For years, food and beverage application maintenance personnel have been faced with a dilemma: how to protect critical electrical equipment during washdown cleaning procedures without sacrificing product safety or production efficiency.
Traditionally, protecting critical electrical equipment during washdown cleaning procedures has been a time-consuming and labor-intensive process, requiring manual steps such as caulking, bagging, and weather stripping. This can disrupt lean processes and burden personnel.
But now, nVent HOFFMAN offers the most comprehensive portfolio of sanitary enclosure solutions, specially engineered to protect your equipment in the simplest to the most challenging environments. With nVent HOFFMAN, you can quickly and easily preserve the integrity of sanitary conditions and reduce the risk of food safety breaches.
In today's complex global supply chain, a single food safety breach can affect millions of consumers worldwide. As a result, the public, media, and regulatory organizations are placing increasing scrutiny on the sanitary practices of food and beverage producers. At the same time, companies are facing the potential safety risks and costs of recalls, liability, fines, and long-term damage to brands.
This has driven strong demand for hygienic designs that can withstand the harshest washdown conditions. nVent HOFFMAN's sanitary enclosure solutions are designed to meet this demand, providing the ultimate protection for your critical electrical equipment.
These specially engineered enclosures for sanitary washdown cleaning procedures incorporate these hygienic design principles:
Meet stringent industry standards – including UL Type 4X, IP66 and IP69 ratings – for preventing liquid ingress and resisting corrosion.
Provide a door seal that can be easily maintained and replaced, if necessary.
Robustly capable of surviving high-temperature, high-pressure cleaning operations.
Reliably maintain functionality after repeated cleaning cycles.
Selecting the right level of protection for your electrical enclosure
Enclosures in a food and beverage environment must be designed and built for severe conditions. In general, an electrical enclosure or cabinet should:
Meet the industry standards for preventing liquid ingress and resisting corrosion.
Provide a door seal that can be easily maintained and replaced, if necessary.
Be robustly capable of surviving the high temperatures and pressures associated with cleaning operations.
Reliably maintain functionality after repeated cleaning cycles.
With these basic requirements, it is important to match the right level of protection to your application. Standards include:
IP 69:
These ratings indicate the level of protection of an enclosure against ingress of liquids (IPX9) and dust (IP6X). During the testing procedures, enclosures are subjected to the high temperatures (80 C) and highpressure sprays (approx. 8000 to 10000 kPa) associated with – but more rigorous than – routine sanitary washdown cleaning procedures. IP69 (IEC) for electrical equipment represents the highest level of protection.
Type 4X:
This certification indicates protection for personnel against access to hazardous parts as well as a superior level of protection for equipment inside an enclosure against ingress of water or solid foreign objects like dust, which can damage critical equipment inside the enclosure and cause bacterial growth. In addition, Type 4X indicates a superior level of corrosion resistance.
nVent HOFFMAN Product Solutions For Food And Beverage Industry
The nVent HOFFMAN Hygienic Design Terminal Box, HDTB range, is specially engineered to protect critical equipment in high sanitary environments and for ease of cleaning. With self-draining, smooth-finished surfaces, gap-free design and high protection degree, the enclosure minimizes hygiene risks and helps reduce downtime to increase productivity.
AFS Stainless Steel Single Door Wall - Mounted Enclosure Medium-level protection
The AFS enclosure portfolio helps protect electrical equipment in sanitary washdown applications and is ideally suited for food processing areas. WaterShed is specially designed to facilitate washdown runoff and meets IP66 and Type 4X and 12 standards for protection against mild washdown and chemical contact. The AFS portfolio features 18 sizes and a variety of recommended accessories.
ASR Stainless Steel Single Door enclosure Basic-level protection
The ASR enclosure portfolio helps protect equipment in minimal washdown applications and is ideally suited for areas with no food contact. ASR enclosures meet IP66 and Type 4X and 12 standards for basic protection from water and chemicals. The ASR portfolio features 22 sizes and a variety of recommended accessories.
Alternatively, you can find HERE our wide range of nVent Hoffman Stainless Steel enclosures designed specifically for applications in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and many others.
If you require further information or assistance in choosing the right enclosure for your applications, please contact your local branch.
