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CIP (Clean in Place) Tanks & Systems

NEW, USED, & CUSTOM OPTIONS AVAILABLE

High-quality, stainless steel CIP (Clean-in-Place) tanks are our priority at Heritage Equipment. For over 40 years, Heritage has provided fluid processing equipment for many industries across many applications. We also offer CIP system design, engineering, reconditioning, transport, and on-site repair services.

At Heritage Equipment, our sales agents have over 85 combined years of experience helping to customize stainless steel tanks and systems that suit your needs. Our production team can create products to customer specifications. We pride ourselves on having short lead times due to our eight-acre facility housing many of the products you need.

We have a large selection of new and used CIP tanks. Browse our selection to find the right CIP tank for you or contact us to get started on your custom CIP system today!

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Understanding Clean-In-Place Tanks

Clean-in-place (CIP) systems automate the cleaning process of mixing tanks, allowing businesses to save time and money. Utilizing CIP systems increases worker safety and reduces water consumption, not to mention they are more hygienic than manual cleaning.

CIP System Design

At Heritage Equipment, we offer single-wall CIP tanks constructed of high-quality 304 stainless steel with a 2.5 mm thickness. All of our CIP tanks come with standard features such as closed tops with hinged manways, sloped bottoms with clamp bottom outlet, #4 interior finish, #4 exterior finish, welds striped and polished, with stainless steel legs, and adjustable feet. We also offer portable and mobile CIP systems for easy movement of your CIP tanks.

200 gallon CIP stainless steel tank

Standard Sizes of CIP Tanks

Size in GallonsSize in LitersPart Number
100 Gallons378.5 litersBC-CIP100
200 Gallons757.1 litersBC-CIP200
300 Gallons1135.6 litersBC-CIP300
400 Gallons1514.1 litersBC-CIP400
500 Gallons1892.7 litersBC-CIP500

Custom sizes and configurations for stainless steel CIP tanks are also available.


CIP Cleaning Cycle

Different CIP systems may have different cleaning processes. However, they all have these steps in common.

  • The pre-rinse cycle wets all of the pipes and surfaces of the mixing tank to remove loose residue.
  • The Caustic wash cycle uses a caustic liquid cleaner to wash all of the surfaces at 140 degrees to 190 degrees.
  • The final rinse cycle runs clean water through the system to remove any caustic residue remaining.
  • The sanitizing rinse cycle uses a sanitizing agent to kill germs and bacteria.

Depending on the system, three to five other steps may be involved in the cleaning process.

Benefits of CIP Tanks

There are many benefits to using a clean-in-place system at your facility. One is increased product quality due to better plant hygiene. Another is that it is a safer and more consistent method of plant sanitization.

Your business will also be able to decrease pollution and production costs because the system reuses water, chemicals, and boiler condensate. They also help to reduce the cost of personnel charged with manually cleaning the tanks, allowing them to spend more time on other tasks.

Standard Features of our CIP Tanks and CIP Systems:

  • Closed top with hinged manway
  • Sloped Bottom
  • 2" Clamp top inlet
  • 5" to 3" Clamp outlet
  • Stainless steel legs with adjustable ball feet
  • #4 Interior and 2B exterior finish
  • Bottom weld and legs striped and polished

Popular Industries and Applications

Many industries, including the dairy industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and breweries, use CIP tanks for cleaning. Applications for CIP systems include process tanks, lines, and equipment, ducting, blenders, mixers, ovens, tanker trucks, and more.

Looking for a custom CIP system or tank? Contact us today!

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stainless steel clean in place tank

Trust Heritage Equipment for Your CIP System Needs

CIP tanks will help your business save time and money by regularly cleaning mixing tanks and other equipment. Using them is more hygienic than manually cleaning and will help your business run smoothly with less downtime.

Contact us at Heritage Equipment today to learn more about our CIP tanks and request a quote.

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custom sizes and configurations are available

Why Choose Heritage Equipment?

We Offer Equipment from Stock

Our 8-acre facility houses a large on-site inventory of both new and used processing equipment for the food, dairy, chemical processing, personal care, brewery and pharmaceutical industries.

Short Lead Times

Our expansive on-site inventory of new and used equipment is available for shipment to meet customer needs.

Experienced Work Force

Our sales staff has a combined 85 years of experience customizing stainless steel equipment for a variety of industry uses. Our highly skilled production staff and fabricators can manufacture equipment to customer specifications.

Have a Question?

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Heritage Equipment Company has 40+ years experience serving your fluid processing needs. Give us a call or send us a message and one of our team members will be in touch as soon as possible.

800-282-7961