Equipment suitable for multiple products must be above all easy to clean. Cleanability, however is not definable in absolute terms and therefore needs to be measured with more generic criteria like ease of internal washing, removal of internal parts,  inside inspection and external cleaning.

Internal cleaning

Thanks to the rotation of the drying chamber and the combined action of the lump-breaking units, only very few rinses, with small quantities of fluid, are necessary to achieve the p.p.m. values required by FDA standards in order to consider a plant clean, hence reducing the quantity of wastewater to be disposed of. Furthermore, inside the chamber, a C.I.P. (Clean In Place) device can be applied, able to spray the washing fluid in all the directions. Thanks to this fast and complete internal cleaning, CRIOX system permits to shift rapidly from one product campaign to another.

Removal of internal parts

Inside the drying chamber the CRIOX system presents only the lump-breaking units, with blades that can be removed easily thanks to their small size.

Internal Inspection

Inspection is possible by opening the manhole port lid and the loading hopper. Moreover, in order to perform the SWAB test required by the FDA standards for the validation of the washing procedures, Italvacuum designed and patented a large hatch that permits to open completely the machine and to carry out all the required operations with extreme easiness and safety.

External cleaning

The sealed external cladding (particle-free configuration) covering insulation, electrical and hydraulic circuits makes the external cleaning very easy and effective, avoiding product deposits in recessed areas. For plants of larger size this feature also allows the “partitioning” solution, which permits to separate the clean room from the machine room.