#Changemaker: clean even the stickiest products from your pipes by using air
While producing sauces or spreads, the pipes in your equipment require precise cleaning, which is a highly water-consuming process. We had a great conversation with Erik Stasse, Rob Wouters, and Jan Vermeulen from Fluidor about their newest innovations of the Fluivac.
Save water and recover your product with the process
Erik explains that instead of cleaning the production line with water, Fluivac uses compressed air instead. “The cleaning process can use thousands of liters of water, we use just 20,” says Erik. It has previously been used by beverage producers, but thanks to the innovations, you can now use it for stickier products, for example even for peanut butter!
The process can take from 4 to 10 minutes, and as Jan and Rob explain, it consists of 4 steps: push, blow, rinse, and dry. It’s not only for cleaning the pipework but recovering the product inside. Therefore you can do both: save water and minimize your product loss.
Thus compressed air is pushed into your pipework, to remove the product on the walls and to ensure an effective cleaning process. Sounds good, right? We’re eager to see more innovations from Fluidor!
