Cleaning White Papers & Articles

1. Principles Of Due Diligence For Food Safety And Quality Control 8/23/2023

   Explore the core principles of due diligence, legal requirements and standards for food safety, and ways to reduce the risk of product recalls.

2. Understand Hygienic Principles In Food Manufacturing 3/16/2022

   This guide provides you with the tools to evaluate the washdown capabilities of a given piece of production equipment.

3. Air Quality And Air Treatment In Compressed Air Systems 3/26/2021

   Compressed air quality is mission critical in manufacturing. When determining the right air treatment components for a compressed air system, there is a great deal to keep in mind. In this paper, we discuss compressed air quality and how it impacts operating costs and production. 

4. Over-Sized And Under-Utilized: An Epidemic 3/26/2021

   With over ten thousand air systems audits under our belt, we've seen it all and learned a few things. One of the most common problems we see is that most systems have far more capacity than needed. On average, users operate at 44% of peak capacity. It's so common, we'd say it is an epidemic, and even our own customers are not immune despite our efforts to inoculate with education. This article takes a look at some actual examples of over-sized systems and the costs that resulted. Learn how to properly plan for a compressed air system and what your options are with an existing system.

5. Principles Of Hygienic Inspection Equipment Design In The Dairy Industry 10/12/2014

   Learn how inspection equipment should be designed following international sanitary design standards to prevent the growth and spread of biological contamination in dairy plants.

6. Minimizing Surface Residues With Aqueous Cleaning

   The benefits of employing aqueous cleaning in pharmaceutical manufacturing are numerous. Virtually any pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment from tablet press to a stainless steel mixing tank can achieve their defined critically clean criteria using aqueous cleaning. Typically aqueous cleaners are formulated to ensure maximal cleaning performance by using key ingredients such as surface active agents (surfactants) that are excellent wetting agents that allow the cleaning solution to penetrate into crevices while getting under soils to allow for removal. Often very dilute solutions of aqueous cleaner effectively removes even worst case substances off a variety of hard surfaces including stainless steel, glass, plastic, or porcelain. By Malcolm McLaughlin