Mixproof Valves for the Dairy Industry

Mixproof valves are used for mixproof separation of incompatible media at flow path intersections within the pipe system.

GEA Tuchenhagen...The First in Innovation

Until early 2007, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) regulation Item 15p did not allow the cleaning of the seat(s) and the vent cavity of a PMO mixproof valve while product was present in the opposite housing of the valve. This meant that dairy plants needed to shut down for several hours to clean the seats and vent cavities of these valves, greatly reducing dairy proecessors‘ flexibility and productivity.

NO MORE!
In April 2007, the FDA lifted the seat cleaning restrictions for the first time ever for the 24/7 PMO Valve^® (and later the 24/7 PMO Tank Valve™) from GEA Tuchenhagen. This was the first such authorization ever to be issued.