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Choose the sanitary heat exchanger best suited to your Sanitary Heat Exchanger requirements

Applications

Bioprocessing Equipment

Provides precise heating and cooling for bioreactors, fermenters, and other critical processing equipment.

Purified Water & WFI Systems

Supports pharmaceutical water systems with reliable temperature control and hygienic performance.

CIP & SIP Processes

Delivers dependable heat transfer for clean-in-place and steam-in-place operations, maintaining sanitary integrity.

Product Heating & Cooling

Maintains precise product temperatures to ensure consistent quality and process control.

Vaccine & Biologics Manufacturing

Supports temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and biologic production with hygienic, validated heat transfer solutions.

Filling & Packaging Systems

Provides reliable thermal control  where product integrity is essential.

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Evaluate performance, cleanability, thermal flexibility, and process requirements

Sanitary Shell & Tube

Sanitary Shell & Tube

Sanitary heat exchanger design for pharmaceutical and hygienic applications where compact efficiency, cleanability, and proven performance matter most.

  • Hygienic Process Design – Ideal for WFI, CIP/SIP, and clean utility systems where cleanability and process integrity are critical.
  • Compact Integration – Space-efficient design integrates easily into skids, OEM equipment, and space-constrained installations.
  • Contamination Protection – Double tubesheet design provides added separation between process and utility fluids.
  • High-Capacity Performance – High heat transfer efficiency for a variety of flow rates and heat loads.
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Sanitary Tube-in-Tube

Sanitary Tube-in-Tube

Thermally flexible sanitary design suited for processes with large temperature differentials and conditions that can create stress in more rigid heat exchanger configurations.

  • Independent Tube Expansion – Inner and outer tubes expand and contract independently to accommodate differential thermal expansion.
  • Thermal Stress Management – Handles demanding thermal stress while maintaining long-term mechanical integrity and reliability.
  • Sanitary Flow Path – Low hold-up volume and smooth, cleanable flow paths support hygienic processing and effective CIP/SIP.
  • Large Temperature Differentials – Well suited for applications with significant temperature differences and changing process conditions.
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Sanitary Design Comparison

Match your process conditions to the right sanitary design.

Criteria Sanitary Shell & Tube Sanitary Tube-in-Tube
Design
Multi-tube bundle within a shell
Concentric tube-in-tube design
Heat Transfer Capacity
High efficiency performance
Efficient low-flow heat transfer
Pressure Capability
High pressure
Very high pressure
Hot / Cold Temperature DIfferences
Best for applications with limited temperature differentials
Best for applications with unlimited temperature differentials
Flow Rate
Medium to high flows
Low flows
Cleanability
CIP/SIP compatible
CIP/SIP compatible
Drainability
Fully drainable
Fully drainable
Footprint
Compact
Ultra-compact
Key Benefit
High efficiency heat transfer in a small footprint
High temperature differences with no thermal stress concerns

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