3-A SSI Working Groups
1. Vessels
(PDF)
Storage Tanks (01-), Silo-Type Storage Tanks (22-), Non-Coil Batch Pasteurizers
(24-), Non-Coil Batch Processors (25-), Air Eliminators (29-), Uninsulated
Tanks (32-), and Personnel Access Ports (84-).
2. Fillers
(PDF)
Fluid Formers/Fillers & Sealers for Containers (17-), Viscous Product
Fillers (23-), Dry Product Fillers (27-), and Novelty Equipment (no current
standards).
3. Valves
and Fittings (PDF)
In-Line Filters (10-), Tubing (33-), In-Line Strainers (42-), All Types
of Valves (51-, 52-, 53-, 54-, 55-, 56-, 57-, 58-, 59-, 64-, 66-, 68-),
Rupture Disks (60-), Hose Assemblies (62-), Fittings (63-), Sight Glasses
(65-), Spray Devices (78-), Pulsation Dampeners (82-), and Double-Seat
Mix Proof Valves (85-).
4. Pumps and
Mixers (PDF)
All Types of Pumps (02-, 44-, 47-), Homogenizers (04-), Separators (21-),
Continuous Blenders (35-), In-Line Rotor-Stator Mixers (36-), Shear Mixers
(73-), and Mechanical Seals (77-).
5. Heat
Exchangers (PDF)
Plate (11-), Tubular (12-), and Scraped Surface (31-) Heat Exchangers;
Freezers for Frozen Food (19-); and Steam Injection Heaters (61-).
6. Conveyors
and Feeders (PDF)
Pneumatic (39-) and Mechanical (41-) Conveyors for Dry Products, Belt
(75-) and Augur (81-) Feeders, and Machine Leveling Feet (88-).
7. Instruments
(PDF)
Flow Meters (28-), Refractometers (46-), Level Sensors (50-), and Instrument
Sensor Fittings & Connections (74-).
8. Concentrating
Equipment (PDF)
Evaporators and Vacuum Pans (16-), Sifters for Dry Products (26-), Portable
Bins for Dry Products (34-), Bag Collectors (40-), Wet Collectors for
Dry Products (43-), Crossflow Membrane Modules (45-), Air-Driven Sonic
Horns for Dry Products (49-), Mechanical Strainers for Liquids and Semi-Solids
(87-), Spray Drying Systems (607-), Instantizing Systems (608-), and Crossflow
Membrane Processing Systems (610-).
9. Farm/Raw
Milk (PDF)
Stainless Steel Automotive Milk Tankers (05-), Farm Milk Cooling &
Holding Tanks (13-), Farm Milk Storage Tanks (30-), Milking & Milk
Handling Equipment (606-), and Farm Milk Cooling & Storage Systems
(611-).
10. Cheese
and Butter Equipment (PDF)
Cottage Cheese Vats (38-); Italian-Type Pasta Filata Style Cheese Cookers
(70-), Moulders (71-), and Moulded Cheese Chillers (72-); Enclosed Cheese
Vats & Tables (83-); and Other Cheese and Butter Equipment (no current
standards).
11. Process
and Cleaning Systems (PDF)
HTST and HHST Pasteurizer Systems (603-), Permanently Installed Product
and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems (605-), CIP for Equipment
(613-), and ESL/UP Practice (614-).
12. Plant
Support Systems (PDF)
Air Under Pressure for Product Contact (604-), Steam of Culinary Quality
(609-), and Facilities Air Quality (612-).
13. Materials
and Materials Testing (PDF)
Rubber Used as Product Contact Surfaces (18-); Plastic Used as Product
Contact Surfaces (20-); Coatings (86-); and Surface Modification and Treatments
for Metals and Nonmetals, Surface Finish and Metrology, and Test Methods
(no current standards).