SOP for Operation & Cleaning procedure for Octagonal Blender

Objective

To define the operation and cleaning procedures for the octagonal blender.

Scope

This procedure applies to all Production sections of PharmaInfo Ltd.

Responsibility

Production: Executive/Officer/Chemist

Accountability

Head- Production

Procedure

Instrument Detail

Name: OCTAGONAL BLENDER

Make:

Capacity:

Instrument ID.:

Location:

Procedure For Integrity

• To check the cleanliness of the Octagonal blender, remove the “CLEANED EQUIPMENT” status label and Affix the “EQUIPMENT IN USE” label.
• Take line clearance from the IPQA officer.
• Take the telescopic cage in a vertical position.
• Lower the telescopic cage by pressing a button on the operating panel (down).
• Place the filled Bin inside the cage by using a pallet truck and close the railing.

• Lift the telescopic cage by pressing the up button on the operating panel (up).
• Set the blending time & speed (slow/fast) of the blender in PLC.
• Start the blender by touching START in MMI.
• After blending time is over Blender will automatically switch over to creep speed and stop in vertical position.
• To unload the Bin lower down the telescoping cage by pressing the down button provided on the operating panel.
• Place the pallet truck below the Bin and take out the Bin for the next process.

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Cleaning of OCTAGONAL BLENDER

1. Type A Cleaning: (Product to Product)

• Clean the Octagonal Bin by using the Bin Wash Assembly or manually and keep in the clean Equipment room.
• Clean the telescopic cage by 100 ltr. potable water until it is visually clean, scrub it with 0.5% teepol solution, and wash with 100 ltr. potable water.
• Rinse the cage finally with 100 liters of purified water.
• Clean the external surface of the Octagonal blender, panel board, railing, and main shaft with wet lint-free cloth and dry with dry lint-free cloth.
• Affix a “CLEANED EQUIPMENT” status label to the blender.
• Maintain record.

2. Type B Cleaning: ( Batch to Batch)

• Dismantle the main switch of the Octagonal blender.
• Without dismantling the machine parts the powder from the previous batch label and material is to be removed and cleaned with clean, dry lint-free cloth.
• Place a “TO BE CLEANED EQUIPMENT” status label on the blender.
• Record the activity in the respective equipment log.

3. Type C Cleaning: (End of the shift)

• Without dismantling the machine parts the powder from the machine is to be removed And cleaned with a clean, dry lint-free cloth at the end of the shift.
• Record the activity in the respective equipment log.

Annexure

Equipment Cleaning Checklist ( Type A)

Equipment Cleaning Checklist ( Type B)

Equipment Cleaning Checklist ( Type C)

Reference

Nil

Abbreviations

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

QA - Quality Assurance

PR - Production

Revision History

Nil

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