Specialized Process Manufacturing Pipeline Applications

Process Manufacturing

From pharmaceuticals that treat diseases to plastics that improve quality of life, many products are manufactured by combining materials in semisolid or liquid states. Increasing demand, changing consumer preferences, and stringent hygiene requirements can push process manufacturers to the limit, however.

Inline Services helps you optimize liquid transfer capabilities with pigging and liquid product recovery equipment. They improve sanitation and production capacity while reducing downtime and waste.

Process manufacturing is a production method where products are created by combining supplies, ingredients, or raw materials using a formula or recipe. It’s frequently used in industries that produce bulk quantities of goods, such as:

  • Food And Beverage
  • Oil And Gas
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Chemicals
  • Plastics
  • Pulp And Paper
  • Ceramics
  • Rubber
  • Cannabis
  • Biotechnology

Process manufacturing relies on sequential steps, with the completion of an activity leading to the start of another one. Facilities often utilize a system of tubing to move media between processes.

Products left in tubing hinder production efficiency and harbor germs, which can taint future flowing media and foster bacteria growth. Capable of improving throughput and sanitation, pigging is an excellent way to optimize process manufacturing performance. The experts at Inline Services can develop a pigging solution to meet your needs.

Regardless of the type of wet product you manufacture, Inline Services can help. When using our pigging devices, you’ll recover significant amounts of product at the end of each run or batch rather than wasting it. Additionally, our pigging systems are fully hygienic and remove nearly all the product from within tubing.

With vast experience and a proven track record, Inline Services is your source for high-performance pigging and liquid product recovery solutions. We help you achieve unparalleled productivity, profit, and environmental sustainability gains.

Contact us to learn more about our process manufacturing pigging products. We’re ready to discuss your needs in greater detail.

Simple Pigging System with Drop-Out

This animation demonstrates an Inline Services VIPRS pig running through a line where a JB pig receiver unit is present. Before the pig is placed in the line the valve has been closed so that no product is present behind the VIPRS pig. As the pig moves through the line the inside of the pipe is cleaned and excess product is pushed through to the destination. Once the pig triggers the magnetic pig senor and reaches the JB receiver unit, the unit is removed with the pig inside. Once the pig is removed, the receiver is returned to the pipe.

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.