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Our retrofit services

Extend the lifespan of your Actini equipment.

Give a second life to your thermal sterilization and decontamination systems.

In modern industry and research laboratories, technological, environmental, and regulatory requirements evolve rapidly. Instead of replacing a robust installation, ACTINI’s Retrofit service allows you to modernize your existing equipment. We upgrade your decontamination and sterilization systems to align them with the latest technological innovations, improve energy efficiency, and guarantee current regulatory compliance, all at a fraction of the cost of new equipment.

What is a retrofit and why is it necessary?

Definition

Retrofitting (or technological modernization) is an advanced engineering process that involves replacing obsolete, worn, or technologically outdated components with latest-generation innovations, while retaining the original mechanical structure and ultra-robust chassis.

For your ACTINI sterilization and decontamination systems, this approach surgically targets the upgrade of your automation systems, the integration of our patented heat exchangers, and the optimization of your utility loops (water, electricity, steam). Because our original equipment is designed to the highest industrial standards to last decades, a retrofit is the ultimate strategic alternative. It is the art of transforming a proven, existing installation into a modern, high-tech system perfectly adapted to new requirements for efficiency, biosafety, and energy transition.

Key benefits for our clients

Choosing to modernize your ACTINI equipment rather than replacing it offers major strategic, economic, and operational advantages:

CAPEX savings: Extend your system’s life by 10 to 15 years at a fraction of the cost of a new unit.
Carbon footprint reduction (Decarbonization): Integrate our latest technologies (such as heat recovery) to reduce energy consumption and operating costs (OPEX).
Elimination of obsolescence risk: Replace old PLCs and hard-to-find electronic components with modern platforms, ensuring spare parts availability for years to come.
Instant regulatory compliance: Align your systems with the latest biosafety and data traceability standards (PHAC, CFIA, FDA, 21 CFR Part 11) without disrupting your entire plant.

Modernization of automation and control systems

Computer components and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are the elements that age the fastest. Our automation retrofit service redefines the intelligence of your facilities:

Replacement of obsolete PLCs: Migration to modern, sustainable automation platforms, eliminating the risk of downtime related to discontinued electronic parts.
Integration of the Actini supervision system: Implementation of our latest-generation intuitive graphical interface. it allows for simplified recipe management, sterilization cycle control, and highly visual real-time monitoring.
Strict 21 CFR Part 11 compliance: Upgrade your data acquisition systems to guarantee tamper-proof traceability, secure electronic signatures, and automated batch reports—essential for your next audits.

Optimization of thermal and energy performance

The energy transition requires reducing the carbon footprint of industrial processes. ACTINI applies its current patented technologies to your legacy machines:

Actijoule® electrification retrofit: Convert your traditional steam heating systems to our patented Actijoule® direct electric heating technology. An ideal solution to decarbonize your facilities and achieve ultra-precise temperature control without a boiler.
Integration of heat recovery sections: Add or optimize tubular heat exchangers (Actitube®) to capture residual energy from outgoing decontaminated fluids to preheat incoming effluents. This upgrade can recover up to 80% of energy and drastically reduce your OPEX.
Cooling system upgrades: Reduce or eliminate the need for municipal chilled water through optimized recirculation loops, thereby preserving your site’s water resources.

Enhanced biosafety and regulatory compliance

Guidelines from public health and environmental agencies (PHAC, CFIA, FDA) tighten over the years. We adapt your installations to ensure they remain flawlessly safe:

Securing containment: Replacement of valves and integration of physical barriers or latest-generation double-walled piping to eliminate any risk of pathogen leakage.
Optimization of treatment programs: Reprogramming decontamination cycles to reach targeted thermal reduction values ( $F_0$ value of 25 to 50 or more) based on the nature of the new pathogens or GMOs treated in your labs.
Electrical and pressure standards: Bringing your legacy systems into compliance with current Canadian standards (CSA certifications, pressure piping codes).

A turnkey and documented retrofit process

To minimize the impact on your production or research activities, our engineers manage your retrofit project with absolute rigour:

Initial performance audit: Our experts analyze the mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical condition of your ACTINI equipment to define the most cost-effective upgrade scenario.
Engineering study and pre-configuration: All programming and assembly of new modules (control skids, electrical cabinets) are performed and tested in our workshops before delivery to minimize downtime at your site.
Intervention, SAT, and Re-qualification (IQ/OQ): Our field technicians handle disassembly, installation of new components, and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). We provide updated validation documentation to prove the retrofitted equipment’s compliance to regulatory authorities.

Why choose an original ACTINI retrofit?

Manufacturer expertise: No one understands the thermal and hydraulic dynamics of your machine better than ACTINI.
Certified original components: We only install original parts and patented technologies that preserve the value of your asset.
Local support in Canada: Our teams respond quickly to your site to perform the cutover and validate the installation.

Does your ACTINI equipment need an upgrade?

Don’t wait for a PLC failure or a regulatory non-compliance to paralyze your operations. Speak with our engineers today to evaluate the retrofit potential of your facilities.