Kensey Foods, part of the Samworth Brothers group, which makes chilled desserts such as custard tarts, banana splits, and apple turnovers for Tesco, has installed a new cleaning-in-place (CIP) system to meet increased production demands.
Carlisle Process Systems (CPS), which had installed the original CIP equipment at Kensey's bakery in Launceston in Cornwall, won the contract. A variation on a standard CIP unit was designed, which was then skid-mounted and fitted with Telemechanique controls.
The new kit, comprising a fully automated steam-heated system which meets current legislative demands as well as those set by the supermarkets, replaced an electrically-heated system using manual routing valves.
Hygiene operator Nick Howes says: "The new CIP set in our cream department has taken a lot of manual time-consuming tasks away from operators, leaving them free to do other jobs. It is a user-friendly system and all the relevant information is displayed clearly on the touch screen."
Contact: Carlisle Process Systems, Tel: 01935 818800