CIP
Conductivity
transmitter
Improve process quality
Measurement at each piece
of equipment or process
segment verifies the product
and confirms cleaning or
rinsing has been properly
completed.
Achieve higher process
safety margin with
feedback during recipe
changes and cleaning
cycles
Conventionaly, a time-based
method is used and this
assumes the entire system is
set with the correct chemical
concentrations and the wash
cycle is run for sufficient
time.
• Cycle time usually includes
some safety margin to
ensure complete cleaning
• Because cycle time is likely
longer than necessary,
more energy is used to
pump and heat the fluids
and more resources
(cleaning agents, water,
etc.) is used throughout
the cycle
High resolution even in
wide measuring range
When using IO-Link, the
resolution of the conductivity
value is the same throughout
the wide measuring range.
A typical CIP process uses
chemicals with high
conductivity and rinse water
with low conductivity
It is possible the residual
amounts of chemicals go
undetected in rinse water or
products if using analog
signal over wide measuring
range
See table 1 for a comparison
of analog vs IO-Link signal.
Smallest conductivity
meter in the market
The most compact housing
condcutivity transmitter
available in the market. Uses
only one standard M12
connector.
Where to use for optimum
results?
• CIP skid
• Tanks and pipings
 Measuring range PLC analog input card IO-Link
(µS/cm) (12 bit)

0...500 1 µS/cm

0...5,000 2 µS/cm

0...15,000 4 µS/cm
1 µS/cm

0...100,000 25 µS/cm

0...500,000 122 µS/cm

0...1,000,000 244 µS/cm

Table 1: Comparison of resolution of IO-Link signal and analog signal

A major global dairy company (with plants around the

world) was experiencing challenges with its liquid analytical
systems, particularly related to CIP.
• 50% failure rate on sensors each year - approximately $1,200
per sensor
• Cost of plant downtime - up to $100,000 per hour

The company implemented ifm’s LDL200. Instead of two sesnors

(one for low-conductivity rinse water, one for high-conductivity
cleaning agents), the LDL200 can measure the entire range of
fluids
• Lower initial cost
• Less installation space required
• Reduced maintenance and
training requirements
• No loss of accuracy due to
resolution constraints

Verification of proper CIP and

rinsing was absolutely required to
ensure high quality of products
leaving the plants. Use case -
CIP process
in dairy
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