Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) has launched the Bredel CIP pump for sanitary and hygienic processes.  

In food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics production, lengthy downtime for cleaning equipment and batch contamination results in higher costs. However, a pump that supports clean-in-place (CIP) without bypassing or disassembly minimizes production downtime and avoids spoiled product due to contamination. 

WMFTS has designed the pump with a new rotor to enable companies to achieve CIP velocity requirements of > 2m per second. 

Automatic retractable shoes for cleaning the pump element are specifically designed for CIP processes to allow the pump and rest of the system downstream to be cleaned at the correct fluid velocity. By retracting the shoes during cleaning, hose compressions at high temperatures are eliminated, thereby extending hose life and reducing costs of replacement hoses. 

The new CIP pump is available in sizes 20 (600 L/h), 25 (1800 L/h) and 32 (3200 L/h). Existing customers can upgrade their pump rotor to the CIP variant on-site with clear instructions, without removing the pump from the process line and experiencing downtime. 

Bredel calculates that users of the CIP pump can achieve energy savings, leading to lower carbon emissions and a reduced environmental footprint. For example, a brewery operating 24/7 with four one-hour cleaning cycles a day can now reverse the CIP pump to retract the shoes and turn off the pump during the cleaning process. This saves the brewery four hours of power for a pump that runs during the CIP cycle and therefore reduces energy consumption by 16% or 1,460 hours annually. 

Key benefits of the Bredel CIP pump include:  

• Reduces maintenance downtime
• Reduces power consumption as there is no need to run the pump during CIP cycles
• Compliance with food-safety standards (FDA, EC1935, and 3A)
• Extended hose life by avoiding hose compressions within the CIP cycle at high temperatures
• Hygienic design — the only point of contact with the fluid is the inside of the hose
• High-accuracy dosing with flow independent of suction or discharge conditions  

"The Bredel CIP pump is the perfect choice for reliable, accurate and gentle pumping,” says Grace Madden, Bredel product manager. “It can easily handle delicate ingredients such as yeast, additives and abrasive filtration agents that cause significant wear in other pump technologies. The CIP pump will help increase your uptime and decrease maintenance costs. This hygienic and efficient pump is suitable for food and beverage companies, including a wide range of brewing applications as well as handling products like fruit puree.”  

Whether it is handling sensitive yeast or abrasive diatomaceous earth, Bredel CIP pumps can handle: 

• Yeast dosing  
• Yeast transfer  
• Flavor and color dosing  
• Diatomaceous earth dosing for filtration  
• Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) and silica gel dosing for stabilization