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July 2025
Key Takeaways:
- Extended hose lifetime: Optimized materials and cleaning protocols double service life from approx. months to 12–18 months
- Boost hygiene and safety compliance: Specified CIP/SIP guidance ensures hoses remain safe and compliant with food-grade standards, minimizing contamination and audit risk.
- Reduced downtime & costs: Up to 60% fewer hose replacements lead to fewer unplanned shutdowns and significant savings.
In today’s food and beverage industry, hygiene is more than a regulatory requirement — it’s a business-critical priority. However, the very systems designed for necessary cleaning and sterilizing (CIP/SIP) can silently degrade equipment over time. Hoses in particular face thermal and chemical stress that leads to unexpected failures, costly downtimes, and safety risks.
So, what does it take to keep hoses functional and reliable under CIP and SIP stress?
Angst+Pfister designs and specifies hoses engineered to meet the stringent demands of CIP and SIP processes, ensuring durability, compliance, and operational safety for your application.
The Challenge: Hygiene Under Pressure
In highly regulated environments like food, pharma, and biotech, Clean-in-Place (CIP) and Sterilize-in-Place (SIP) systems ensure internal surfaces are cleaned and sterilized without disassembly. While these processes are indispensable, they impose extreme mechanical, thermal, and chemical stress on hoses — the very lifelines of production.
Common pain points include:
- Premature hose failure from chemical degradation
- Uncertainty around cleaning agent compatibility
- Time- and cost-intensive replacements
- Compliance issues from unverified or incomplete cleaning cycles
As our Product Manager Joël Dupraz states, “Many customers default to aggressive cleaning agents without realizing the long-term damage to their hoses. That’s why we recommend validating both the chemical and mechanical impact, as well as the hose material.”
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The Solution: CIP/SIP-Ready Hose Expertise from Angst+Pfister
Our food-grade hose portfolio is designed with CIP/SIP in mind. Even more importantly, we provide end-to-end guidance to ensure cleaning processes protect your equipment and your production.
This is how we support your process:
1. Customized Cleaning Cycles
CIP/SIP frequency should reflect the contamination risk of the specific product. Our experts help calibrate cleaning cycles by medium, temperature, and concentration to reduce unnecessary wear.
2. Smart Pre-Washing Protocols
Before initial use, hoses should be rinsed with potable water at +80 °C for 8 hours. We offer clear, hose-specific startup guidance that avoids damage from the very first cycle.
One of our Application Engineers explains, “Customers often view cleaning processes as routine and overlook how critical proper hose selection is to ensure chemical resistance, temperature stability, and pressure integrity.”
3. Chemical Compatibility Expertise
Not all hoses tolerate aggressive agents equally. We provide compatibility charts and expert guidance for a wide range of chemicals, including but not limited to:
- Caustic soda
- Nitric acid
- Peracetic acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Steam sterilization options
4. Post-Cleaning Process Control
We recommend validated procedures to ensure all residue is removed — minimizing contamination and protecting both your product and your reputation.
Before vs. After: The Impact of Proper CIP/SIP Practice
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Before Optimization | After Angst+Pfister Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Hose lifetime | ~6 months (average) | 12-18 months depending on application |
| Unexpected downtime | Frequent due to failure | Significantly reduced |
| Compliance risk | High, limited traceability | Low, validated cleaning protocols |
| Cleaning guidance | Generic | Medium-specific, expert-supported |
| Support | Limited | End-to-end process optimization |
Use Case
A mid-sized dairy processing plant using peracetic acid at +85 °C was facing weekly hose failures during CIP cycles. After consulting Angst+Pfister:
- Hose material was upgraded for higher chemical resistance
- Cleaning concentration and duration were optimized
- Validated rinse protocols were introduced
The Result:
Hose service life doubled, compliance improved, and hose-related downtime dropped by 60%.
Our Internal Sales Consultant stated, “The technical input we received helped us optimize not just the hose selection, but the entire cleaning procedure. It was a game-changer in terms of efficiency and confidence.”
Boosting the Value Chain: Safety Meets Sustainability
By increasing the service life of hoses and reducing chemical waste through optimized CIP/SIP cycles, Angst+Pfister contributes to regulatory compliance, cost savings, and sustainability goals across the food and beverage supply chain. Fewer replacements mean less downtime, less waste — and more consistent production.
Video Q&A
In our latest video Q&A, Emine Sulejmani (Head of Market Unit Fluid Handling Technology) and Joël Dupraz (Product Fluid Application Engineer) discuss how CIP/SIP processes can make or break hose performance in food and beverage production.
From real-life failure examples to expert tips on cleaning protocols, this session offers valuable insights on how to prevent premature wear, ensure compliance, and extend hose service life.
Are you facing frequent hose failures or struggling with CIP/SIP compatibility?
Get in touch with our experts for a free consultation and learn how to future-proof your process.
Frequently Asked Questions About CIP/SIP Maintenance in the Food and Beverage Industry
1. In CIP/SIP applications, how often should food-grade hoses be replaced?
Replacement frequency depends on the cleaning agents, temperatures, and cycle intensity. With optimized materials and cleaning protocols, hose lifetime can be extended from an average of 6 months to 12–18 months.
2. What are the most common reasons hoses fail during CIP/SIP?
Thermal and chemical degradation from harsh cleaning agents, incorrect cleaning cycles, or skipping pre-rinse steps are among the most frequent causes of premature hose failure.
3. Which cleaning agents are safe to use with food-grade hoses?
It depends on the hose material. Angst+Pfister provides chemical compatibility charts for agents such as caustic soda, nitric acid, peracetic acid, phosphoric acid, and steam sterilization — helping you choose the right match.
4. What’s the benefit of pre-cleaning a hose before first use?
Pre-cleaning with potable water at +80 °C for 8 hours helps remove manufacturing residues and stabilize the inner tube material. Skipping this step can reduce hose life by up to 30%.
5. Can Angst+Pfister support me in optimizing my CIP/SIP setup?
Yes. Our experts offer end-to-end guidance from hose selection and cleaning protocol optimization to chemical compatibility checks and maintenance support to ensure longer service life and full compliance.
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