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Pharmaceutical sector pipe cleaning

We have successfully used Ice Pigging to clean pipe work in the pharmaceutical industry for many years.

One of our main applications in this sector is the remediation of ultra pure water systems.

Read on to find out how our innovative pipe cleaning technology can help you achieve the highest standards of cleanliness, while saving you time and money.

Pharmaceutical sector pipe cleaning
Pure water system remediation with Ice Pigging

Pure water system remediation with Ice Pigging

Pharmaceutical processing plants typically use a pure water supply loop to supply water that has been processed to an exceptional level of purity onsite.

This water is then used across the plant in numerous processes and is critical to the entire production system.

This pure water system is monitored constantly and routinely cleaned and inspected. In some situations, systems can become contaminated with foreign object debris or biofilm. Getting a system back to the standard required in the pharmaceutical industry can be extremely challenging. Ice Pigging is used as part of the remediation process in a number of plants.

How Ice Pigging helps the multistep process for the remediation of pure water systems

Numerous methods are available for remediation, from simply repeating the standard plant clean in place process (CIP), to a full line replacement. Ice Pigging has been successfully implemented as a step in an overall remediation process to provide a mechanical clean with the following advantages:

  • Mechanical cleaning

    Ice moves through a pipe as a solid plug concentrating shear on the pipe wall enabling the efficient removal of lightly adhered debris.

  • Carrying capacity

    Once loose debris is picked up by the ice it is bound up within the ice. This means that material is quickly and efficiently removed from the pipeline.

  • Whole system clean

    Ice is able to navigate around bends and deal with changes in diameter meaning entire systems can be cleaned from beginning to end in a single step.

  • Low risk

    The ice cannot get stuck in the line, if a blockage does occur the ice will simply melt and can be flushed from the system.

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