Schematic layout of In-Site monitoring several CIP systems

System Channels

A single In-Site system is able to monitor several items of plant simultaneously. Each separate item of plant (CIP route, packaging line or processing equipment) monitored by In-Site is a 'channel'

In the example above there are 4 CIP sets and one pasteuriser. Between them the 4 CIP sets comprise 8 separate cleaning routes/circuits.

The In-Site system would be configured to provide 9 separate 'channels' to monitor all cleaning activity on any of the 8x CIP routes or pasteuriser.

Each channel generates reports specific to that channel. In-Site would have an additional 2 'associated' channels set up to report on shared resources on CIP set 1 and 4. These are shown on the schematic as channels 3 and 11, (shaded boxes).

It is quite probable that CIP sets 1 and 4 (in the example schematic) would be conducting cleaning on more than 1 route at a time. To ensure costs are not double counted, resources that are 'shared' are only reported in the separate 'associated' channel.

Additional channels can also be set-up to monitor items of plant actually cleaned on a CIP route, e.g. storage tanks.

Additional channels enable interiors of process tanks to be monitored. The interior of a storage tank can, for example be monitored to establish how hot the tank internal surfaces achieve relative to the CIP delivery temperature.

Monitoring load cells will also identify if CIP solution 'pools' during cleaning.