All production process needs huge equipments and heavy machineries. These equipments are needed for a long period and require frequent and proper maintenance and cleaning so that their life-span is long. If maintained properly, these machines will produce better quality products. The cleaning process can be tedious at times but is very essential as the quality of the products is quite influenced by the machine conditions.

Clean-in-Place is a new method of cleaning the interior and unexposed surfaces of the machines and equipments used in the production processes of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, biopharmaceutical plants, biotechnological plants and food-processing industries. These devices include vessels, fittings, tanks, containers etc. Sterilization-in-Place (SIP) and Clean-in-Place (CIP) are the two important methods that are highly useful in disinfecting and automated cleaning of processing and production equipments without having to disassemble them. Hence they save lots of time in the cleaning process. The other advantage of this technique is that while one part of the device is being cleaned, the other parts continue production and there is no wastage of time and loss of production.

The modern cleaning processes are well suited to handle huge equipments and meet the stringent regulations set for hygiene. Hence, the Clean-in-Place method is most suitable for Diary, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Food processing industries. A good Clean in Place process ensures safety of operators and avoids exposure to cleaning chemicals used in the process. The organic residues discharged in the processing system are eliminated and this prevents growth of bacteria within the instruments. Thus a CIP process is an essential procedure to maintain hygiene and ensure safety in any production and processing industry.