PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Inotec provides products and services for the brewery, diary, beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The aim is to increase the efficiency and performance of our customers, providing innovative design, development and continuous improvement of their products and processes.
The range of products and services offered by Inotec is:
1. Engineering, Consulting and Project Management
We know that our customers’ needs must be anticipated with minimal spend of time and resources.
The process engineering assures you that your plant will get the right and optimal technology, up and running in the shortest time, with optimized CAPEX and operational costs.
We have the best consulting specialists and we are putting them to work in the benefit of our customers providing them with the best solutions and technical expertise.
We are guiding your every step throughout the engineering process so that together we can reach the performance you need. We are doing that by optimizing resource allocation (the intelligent use of time, space, materials and human resources).
Our consulting specialists can give you the best advice on how to properly and efficiently use the given space so that our engineers can bring you an optimal, customized project for your business.
Engineering, Consulting and Project Management department provides a various range of services to develop and create totally integrated process solutions for our customers:
- Design of Process diagrams (P&ID’s) based on today’s technology
- Engineering of skid mounted modules
- 3D Engineering of complete plants
- Isometric drawings for Montage and Installation of Plants
- Material extracts (BOM) for installation
- Supervision of installation
- Management of project implementation
- Start-up and commissioning coordination
2. Pre-assembled process units and plants
The process units and plants are frame mounted, pre-assembled and pre-tested, with their own automation, which perform certain functions in brewery, beverage, food, diary and chemical production processes.
Inotec production workshop is fully equipped to fabricate an extensive range of process units, pre-assembled and ready to operate.
The machinery and equipment used in pre-fabrication allow us to build high quality hygienic process units and plants.
BENEFITS
- Optimized engineering of the process and fluid handling
- Proven hygienic solutions for each process function
- Reduced space requirement
- Easy, fast and lower cost installation
- Reduced shutdown duration and production stops
- Short start-up and commissioning time
- Products heating and cooling
- Products mixing and preparation
- Ingredients and additives preparation and dosing
- Process gases preparation (Sterile Air, CO2, N2, etc.)
- Utilities preparation (hot water, ice water, glycol, steam and condensate, etc.)
- Valve blocks (matrices) for liquid products and gases distribution
- Swing bend panels for liquid products and gases distribution
- CIP Plants
Frame
Materials
- V2A Stainless steel AISI 304
- Square or rectangular tubes
- Round tubes
Assembly
- TIG Welding
- Closed corners
Finishing
- Polished longitudinal grit 180
- Glass blasting for stainless steel
Pipework and skid assembly
Materials
- Process piping
- Stainless steel AISI 304L, AISI316L
- Size standard DIN11850/ EN 10357, ISO2037, BS 4825
- Utility piping
- Stainless steel AISI 304L, AISI316L
- Mild steel ST 35.8
- Size standard DIN2448, ANSI/ASME B36.19, ISO/EN
Assembly
- Orbital TIG Welding
- Purging gas
- Welding pickling and passivation
Finishing
- Pipework outside polished
- Pipework inside passivated
Pre-testing
I/O test
Water functionality test
Brewery Process Units
- Wort cooling units
- Wort aeration units
- Yeast pitching units
- Yeast cooling units
- Beer cooling units
- Beer pasteurization units
- Carbonation and blending units
- Dosing units
- Pre-assembled CIP Plants
- Swing bend panels
- Pipe fences
- Valve blocks (matrices)
Food and Beverage Process Units
- Food preparation units
- Food storage units
- Ingredients dosing units
- Food heating/boiling units
- Food cooling units
- Mixing units
- Pre-assembled CIP Plants
- Swing bend panels
- Pipe fences
- Valve blocks (matrices)
Diary Process Units
- Milk unloading/reception units
- Milk/cream pasteurization units
- Milk cooling units
- Ingredients dosing units
- Fermented products preparation units
- Yogurt preparation units
- Mixing units
- Pre-assembled CIP Plants
- Swing bend panels
- Pipe fences
- Valve blocks (matrices)
Chemical Process Units
- Preparation units
- Storage units
- Ingredients dosing units
- Product heating units
- Product cooling units
- Mixing units
- Valve blocks (matrices)
3. STAINLESS STEEL TANKS & VESSELS
Inotec provides high-quality stainless steel vessels and tanks for brewery, diary, beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The design and execution of the process and storage tanks are performed in accordance with the highest hygiene standards used in the food industry.
The fabrication technology of the tanks is based on a new vertical system for tanks manufacturing consisting in:
- Automatic coil rolling, cutting and vertical welding system
- Vertical weld coil grinding machine
- Tank assembly, automatic circular welding and weld grinding system
For conical ends manufacturing the following machines are used:
- Cutting and bevelling machine
- Cone forming and manufacturing rolling machine
- Automatic seam weld machine
To fulfil the high-quality hygiene standards, the internal and external welds and surfaces are polished using automatic CNC polishing machines for tanks ends and for complete vessels.
