The combined system can provide information to suit regulators as well as the information to help your operation run more smoothly.
Along with an accounting of the procedures and ingredients that go into a batch, FDA and other regulatory agencies are asking for documented proof that production equipment is clean and free of bacteria before producers begin to make the next product. The clean-in-place (CIP) system, which sanitizes the manufacturing equipment for the next production run, can provide this vital information electronically. And, when working in concert with the plant-wide batch control system, a CIP system looks like just another phase in the process.
When CIP becomes an integral part of the batch process, manufacturers are able to fine tune the system to run more efficiently, use fewer chemicals, consume less water, and provide a bacteria-free platform to start the next batch.