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 for medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial manufacturers across the Americas.

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)