Alajuela, Costa Rica

STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST) operates a contract sterilization facility in Alajuela, Costa Rica, offering electron beam (E-beam) and ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization services and laboratory testing services for medical device, consumer, and industrial manufacturers across the Americas.

Our global network of laboratories provides comprehensive microbiological, analytical, and product and packaging testing services to support medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial manufacturers.

Our Alajuela, Costa Rica site has the following characteristics:

Ethylene Oxide:

2 Chambers 

2 x 6 Standard Pallets: 48 x 40 x 72 (in) 1219 x 1016 x 1828 (mm) [MR1]

2 x 8 Euro Pallets: 47 x 31 x 75 (in) 1200 x 800 x 1900 (mm) 

Max Usable Product Height:71 (in) 1828 (mm)

5 Chambers

5 x 14 Standard Pallets: 48 x 40 x 102 (in) 1219 x 1016 x 2590 (mm)

5 x 18 Euro Pallets: 31 x 47 x 101 (in) 1200 x 800 x 2590 (mm)

Max Usable Product Height: 100 (in) 2540 (mm)

2 Chambers

2 x 28 Standard Pallets: 40 x 48 x 102 (in) 1016 x 1219 x 2590 (mm)

2 x 36 Euro Pallets: 31 x 47 x 101 (in) 1200 x 800 x 2590 (mm)

Max Usable Product Height: 100 (in) 2540 (mm)

Electron Beam:

Energy level 

10.0 MeV

Beam type

Horizontal

Carrier dimensions

Line 1: 48 x 30 x 24 (in) 1219 x 762 x 609 (mm) | Line 2: 48 x 30 x 30 (in) 1219 x 762 x 762 (mm)

Carrier weight capacity

600 (lbs) 272 (kg)