Argon Welding Quality for Food Product Pipeline

The workmanship of argon welder is very critical in food industry as poor welding of pipe will introduce penetration in the inner pipe. This penetration will cause inefficient in CIP (clean in place) as CIP flows in one way direction only most of the time.

The unclean area of the pipe will give a chance to the bacteria to survive and multiply. In result, product sterility issues might occur.

Hence, it is important to ensure only certified argon welders are allowed to perform food product pipeline welding.

Please see the pictures for sample of bad argon welding workmanship.

GEA Niro Soavi Homogenizer

The picture shows the GEA Niro Soavi homogenizer which will be installed at the non dairy creamer plant. The unit comes with 5 units piston head (please see picture below).

Sattcon Backup Module in CIP Station

Case:

Customer would like to verify if the backup modules of the Sattcon PLC system in the CIP (Clean in place) station is in working condition or else.

Solution:

There are 2 backup units for the particular cip station. One connected to operator panel and the other connected to the Sattcon controller. To test the condition of the backup units, it need to be connected to a computer (laptop) and test with a Dox 10, a program developed by Alfa Laval Automation AB.

If the message "Failed to erase device" prompt on the Dox 10 screen, it means that the particular backup unit is faulty and replacement is necessary for easy backup and restore purpose.