BOTTLE LIFE

Preform inlet

Power Preform heating

Compressed
Preform blowing
air

Bottle transfer to
aseptic monoblock

External
sterilization

PAA solution
Internal
sterilization

External rinsing Caps

Sterile water

Internal rinsing Caps feeder

Product Filling Caps elevator

Sterile nitrogen Nitrogen flushing PAA recovery Caps sterilization PAA solution

Sterile water Neck washing Caps rinsing Sterile water

Capping Caps pushing Sterile air

Bottle outfeed

Level control
(Rejection)
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Capping control/
Rejection

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PRODUCTION
 STERILE WATER CIRCUIT IN PRODUCTION

Customer process
water

Inlet into main

tank

Pumping

Circuit purging

Warm up (for
Steam
switching)

Sterilization
Steam (warm up +
holding)

Pre-cooling
Warmed water (exchanger
recovery section)

Cold water Cooling

Sterile water
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 PAA CIRCUIT PRODUCTION

PAA solution
available

PAA solution
PAA solution main
concentration
tank
checking

Isolator
Caps sterilization Bottles sterilization
sterilization

PAA recovery tank

Filtration
 PAA SOLUTION PREPARATION

Wetting agent Customer process

[PAA] dosing
dosing water dosing

Mixing

Inlet into main tank

Pumping

Heating Steam

Filtration

PAA solution
concentration
checking
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 AIR CIRCUIT PRODUCTION

Air

1st prefiltration (for oil

and solid particles)

2nd prefiltration (for

Pneumatic distribution
smells)

Single sterile filtration To nitrogen circuit

Bottles drying Caps pushing

NITROGEN CIRCUIT PRODUCTION

Nitrogen/
Prefiltered air

Double sterile filtration

Filler tank Nitrogen flushing (only

pressurization if nitrogen is used)
 STEAM IN PRODUCTION

Steam inlet

Filtration

Pressure regulation

Temperature check

Product Nitrogen inlet Nitrogen outlet Product Filler tank sterile

Filler lower Filler upper Rinser rotary
modulating modulating modulating multiway rinsing multiway
rotary union rotary union union steam
valve steam valve steam valve steam aseptic valve aseptic valve
steam barrier condenser barrier
barrier barrier barrier steam barrier steam barrier

CIP/SIP drain
steam barrier

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 DYNAMIC SEAL PRODUCTION

System in closed loop

Filler upper dynamic

Capper dynamic seal Outlet conveyor
seal

Drain
 CLEANING

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CIP STEPS

(1) Initial rinsing

Soda washing

Intermediate
rinsing

Acid washing

Final rinsing
 INITIAL RINSING BEFORE CIP

Process water

Pumping

Filler tank rinsing

Filler tank rinsing
through
through sprayball
modulating valve

Filling valves
rinsing

Drain

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 INTERMEDIATE RINSING

Process water

Filtration

Circuit in opened
configuration

Circuit in closed
configuration

Steam Heating

Filler tank rinsing

Filler tank rinsing Chemicals inlet
through
through sprayball circuit rinsing
modulating valve

Drain
 CIP: ACID/ALCALINE STEP

Soda/acid
Process water
dosing

System in closed
loop

Pumping

Steam inlet Heating

Filler tank Filler tank washing

washing through through
sprayball modulating valve

Filling valves
washing

Cold water Cooling

Drain
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FINAL RINSING AFTER CHEMICALS

Water

Circuit in opened
configuration

Chemicals circuit
valves opening

Chemicals line
Main circuit rinsing
rinsing

Sprayball rinsing Filler tank rinsing

Filler rinsing

Drain
 STERILE WATER UNIT CIP

Customer
Rinsing
process water

Customer Acid solution

Acid dosing
process water preparation

Pumping

Acid solution
Steam
heating

Acid treatment

Acid solution
Cold water
cooling

Draining

Customer
Rinsing
process water

Draining
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 AIR/NITROGEN CIRCUIT CLEANING: ACID/ALCALINE STEP

Customer process
Soda/acid
water

Steam Heating

Gas pipe to filler

Gas pipe to isolator
tank

System in closed loop

Drain

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DYNAMIC SEAL CLEANING

Dynamic seal drain

Vaccinated water
inlet

Dynamic seal drain

Dynamic seal closure

COP soda solution

Dynamic seal drain

Dynamic seal closure

Vaccinated water

System ready for

sterilization
 COP STEPS

(1) Hot rinsing

(2) Soda step

(3) Hot rinsing

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 COP CIRCUIT: HOT RINSING

Customer process
[PAA] dosing
water dosing

Mixing in line

Steam Heating

Filtration

Isolator rinsing with

hot vaccinated water
through 11 lines
 COP CIRCUIT: SODA STEP

Customer process
Soda dosing
water dosing

Inlet into main tank

Steam Heating

Conductivimeter soda
solution concentration
control

COP soda solution

available

Isolator cleaning
through 11 lines

COP soda solution

recovery
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STERILIZATION
 STERILE WATER UNIT SIP

Customer process
water

Pumping

Pre-heating
Sterile water (exchanger
recovery section)

Heating
Steam
(loop sterilization)

Sterile water
available

Bottles rinsing
Caps rinsing after Neck rinsing after
after PAA
PAA treatment PAA treatment
treatment

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 PAA CIRCUIT STERILIZATION

PAA solution
available

PAA solution
PAA solution tank concentration
checking

Nitrogen flushing Isolator

Bottles drying pipe Caps pushing pipe Bottles sterilization Caps sterilization
pipes sterilization

Caps rinsing

Bottles rinsing

Neck rinsing

PAA recovery tank

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 STEAM STERILIZATION

Steam inlet

Filtration

Pressure regulator Pressure regulator

Filler tank Nitrogen absolute filter Air absolute filter

pressurization sterilization sterilization

Steam barriers

Product Product Sterile rinsing

Gas pipe to Filler upper Filler lower Rinser rotary
modulated aseptic aseptic CIP/SIP pump
filler tank rotary joint rotary joint joint steam
valve steam multiway valve multiway valve steam barrier
steam barrier steam barrier steam barrier barrier
barrier steam barrier steam barrier
 DYNAMIC SEAL STERILIZATION

Dynamic seal drain

Customer process
PAA dosing
water

Inlet into main

tank

Filler upper dynamic Filler lower dynamic

Capper dynamic seal Outlet conveyor
seal seal

Drain

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 PRODUCT CIRCUIT SIP

Customer process
water

CIP valves circuit

Steam barrier
in closed Steam
attivation
configuration

Pumping

Steam Heating

Filler tank and filler

sterilization

Cold water Cooling

Drain