The Alfa Laval SaniMidget Retractor is a retractable cleaning device that contributes to safe production and non-intrusive tank cleaning in hygienic applications. It is designed to achieve fast and effective cleaning of process equipment, especially where access is difficult or where intrusive cleaning equipment interferes with production.
The SaniMidget Retractor is designed for cleaning application, where the process cannot be disturbed by any internal components, including fixed cleaning equipment. It is ideal for use across the dairy, food, beverage, personal care, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It is installed where fully automated and validated cleaning can assure higher productivity due to less cleaning time, such as spray drying applications. Larger ducts, channels, cyclones, chambers, complexed reactors, vent lines and other critical areas in process lines can therefore be cleaned to the highest standards with no manual or semi-automated interference, and preventing any product carry over or hazardous incidents.
Standard design
The Alfa Laval SaniMidget Retractor is available with two styles of retracting mechanisms:
- Pneumatic-driven mechanism using air pressure to extend and retract the cleaning head
- Media-driven mechanism using the pressure of the cleaning media to extend the cleaning head and an integrated spring to retract it An optional ATEX version for use in potentially explosive areas is available
Working principle
The flow of the cleaning media causes the head of the Alfa Laval SaniMidget Retractor to rotate, and the fan-shaped jets lay out a swirling pattern throughout the tank or reactor. This generates
the wetting/impact needed for the efficient removal of the residual product; the cascading flow covers all internal surface of the vessel, duct or air vent.
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