Inotec is able to design and produce pressure vessels with PED 97/23/EC,AD 2000-Merkblatt HP 0, EN 13445-4and EN ISO 3834-2 certification.
Process tanks
Capacities: 100 – 15000 L
Ends:
- Flat
- Conical with various angles
- Torispherical
- Hemispherical
Agitator:
- Top / Side / Bottom mounted
- Gearbox for gentle mixing of product
- Impeller type
- Frame type
Anchor type with paddles
Heating: Dimple jackets with hot water or steam
Cooling: Dimple jackets with ice water or glycol
Insulation:
- Hot type
- Cold type
- Stainless steel cladding – tightly welded
Nozzles: Hygienic connections – clamp ferrule, union, aseptic flanges
Certification: CE
Storage Tanks
Capacities: 500 – 30000 L
Ends:
- Flat
- Conical with various angles
- Torispherical
Agitator:
- Top / Side / Bottom mounted
- Gearbox for gentle mixing of product
- Impeller type
- Frame type
Anchor type with paddles
Heating: Dimple jackets with hot water or steam
Cooling: Dimple jackets with ice water or glycol
Insulation:
- Hot type
- Cold type
- Stainless steel cladding
Nozzles: Hygienic connections – clamp ferrule, union, aseptic flanges
Certification: CE
Pressure Tanks
Inotec has facilities permitting manufacturing and inspection in compliance with the current technical standards. It operates a quality system and qualified personnel which guarantees the pressure equipment conformity with the directive.
Certification:
- PED 97/23/EC
- AD 2000 Merkblatt HP 0
- EN ISO 3834-2
Capacities: 1000 – 15000 L
Ends: Torispherical
Insulation:
- Cold type
- Stainless steel cladding
Sensors: Temperature, level, pressure
Grade 1
- Inside surface finish 2B
- Inside welds finish grinded Ra < 0.8 µm
- Outside surface finish 2B
- Outside welds pickled and passivated
Grade 2
- Inside surface finish 2B
- Inside welds finish grinded Ra < 0.8 µm
- Outside surface finish 2B
- Outside welds finish grinded grit 180
Grade 3
- Inside surface finish grinded Ra < 0.8 µm
- Inside welds finish grinded Ra < 0.8 µm
- Outside surface finish grinded grit 180
- Outside welds finish grinded grit 180
Brewery Tanks
Brewhouse vessels: 2.5 – 100 HL/Brew
Yeast Tanks: 10 – 150 HL
Fermentation Tanks: 10 – 500 HL
Bright Beer Tanks: 10 – 500 HL
Beer Buffer Tanks: 10 – 250 HL
CIP Tanks: 2 – 250 HL
Water Tanks: 10 – 1000 HL
Food and beverage Tanks
Raw materials tanks: up to 100 m3
Preparation Tanks: 100 – 6000 L
Mixing Tanks: 1000 – 20000 L
Additive Dosing Tanks: 10 – 2000 L
Storage Tanks: 500 – 15000 L
CIP Tanks: 300 – 10000 L
Water Tanks: 1000 – 30000 L
Diary Tanks
Raw Milk Storage Tanks: 3000 – 30000 L
Pasteurized Milk Tanks: 3000 – 30000 L
Cream Storage Tanks: 1000 – 10000 L
Fermented Product Tanks: 1000 – 10000 L
Preparation Tanks: 100 – 10000 L
CIP Tanks: 300 – 10000 L
Water Tanks: 1000 – 30000 L
Tanks for chemical industry
Raw materials tanks: up to 100 m3
Mixing Tanks: 1000 – 20000 L
Additive Dosing Tanks: 10 – 10000 L
Final product Storage Tanks: 100 – 20000 L
Water Tanks: 1000 – 30000 L
4. ON-SITE INSTALLATIONS
Inotec’s experienced installation team can provide high quality mechanical installation works and insulations for:
- food,
- beverages,
- diary,
- chemical,
- detergents and cosmetic plants.
Our mechanical fitters and welders are qualified to use methods and technologies that ensure a fast and reliable installation.
Inotec welders are TÜV certified according to PED 2014/68/EU and EN ISO 9606-1 to perform mechanical installations of process and utility pressure piping in the following domains:
Process piping
25 mm ≤ DN ≤ 500 mm, -50°C ≤ T ≤ +440°C, Pmax ≤ 40 bar
Utility piping
32 mm ≤ DN ≤ 800 mm, Tmax ≤ +440°C, Pmax ≤ 40 bar
The welders are qualified for WIG and MIG/MAG procedures.
