Holding Tubes

CSI engineers design holding tubes to meet the pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO), FDA, & USDA standards.

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About Holding Tubes

Holding tubes provide a fixed volume of tubing to "hold" a product for a set period at a given flow rate. This is required for processes like pasteurization, sterilization, thermal deactivation, or tempering that require a dwell time at a given temperature.

With our outstanding welds, materials, and workmanship, CSI ensures your system meets industry and other regulatory requirements. We address all critical points to do so.

Features

  • Proper slope of no less than 1/4 inch per foot to allow drainage and meet USDA standards, 3-A, pasteurized milk ordinance standards and other product safety regulatory requirements
  • No short-circuiting capability
  • Supports that maintain the tubes in a fixed position
  • Salt injection provisions for timing and confirmation
  • Heavy-duty frame design
  • Fixed volume hold

Options

  • Flow diversion valve (FDV) to direct post-pasteurizer flow
  • Visual leak detection
  • Temperature measurement & controls
  • AL-6XN® & Hastelloy® C-22®
  • Salt injection provisions for timing and confirmation
  • Heavy-duty frame design

Applications

  • Milk
  • Sauces
  • Eggs
  • Infant formula
  • Juices
  • Pastes
  • Deactivation