Inline Services specializes in Product Recovery Systems for both industrial and sanitary applications. We offer two types of product recovery pigs, the VIPRS® and SUD® Pig. These pigs are available in food or chemical grade material and can be made heat and chemical resistant.

What is a Product Recovery (Pigging) System?

The most important component is the Pig, which has tight scraping/sealing rings. The Pig is propelled through piping, by water, product, or other gas or liquid and wipes the pipe walls to displace solids or liquids left in the pipe. The patented design ensures virtually no bypass and complete product removal or separation.

The Pig is stored out of the product flow, at either end of the piping run in a chamber and is propelled into and through the pipe by a liquid or gas. A Product Recovery System can form part of a new installation or be retrofitted into an existing installation. In either case the pipe run has to be suitable for the pig to pass smoothly, with no obstructions.

Inline’s MPS sensors are placed at strategic points along the piping, and on detecting the Pig can either display a visual indication, like a light, or send signal to the PLC.

What Does a Product Recovery System Do?

Residual Product Displacement
A Product Recovery or Pigging System is used after product transfer to displace and recover residual product and clean the pipe wall.

Valuable product is saved that would otherwise have been flushed to waste. CIP chemical usage and waste can be optimized.

Product Separation
Product batches in the same pipe can be separated, to reduce transfer time and amount of piping.

Why Choose Inline’s VIPRS System?

Inline’s VIPRS systems for sanitary and industrial applications are designed around the main component – the PIG.

The efficiency of the PIG is crucial.

  • Flexibility for negotiating fittings
  • Durable design / wear resistant to last
  • High efficiency Disc configuration to ensure liquid tight seal – even around bends
  • Chemical & heat resistant material available in food or chemical grade
  • Bi-directional

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  • Inline Model MPS-2, Magnetic Pig Signalers are designed to detect a magnet molded into an Inline process pig, such as the VIPRS® and SUD® pigs .  The detectors are designed with two separate single-axis integrated Hall Effect magnetic sensors, each with an added ferromagnetic layer. The ferromagnetic layer acts as a magnetic flux concentrator, providing very high magnetic sensitivity.  Each sensor assembly consists of two sensors, a signal conditioning control circuit, an LED indicator, and a solid state output relay contact all encapsulated in a rugged, aluminum housing.
     
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    • Detects embedded magnets in Inline Process pig
    • Two separate Hall Effect magnet sensors
    • Detects pigs in both parked & moving positions
    • Suitable for use in both carbon and stainless steel applications
    • Signal conditioning control circuit
    • Easy-to-read LED indicator
    • Solid state output relay
    • Low, Medium and High sensitivity settings
    • Rugged, internally-potted aluminum housing
    • Available in explosion-proof housing for hazardous areas
    • Electrical Classification - Waterproof/Non-Hazardous
    • Field Wiring - 4 conductor; max 10 ohms single conductor
    • Input Voltage - 9 to 32 VDC
    • Power Consumption - 50 mA (0.6 watts @ 12VDC)
    • Output - 1 (FormA) contact, 200 volts (AC/DC), 250 mA
    • Size - 1-13/32"w X 2-7/32"l X 17/32"
    Download the MPS-2 Sensor Data Sheet
    Download the MPS-2 Installation & User Guide
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  • Inline’s VIPRS® industrial product recovery pigging systems improve production efficiency by the recovery of product left in the pipe, reducing costs and quantity of effluent sent to waste.

    Wide Range of Applications:

    • Can be fully automated and PLC controlled
    • For new installation or easily retrofitted
    • Suitable for a range of aggressive temperature and chemical applications
    • Designed to clean efficiently around 90-degree elbows
    • Paint, Coatings, Lubes, Greases, Adhesives & Inks
    The VIPRS systems have been installed into a number of industrial applications in paint, adhesives, and coatings:

    • Xylene
    • Butyl alcohol
    • Water-based paints
    • Toluene
    • Inks
    • Precious Metals

    Efficiency Maximized:

    • Improved product yield by recovering virtually all product after batch transfer
    • Reduces cleaning cycle time and efficiency
    • Reduces waste emissions from cleaning operations
    • Reduces piping – multiple products to use the same line
      Visit our Product Recovery Systems Resources to learn more or submit a quote request to get started on your path to industrial product recovery.
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  • Inline Services manufactures VIPRS®/SUD Pigs for sanitary product recovery systems.  Our sanitary pigging systems improve production efficiency by the recovery of product left in the pipe which reduces CIP costs and quantity of effluent sent to waste.

    Wide Range of Features:

    • Can be fully automated and PLC controlled
    • For new installation or easily retrofitted
    • Suitable for a range of aggressive temperature and chemical applications
    • Will negotiate 90-degree elbows

    Efficiency Maximized:

    • Improved product yield by recovering virtually all product after batch transfer
    • Reduces cleaning cycle time and efficiency
    • Reduces waste emissions from cleaning operations
    • Reduces piping – multiple products to use same line (batching sketch)

    Complete Automation:

    Sensors detect the presence of the pigs in the process system and communicate their position with a PLC. The pigs become part of the production and CIP process and are launched and retrieved automatically. Where cleanliness is paramount, the pigs are thoroughly washed in patented cleaning chambers, to 3A standards.

    Applications Include:

    • Foods
    • Dairy
    • Confectionery
    • Beverage
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Fine Chemicals
    • Beauty Products
    • Cheese
    • Milk
    • Baby Food
    • Syrup
    • Juices
    • Hand Creams
    • Sauces
    • Yogurt
    VIPRS sanitary product recovery systems pigs can be manufactured from food grade materials and have been tested in Europe and U.S for their suitability. Learn more by visiting our product recovery systems resources or get started by filling out a request for quote.
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  • VIPRS PIGS and SUD PIGS® provide a highly efficient cleaning action for smaller bore pipes. With the ability to traverse 1.5D bends and still maintain a tight seal, these pigs are ideally suited to separating dissimilar products, evacuating and recovering valuable product and total line evacuation.
     
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    • Size Range – 3/4" - 12"
    • Flexible, ideal for tight radius bends
    • Safe - no removable parts
    • Accommodates variations in pipe id's of the same nominal size
    • Can be run at low pressures
    • Magnets for remote detection
    • Available in polyurethane, nitrile, viton, silicon and other compounds
    • FDA approved food grade polyurethane available
    • Food and beverage
    • Chemical cleaning
    • Packaging, loading, process and product line cleaning
    • Wood pulp and paper
    • Petrochemical
    • Water and waste-water treatment plants
    • Dairy
    • Pharmaceutical
    Download the VIPRS-SUD Datasheet
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