Stainless steel piping fabrication
For pipes preparation, cutting and beveling are used Orbitalum GF machines, that uses Planetary Cutting Technology to ensures the perpendicularity of the cut and productivity.
The welding of the stainless steel piping is performed according to Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) procedure, with internal inert gas purge.
If it is needed, automatic orbital welding ORBIMAT is also available. After welding, the external welds are cleaned, pickled and passivated. The internal welds are cleaned and treated by recirculation with passivation agents.
Insulation materials
Cold insulation:
- Flexible Elastomeric (Armaflex)
- Cellular Phenolic Foam
- Foamglass
- Polyurethane (PUR)
Hot insulation :
- Mineral wool (Rockwool)
- Fiber glass
- Ceramic Fiber
- Perlite
- Calcium silicate
- Foamglass
Type :
- Blanket
- Boards
- Sheet
- Preformed
Cladding materials
- Stainless steel cladding 0.4 – 0.8 mm assembled with rivets or self-tapping screws
- Stainless steel cladding 0.4 – 1 mm assembled with rivets or self-tapping screws
- Stainless steel closed fully welded insulation 2 – 2.5 mm
Insulation piping fabrication
Proper insulation installation for piping is critical to its effectiveness. Before insulation, the pipe must be cleaned, dried and protected with anti-corrosive coating. The insulation material is installed over the pipe by wrapping (blanket, sheet), by foaming (PUR) or by application (insulation preformed). All pipe insulation longitudinal and circumferential joints must be sealed using the self-seal lap and butt strips.
If a vapor barrier (retarder) is required for the insulation, a protective foil is applied completely adhered to the insulation. The cladding is fitted over the insulated pipeline using the with rivets or self-tapping screws. For maintenance, the valves are insulated with removable insulation covers.
Quality control (QC) is set of procedures and methods intended to ensure that a manufactured product or performed service adheres to a defined set of quality criteria or meets the requirements of the customer.
All products and services provided by Inotec are quality controlled during on-going manufacturing, finally inspected before delivery and monitoring during operation.
For quality control during products manufacturing and during on-site installation, advanced measurement instruments and testing methods are used.
Video endoscopy
The video endoscopy is used for internal inspection of pipe systems. Video endoscope equipment operates on the principle that a small electronic sensor detects the image and transmits the signals recorded to a video processor from which the signal is sent to a monitor. The electronic sensor is placed at the end of a flexible fiber optics cable. The cable could have lengths up to 30 meters and with a diameter down to 6 mm. The picture of the weld can be saved.
The video endoscope is used in Inotec’s workshop for process units internal inspection and on-site to inspect the quality of pipelines installation. For traceability all welds are marked, and those subject to video endoscope control will be checked and accompanied by an inspection report.
Hydrostatic tests
Hydrostatic test or pressure test is a method to test pressure vessels and pipelines for strength and leaks. The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with gas, usually air, or liquid, usually water, and pressurization of the system to the specified test pressure. The liquid pressure testing is performed using a hydrostatic test stand consisting in pressure supply pump and instrumentation. The leaks and pressure lost are identified. Using hydrostatic test helps maintain safety standards and durability of the vessel or pipeline over time.
Dye-penetrant tests
Dye penetrant inspection (DP), also called liquid penetrate inspection (LP) is a widely applied and low-cost inspection method used to check welding surface defects such as cracks, surface porosity, leaks and fatigue cracks. Large number of welding seams can be inspected rapidly and at low cost. By this method only surface-breaking defects of the welds can be identified.
NDT
Non-destructive testing (NDT) includes a variety of analysis techniques to assess the properties of the materials and the accuracy of assembly without causing any damage to the material in the process.
Welding control of thin-walled pipes is usually done by radiographic X-ray or gamma-ray testing. Only suitably trained and qualified personnel should practice this type of testing, because of health and safety implications. Radiographic testing provides a permanent film record of weld quality that is relatively easy to interpret by trained personnel.
For traceability all welds are marked, and those subject to NDT control will be checked and accompanied by an inspection report. The goal is to reduce the number of defective welds as low as possible, and the final product to have zero welding defects.
5. TURN KEY PROJECTS
Inotec is able to provide high-quality products, process units and plants that are designed, supplied, built, fully installed and ready to operate.
This kind of approach is commonly requested for new projects or upgrading of existing production facilities to extend the customer’s plant capacity and performance.
To manage turnkey projects involves complex integrated activities relevant to engineering, procurement, prefabrication, construction, start-up and commissioning.
The goal is to integrate management, engineering, manufacturing, execution and implementation resources to achieve specific project goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time.
