SOP for Cleaning and Operation of Digifill Machine

OBJECTIVE

To provide a cleaning and operating procedure for the Digifill machine

SCOPE

The procedure applies to the operation cleaning of Digfill located in the liquids filling section.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operator: Clean the machine thoroughly from the previous product and operate the machine.

Supervisor: Check the machine to ensure that it has been thoroughly cleaned.

Q.A. Personnel: To verify that the cleaning procedure has been done and to certify the machine for use.

PROCEDURE

Operating Procedure

• Connect the pipe to the Holding Tank that contains the product.
• Switch on the digifill and let out the first 5-10 drops of the product into a cleaned container to ensure that traces of alcohol are removed from the pipe
• Set the intended fill volume on the digifill.
• Inform QA personnel to verify the cleaned status and to sample from the spout.
• Start the filling process after QA personnel approve it.

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Cleaning Procedure for product to product changeover

• Switch off the machine.
• Remove the pipe from the Holding Tank and connect it to the water tap.
• Switch on the machine and open the water tap to flow for 15 minutes to wash the pipes and machine.

• Dismantle the pipe from the water tap and the small pipe from the digifill.
• Clean the digifill outside with a clean moist waster.
• Connect the product pipe to the digifill and dip it in a bucket of hot water.
• Circulate the hot water for 15 minutes.
• After that rinse the pipes with 70% alcohol for 15 minutes.
• Decant the alcohol from the pipes and dry them.

Cleaning for batch-to-batch change over

• Update the status board with details.
• Remove all previous product material from the machine area.
• Clean the machine with a clean dry cloth.
• Update the status board with details.

ANNEXURE

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ABBREVIATION

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REVISION HISTORY

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