BIOPROCESS SERVICES AND SUPPORT

ABEC SERVICES, TURNING PROBLEMS INTO SOLUTIONS

Maximizing Customer Productivity, Controlling Operating Costs and Mitigating Risk

ABEC’s service team is recognized in the industry as highly trained and experienced, working quickly and efficiently for customers to maximize productivity, control operating costs, and mitigate risk.

In every way, we strive to eliminate unscheduled shutdowns, while bearing in mind all factors associated with maintaining and improving bioprocess production operations and equipment.

Our expertise and capability to address your specific requirements, in line with your schedule, make us the first choice for bioprocess services, no matter the location, the scale of the task, or the original manufacturer.

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1,000+

Preventative Maintenance
Actions Per Year

2,000+

Vessels & Systems
Inspected and Repaired
Globally Each Year

300+

Trained Services
Technicians World-Wide

Access to 20,000+

Critical & Customized Spare
Parts Shipped 7 Days a Week

SERVICING THE ENTIRE BIOPROCESS

ABEC services the entire bioprocess offering a comprehensive portfolio of SITE SERVICES, CONSULTING SERVICES, and FULL-TIME SUPPORT SERVICES. ABEC’s unique value is our 45+ years of experience manufacturing and servicing bioprocess equipment, our global reach, flexibility, credibility, and reliability.

Routine Services

Preventative Maintenance

Routine scheduled maintenance including replacement of check valves and filters, elastomers, diaphragms, seals, all product-contact materials and gearbox oil changes

Shutdown Support

Supplemental labor to support and compress facility/suite/equipment shutdown time. Solution tailored to manage your entire shutdown

Spare & Customized Fabricated Parts

Spare Parts: On-demand, on-hand spare and replacement parts sourced from a large network of audited global vendors securing best quality, price and delivery

Customized Fabricated Parts: Designed and engineered parts specifically for our process needs, such as: seal housings, agitator shafts, impellers, spargers and sprayballs (built to order or inventoried)

Decommissioning

Prep equipment for a de-active “dormant” state; decontaminate, disconnect electrical, cap off open lines, eliminate moisture, dismantle

Perform dormant-maintenance in deactivated state

Recommissioning

Bring equipment to life again ensuring equipment and systems operate optimally

Support and maintain the equipment through the entire life cycle

Installation & Commissioning

ABEC fabricated equipment or sourced equipment: design reviews, match marking, adherence to P&ID and mechanical drawings; trained resources, tools and machinery for small to large scale projects; product transfers, whether in the same room or a different continent

Large-Scale Electropolishing

ABEC’s full electropolishing service restores the passive layer on the interior of a vessel, this provides better protection against corrosion, rouging, pitting, and the risk of contamination. Read ABEC’s Large-Scale Electropolishing Case Study HERE

Electropolishing & Mechanical Polishing

Full-service cleaning and polishing on vessels of all sizes

Upgrade Services

Automation Services

Expert equipment and process analysis identifying improved functionality with development, integration, modifications and upgrades to equipment control systems, hardware and software

Vessel Modifications & Upgrades

Equipment enhancements to meet process / product changes and improve efficiency

Equipment Upgrades & Retrofits

Changes to equipment for modified functionality or footprint

Fully documented and compliant

Emergency Services

Site emergency services
Troubleshooting & repairs
24/7 x 365 technical support
Expert equipment and process analysis
Root cause identification; problem solving solutions
Maintain maximum production uptime, while minimizing equipment downtime
On site remediation
Full documentation
Available support anytime, anywhere

Compliance Services

Vessel & Equipment Inspections

Expert analysis of vessel & equipment condition on any equipment from any provider

Output includes inspection record, map / identification of findings; qualification and audit support for your records and regulatory inspections

Training & Education

Training at customer’s site or in-house at ABEC facilities for vessel inspection training, operator training, maintenance training or any other bioprocess need

cGMP Documentation Services

Full cGMP documentation included with all services and products

Full-Time Support Services

Personnel Augmentation

Skilled personnel working full-time on short or long-term assignments, within your team, at your site

Managed Process Services

Full responsibility, providing appropriate and defined personnel to support the customer manufacturing goals, achieved through utilizing innovative equipment technology and maintenance techniques

Consulting Services

Consulting

Engineering design and project management for process / hardware modification, scale-up, technology transfer, optimization, etc

Qualification Support

Preparation and / or execution of test plans for IQ / OQ, equipment commissioning, etc

Reactor Performance Characterization

Assessment of mixed vessel performance via theoretical calculations, computational/ laboratory modeling and/or actual scale testing

“The level of professionalism, knowledge, quality of work and responsiveness was by far the best in the industry.”

Director of Engineering

“The ABEC technicians went above and beyond while on our site. They not only completed all the scheduled work to a top-class standard, but they also stepped up and performed some off-plan works to assist us with critical equipment faults. The process management has also been faultless throughout. Even with the restrictions surrounding the current pandemic, ABEC has done all they could to get our process back up and running.”

Project Engineer

I found ABEC Sales and Service Team to be very obliging and understanding of the company needs. ABEC acted quick and decisively and helped ensure no halt to production needs.

Process Equipment Engineer

The new and improved impeller has been successfully installed into the fermenter and tested. I want to thank everyone who worked on this project. This is a big success for our program and keeps us on track as we move ahead.

Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering & Validation

Great job! The 2 technicians from your team were very helpful and because the repair works had to be done at short notice, they were very efficient with all aspects of the scope of work.

Supervisor, Plant Operations

“I had a total of six ABEC technicians out here and they were all great. The tests we ran after the PM all went very well. Everything about the service was fantastic. Thank you, ABEC for being here.”

Equipment Technician VI

It all ran smoothly. They arrived with all of their own gear and ready to go. It made the job run quicker. We were back up and running much faster than I expected. Pleasure to work with.

Facility Lead

“The ABEC technicians were excellent to work with and were very flexible when we asked them if we could fit it all into one day. They did excellent work and explained things clearly to help our team understand the assessment. Great job!”

Process Engineer

ABEC is our preferred vendor for vessel services.

Equipment Technology Lead

“We have had great response time to any issues that arise. Being able to get a technician in the next business day helps us a great deal.”

Process Development Engineer

“Friendly, professional team both onsite and offsite. We navigated through project challenges with the global pandemic, local wildfires, and cross-referencing part number issues and still got everything done safely and on time.”

Senior Maintenance Planner

Arrived on time and stayed as long as it took to get the job done. Demonstrated attention to detail, safety awareness, and a mastery of the skills at sprayball coverage testing.

Facility Manager

“The ABEC technicians demonstrated excellence in performance and uncompromising attention to safety, communication, and customer focus. The construction manager appreciated their responsiveness, work ethic, and breadth of knowledge, and willingness to educate/share. Looking forward to future endeavors with ABEC.”

Senior Process Engineer

“ABEC was very fast at responding to our needs, willing to answer questions, and polish an additional spray ball.”

Process Engineer

“Excellent, professional service. Helped avoid potential leak problems above and beyond expected service issues.”

Metrology Craftworker

“Excellent project delivery, safety, and compliance performance. Very good technical solution. Very good resolution of onsite issues.”

Bio-mechanical Engineer

“ABEC responded quickly to my urgent request and returned the equipment modified as requested in the timeframe required.”

Process Equipment Engineer

“We are happy with the positive attitude and collaboration from ABEC. It’s nice to work with a company that cares about customer service.”

Senior Process Specialist