The objective
A new line, greater throughput, improved quality, easier cleaning or equipment modernisation: what result do you want to achieve?
Resources / Preparing your project
A well-defined project
starts with the right questions.
A new machine, a treatment system or an installation to upgrade: here is the information that helps us develop your project together, whichever Tiko Innov solution you are considering.
01 / Your requirements
Start with your production requirements.
You do not need every answer from the start. Share what you already know; we can work through the rest together.
The product or fluid
Beverage, water or cleaning solution: describe its nature, temperatures, particular characteristics and planned product changes. Any available analyses are useful.
Working capacity
Specify flow in L/h, batch volumes, operating ranges and production hours. Distinguish normal demand from peaks and future requirements.
Project context
New or existing installation, site, schedule, shutdown windows and indicative budget if known: these details help establish a realistic scope.
02 / Your solution
The right questions for each solution.
Open the sections that apply to you. A project may combine several equipment families.
Cleaning-in-place · CIP
Sizing depends on the circuits to be cleaned, not just the capacity of the CIP tanks.
- Equipment, volumes, pipe diameters and lengths; sequential or simultaneous cleaning and solution return.
- Residues, chemicals used, temperatures and existing protocol or required cleaning result.
- Available time, required flow and pressure, possible solution recovery and cycle monitoring requirements.
Beverage filtration · EZF
The product and its filterability guide the choice of media and configuration.
- Beverage, temperature, turbidity, particles and available analyses or filterability tests.
- Objective: clarification, protection of a downstream stage or microbial reduction to be defined and validated.
- Flow, volume to process, existing filters, allowable pressure drops and cleaning or replacement constraints.
Water treatment and filtration · EZF_W
Start with the incoming water and intended use to identify suitable treatment stages.
- Water source, recent analysis and known variations in quality or availability.
- Use: process, rinsing or another requirement; target quality and acceptance criteria to clarify.
- Flow and daily consumption, available pressure, storage, discharges and maintenance constraints.
Carbonation and dissolved gas management · EZC
The target gas content is defined alongside beverage and line conditions.
- Beverage, flow, inlet temperature and pressure; initial and target CO₂ content in g/L if known.
- CO₂ supply, measurement or control requirements and, for other dissolved gases, the objective to investigate.
- Buffer tank or direct filler connection, downstream conditions, stops and restarts, and cleaning integration.
Pasteurisation and combined treatment · EZ_FPC
Thermal treatment must suit the product and the required result.
- Beverage, relevant properties (pH, pulp, viscosity…), microbiological objective and an existing validated protocol, if available.
- Flow, inlet and outlet temperatures, time–temperature combination to define and holding conditions.
- Steam or another heat source to investigate, cooling capacity, energy recovery and optional carbonation.
Automation, combined systems and custom equipment
Defining functions and interfaces avoids treating each machine as an isolated unit.
- Required sequences, manual or automatic operation, recipes, alarms and data monitoring or export needs.
- Existing PLCs and HMIs, exchanges with other machines, networks and remote-support prerequisites.
- Shared control of several machines, operator tasks, acceptance tests and training to plan according to scope.
Maintenance and retrofit
Work on an existing installation starts by identifying the equipment and understanding its condition.
- Model, serial number, year, documentation and available software versions.
- Symptoms, alarms, circumstances, service history and useful photographs; for a retrofit, functions to retain or upgrade.
- Access constraints, possible shutdown period, on-site contact and remote or on-site assistance to define.
03 / Integration
Plan how the machine fits into your factory.
Layout and access
Dimensioned layout in mm, doorways, available height, handling access and clearances for opening, cleaning and maintaining equipment.
Utilities and connections
Electricity, water, compressed air, steam, cooling, CO₂ and drainage as required by the process. Provide available capacities, pressures, temperatures and known connections.
Day-to-day operation
Batch organisation, cleaning, consumables, maintenance access and team skills. Hygiene requirements and materials are defined for your application.
Interfaces and acceptance
Define supply boundaries, upstream and downstream exchanges, required documents and test criteria. Performance is validated under agreed conditions.
04 / The first discussion
A useful first discussion, even with incomplete information.
Gather what you already have. The project worksheet helps prepare your message; it does not replace the technical study.
- Overview and connection photographs, sketches or a layout drawing.
- Existing equipment datasheets, product or water analyses and known operating parameters.
- For service: machine reference, alarms and history; for investment: objectives and preferred schedule.
No field is mandatory. We will clarify unknown parameters together. Avoid confidential information in this first enquiry.