On October 22, 2014 the Cleaning Guard system for tank cleaning and tank container cleaning was audited and accredited by SGF. This association is the world’s leading independent industrial self-control platform for the fruit juice, fruit nectar and fruit products industry. The organisation is partner for all matters concerning quality, safety, authenticity and sustainability.
Cleaning Guard was developed by Gröninger Cleaning Systems (Schiedam, NL) and Lucrasoft Solutions (Hendrik Ido Ambacht, NL) as a specific module within their MainPro management software, which is used by many tank cleaning companies worldwide. The development took place in close cooperation with Tank Cleaning Europoort (Rotterdam, NL), a leading innovator and operator in the tank cleaning industry.
The SGF audit accreditation report states: “The auditor concludes that the present system of Gröninger & Lucrasoft – Cleaning Guard – as a third party data processing system, is robust and reliable and complies with the requirements as laid down in the SGF Control Code for Tank Cleaning. Taking everything into consideration the auditor recommends SGF International e.V. (Sure-Global-Fair) to accredit Gröninger & Lucrasoft -Cleaning Guard – as a third party data monitoring system provider.”
Kees in ‘t Veen, owner of Tank Cleaning Europoort: ”With Cleaning Guard we take note of the latest industry developments and really add value to our clients in the food sector. Our Gröninger tank cleaning system has always allowed us to set the inputs, i.e. the temperature, wash programmes, detergent dosage etc. The Cleaning Guard is even more detailed as it checks afterwards if everything has been done correctly. Cleaning Guard gives me the right tools to validate and show the quality and food safety for our customers in the part of the supply chain we are responsible for, i.e. the tank cleaning. Monitoring the quality should indeed lie where it belongs, with the tank cleaning station itself.”
The Cleaning Guard module, while primarily important for the food industry. A Gröninger Tank Cleaning System combined with MainPro Cleaning Base software provides operators with the key requirements for the implementation of Cleaning Guard.
MainPro Cleaning Base is the user friendly software base that plays a pivotal role in every cleaning. The entire process – from acceptance to invoicing – is managed and fully automated in one single application that controls client data, previous products and wash programmes in one basic solution. It ensures that tank cleaning stations and their customers (carriers, shippers and end customers) are provided a high quality of tank cleaning.
Operational and human errors are minimised through automated programme selection and control via the PLC, by matching the pre-established programme to the tank using a unique identifying number. Entering the unique identifying number on the control panel of the wash bay ensures the system always starts the correct wash programme (input control).
Cleaning Guard ensures the correct execution of cleaning registering hardware information in the software. Data on (water) pressure, flow, dosage of detergents, disinfectant and temperature, etc., are recorded in the wash bay through special sensors and gauges (output control). This data is continuously validated through a link to the PLC.
The values of the different parameters such as pressure, temperature, flow, etc., are constantly measured during the cleaning. A client certificate will provide both graphic and numeric data. The MainPro Cleaning Guard is proof that the cleaning has been completed as specified. If the cleaning is performed adequately, the MainPro Cleaning Base issues an ECD (European Cleaning Document) to confirm the cleaning method has been executed in accordance with the requirements. It is also possible to design customised certificates.
