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Intermediate Bulk Containers wash stations

A Bin Wash Station from Powder Technology Ltd, is the only way of maintaining your Intermediate Bulk Containers in their optimum clean state. Using PLC systems you can optimise the Bin Wash Station cycle times to ensure absolute cleanliness yet minimise water and detergent consumption.

A Powder Technology Bin Wash Station would be configured to deliver the optimum cleaning cycle for your Intermediate Bulk Containers. Bespoke in design, they are designed and manufactured to the highest standards and in each case the following parameters will be considered -

To clean bins ranging in size from 50 to 2000 litres.
The materials of construction are chosen to match the duty and are varied through the build depending upon the purpose. Normally the contact parts will be 316L Stainless Steel, but 304 Stainless Steel may be employed for IBC cradles, pipe-work, pump casings etc. Air-handling ductwork and fans for the Bin Wash Station will generally be constructed from PVC coated aluminium, whilst non-contact component will be from painted carbon steel.
The Bin Wash station will comprise of some or most of the following attributes, dependent upon the specific Customer requirements–
a. Double wall wash station to contain one IBC at a time.
b. Water tanks, pipe work, valves and pump on a skid.- Generally Mounted in the technical area.
c. Hot and cold air handling system.
d. Tank external sprays (fixed)
e. Tank (traversing) 360 degree internal spray (pneumatic cylinder mounted)
f. Pipe work and valves.
g. Drum cradles to carry the various IBC sizes.
h. Control panel.
i. Two doors – unclean loading door and clean unloading door.
j. Doors complete with laminated glass.
k. Drain tray to base.
l. Bin Wash Station Internal lighting.
m. Cylinder mounted inlet and exhaust air-ways.
The Bin Wash Station air-handling system will comprise –
a. Inlet HEPA filter.
b. Steam/Electric or Hot water heated heat exchanger.
c. Inlet blower and ductwork.
d. Air chiller.
e. Actuated dampers.
• PLC based control system and interlocks comprising –
a. Door proximity switches.
b. Pump outlet pressure transmitter.
c. Tank temperature transmitter.
d. Bin Wash Station pump outlet temperature transmitter.
e. Air temperature transmitter.
f. Flow transmitter.
g. Tank level transmitters.
h. Sump level switch.
i. Air pressure switch.
j. Tank jacket safety valve.
k. Emergency stops.
l. Photo-electric sensors, for man-way location sensing.

Cycle Description
Powder Technology work very closely with our Clients to develop a Bin Wash Station wash cycle which delivers an optimum cleaning cycle both in terms of time, water and reagents. In general the following steps will be employed -

Process hot water rinse at a pre-set duration, temperatures, pressure and flow-rates.
Hot detergent wash at a pre-set duration, temperatures, pressure and flow-rates.
Process hot water rinse at a pre-set duration, temperatures, pressure and flow-rates.
Pure water rinse at a pre-set duration, temperatures, pressure and flow-rates.
Compressed air rinse.
Hot air blowing for pre-set time.
Cold air blowing for pre-set time.

It is important to keep your Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) as clean as possible to prevent the cross contamination of products. A Bin Washer from Powder Technology offers repeatable cleaning every time as well as reducing water consumption and cleaning times. The use of PLC based control systems optimises the Bin Wash Station performance allowing a number of wash, sterilise, and rinse cycles for different cleaning operations.