Inline Services specializes in Product Recovery Systems for both industrial and sanitary applications. We offer two types of product recovery pigs, the VIPRS® and SUD® Pig. These pigs are available in food or chemical grade material and can be made heat and chemical resistant.
The most important component is the Pig, which has tight scraping/sealing rings. The Pig is propelled through piping, by water, product, or other gas or liquid and wipes the pipe walls to displace solids or liquids left in the pipe. The patented design ensures virtually no bypass and complete product removal or separation.
The Pig is stored out of the product flow, at either end of the piping run in a chamber and is propelled into and through the pipe by a liquid or gas. A Product Recovery System can form part of a new installation or be retrofitted into an existing installation. In either case the pipe run has to be suitable for the pig to pass smoothly, with no obstructions.
Inline’s MPS sensors are placed at strategic points along the piping, and on detecting the Pig can either display a visual indication, like a light, or send signal to the PLC.
Residual Product Displacement
A Product Recovery or Pigging System is used after product transfer to displace and recover residual product and clean the pipe wall.
Valuable product is saved that would otherwise have been flushed to waste. CIP chemical usage and waste can be optimized.
Product Separation
Product batches in the same pipe can be separated, to reduce transfer time and amount of piping.
Inline’s VIPRS systems for sanitary and industrial applications are designed around the main component – the PIG.
The efficiency of the PIG is crucial.
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Simple Pigging System with Drop-Out
Simple Pigging System Closure
This animation demonstrates a simple pigging system closure. Inline’s VIPRS pig is positioned in the launcher as the product is run through the pipeline. At the end of the product run, the VIPRS pig is launched to remove all product from the line. The pig will trigger the indicator to alert that the pig has reached the end of the line.
Bi-Directional Pigging
This animation demonstrates Bi Directional Pigging. Inline’s VIPRS pig positioned in the launcher as product is run through the pipeline. At the end of the product run, the VIPRS pig is launched to remove all product from the line. When the VIPRS pig reaches the JB receiver, the propelling media is turned-off. When this happens the VIPRS pig is resting at the jail bar in the JB receiver; propellant is used on the receiver side of the pig to return it to the launcher.
Automated CIP System
This animation demonstrates a fully automated VIPRS bi directional pigging process system with CIP. Inline’s VIPRS pig is first positioned in the pig launcher. The product is pumped from the storage tank to the destination. The VIPRS pig is then launched to push the remaining product to the destination and captured in the VIPRS wash chamber at the destination station. Next, the CIP solution is pumped through the line to wash the chamber and pig. Finally, the pig pushes the CIP solution out of the piping and leaving the pig clean and ready for the next product run.
