stainless steel 1.4301 (AISI304)
- Heat Exchanger Type
- Pleated tubular,made in AISI316 stainless steel
- Control panel type
- Touch-screen interface mounted on the front of the switchboard
- Control panel type
- Touch-screen HMI
- Automation mode
- Semi-automatic / Fully automatic
- Number of tanks
- 1 to 4 tanks
- Modular configuration
- Adaptable based on production requirements
- Integration capability
- Compatible with Hot Fill,CSD,and multipurpose lines
- Process configuration
- Selectable cleaning cycles
- Stream option
- Single or Twin stream