Industry
Piping components for beverage & dairy
Dairy and beverage lines are cleaned more often than they are run. The fittings are chosen for how well they clean, not only for how they flow.
- Product ranges
- 3
- Materials
- Stainless Steel
- Product standards
- ISO 2853 / 3-A SSI, DIN 11851, SMS 1145
The requirement
What beverage & dairy demand of a fitting
Milk, juice and brewing lines are cleaned and sanitised between every production run, often several times a day. Every internal surface has to be reachable by CIP solution, which rules out crevices, sharp internal corners and unnecessary dead legs.
Electropolished SS 316L is the working standard for product contact. Electropolishing lowers the effective surface roughness and removes the free iron left by mechanical polishing, which is what keeps the surface from harbouring residue between cleans.
Connection type is usually dictated by the plant's existing standard rather than chosen fresh: tri-clamp to ISO 2853, DIN 11851 unions, or SMS 1145 depending on the equipment already installed. Matching it exactly matters more than which is technically better.
IllustrationWhere these components sit
- Raw and pasteurised milk transfer lines
- Brewing, wort and beverage product circuits
- CIP supply, return and recovery loops
- SIP steam circuits for sterilisation
- Filling and packing line connections
Specification points that matter here
- Electropolished internal surface for product contact; state the Ra you require
- Match the existing plant connection standard: ISO 2853, DIN 11851 or SMS 1145
- Self-draining slopes; avoid horizontal runs that hold residue
- Tri-clamp joints where the line is dismantled for inspection
- Confirm gasket material compatibility with the CIP chemistry in use
Ranges for this sector
What we supply into it
The categories most often specified for this service. Every one carries the full range behind it.
- Hygienic FittingsStainless steel hygienic fittings with smooth, crevice-free bores and clamp or union joints, for food, dairy and pharma lines that are cleaned in place.View the range
- SpoolPrefabricated piping spools assembled from pipe, fittings and flanges to the customer's drawings, to cut site welding and installation time.View the range
- Buttweld FittingsButtweld elbows, bends, tees, reducers and caps welded end to end with the pipe, for a joint as strong as the pipe itself and a smooth, leak-free bore.View 14 products
Commonly specified products
The individual products this sector orders most often.
90° Elbow (LR & SR)Buttweld 90° elbows in long and short radius to ASME B16.9, in carbon, stainless and alloy steel, with dimension tables by material and class.View specifications
Equal TeeButtweld equal (straight) tees to ASME B16.9 for three pipes of one size, in carbon, stainless and alloy steel, with dimension tables by class.View specifications
Short Stub EndShort-pattern buttweld stub ends to MSS SP-43, Type A for lap joint and Type B for slip-on flanges, in carbon and stainless steel.View specifications
Standards that apply
Scope and key points for each are on the standards reference; dimensions and pressure classes are in the Technical Catalog.
Enquiries
Need components for Beverage & Dairy?
Send the line list, the isometric or the bill of materials and a sales engineer will come back with grades, availability and pricing against the standards above.