UltraPure Systems

What UltraPure Systems does

UltraPure Systems, Inc. (UPSi) is a privately held, full-service process and general mechanical contractor and fabricator serving the life sciences industry, founded in 1999 in Puerto Rico. Originally established by Chicago Bridge & Iron as a specialized biopharmaceutical piping subsidiary, the company was acquired via management buyout in June 2001 by Cesar A. Roca and a group of local investors, becoming a 100% Puerto Rico-owned business. UPSi provides high-purity process piping, utility piping, general mechanical services, and skidded/modular process systems to pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, with additional exposure to food & beverage, semiconductor, consumer products, and industrial construction end-markets.

The company's offering is anchored by two core product lines: Industrial Process Piping (sanitary process piping, Water for Injection, Clean-in-Place, Sterilize-in-Place, shop spool fabrication, and utility systems) and Modular & Skidded Systems (custom-engineered process skids, super skids, modules, platforms, and custom structures). Core technical capabilities include computerized orbital welding of sanitary 316L stainless steel, AL6XN, and Hastelloy C22 alloys; an assembly-line approach to spool fabrication; 3D Plant Design Software for specification-driven design and isometric extraction; and a documented Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Procedure (PQAP) framework executed under ASME Section IX and ASME B31.3. Operations are supported from a 65,000 sq ft fabrication headquarters in Vega Baja, PR and a 17,000 sq ft branch in Garner, NC, with reported rejection rates as low as 3 of 900 welds versus an industry average of 5%.

The business model is project-based B2B contracting, with individual engagements ranging from $500 to $20 million and aggregate bonding capacity of $40 million. GTM is enterprise field sales driven by direct engagement and an Invitation-to-Bid process, marketed primarily through the firm's website, project portfolio, and NMSDC minority-business designation. Last disclosed annual revenue was $29M in 2004, and the firm reports completed projects across 17+ U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Singapore. Named enterprise customers include FujiFilm, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Schering Plough, and Baxter Healthcare.

Name

UltraPure Systems

Legal name

UltraPure Systems, Inc.

Website

https://upsipr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

UltraPure Systems is a privately held, Puerto Rico-based full-service process and mechanical contractor and fabricator specializing in high-purity piping systems and modular/skidded process systems for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and adjacent regulated-industry manufacturers across the U.S. and Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Piping Fabrication & Installation

NAICS

Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Skids & Modular Process Systems (Packaged Units) (IMAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF), Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing Facility Construction (IMAFADAI)

Keywords

• High purity process piping
• Modular skidded systems
• Orbital welding fabrication
• Pharmaceutical mechanical contracting
• Biotech process systems

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Process and Utility Piping Services: Full-service process and general mechanical contractor providing design, procurement, fabrication, installation, inspection, and documentation of high-purity process and utility piping systems. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for life sciences industry.
2. Modular and Skidded System Fabrication: Custom-engineered process skids, super skids, and modular systems including structure design, fabrication, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and controls systems. Prefabricated in shop and shipped for installation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UltraPure Systems designs, fabricates and installs high-purity process and utility piping systems and custom-engineered modular/skidded process systems for pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers. The company delivers full project lifecycle services — design, procurement, fabrication, installation, inspection and documentation — using orbital welding in 316L stainless steel, AL6XN and Hastelloy C22 alloys from facilities in Puerto Rico and North Carolina.

Product overview

UltraPure Systems is a full-service process and general mechanical contractor and fabricator serving the life sciences industry. The company operates two core product lines: Modular & Skidded Systems and Industrial Process Piping. Modular & Skidded Systems encompasses custom-engineered process skids, super skids, and modules for biotech and pharmaceutical applications, including Buffer Prep and Media Prep process skids, along with platforms and custom structures. Industrial Process Piping covers high purity piping systems including sanitary process piping, Water for Injection (WFI), Clean-in-Place (CIP), and Sterilize-in-Place (SIP) systems. The company also provides 3D modeling and isometric extraction services, shop spool fabrication, and worldwide export capabilities. All products and services are executed in accordance with ASME Section IX and ASME B31.3 standards for process piping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modular & Skidded Systems Premier fabricator of modular and skidded systems for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, handling all aspects from detail design and fabrication to mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls systems. Customers are life-sciences manufacturers building or expanding production facilities.
• Industrial Process Piping Full-service process and general mechanical contracting providing high-purity sanitary process piping, water-for-injection, clean-in-place, and sterilize-in-place systems with orbital welding capabilities for pharmaceutical, biotech, food & beverage and other industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced project schedule through shop pre-fabrication and assembly-line approach
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI)historicalOthers · 1 January 1999CBI established UltraPure Systems as Puerto Rico subsidiary specializing in high-purity process systems for biopharmaceutical industry. In June 2001, Cesar Roca and local investment group completed management buyout, making UltraPure a 100% locally owned and operated business. CBI had originally invested to establish the company in Vega Baja.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CRB Group: Engineering, architecture, and construction services provider exclusively serving the life sciences industry, with process systems and modular fabrication capabilities directly comparable to UltraPure's core offering.
• IPS-Integrated Project Services: US-based engineering, construction, and compliance firm dedicated to life sciences, with capabilities spanning process piping, modular skid fabrication, and facility construction — UltraPure was referenced in source data as a third-party compliance monitor alongside IPS work.
• Kinetics Process Systems: Specialty process systems integrator and fabricator for high-purity industries including semiconductors, biopharma, and life sciences — directly comparable in scope of high-purity process piping, orbital welding, and skidded system delivery.
• ParFab Companies: US-based modular skid and process equipment fabricator serving refining, chemical, and life sciences — comparable to UltraPure's skidded process systems and prefabricated modular offering.
• Boccard: French-headquartered global specialist in process piping, skidded process systems, and modular fabrication for life sciences, nuclear, and energy — directly comparable to UltraPure's high-purity piping and skidded systems offering for pharma/biotech clients.

Broad incumbents

• Fluor Corporation: Large global EPC firm with life sciences and advanced manufacturing capabilities — competes for the same high-purity facility construction projects while also potentially sourcing UltraPure as a specialty subcontractor.
• Burns & McDonnell: US employee-owned engineering, construction, and architecture firm with process and life sciences industrial services — competes for facility and process systems work in the same pharma/biotech end markets.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and construction services firm with a life sciences division — explicitly named in UltraPure's source data as a partner engineering firm on the FujiFilm Galaxy Project, making it both a competitor and channel partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ultrapure-systems-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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