The history of ACQUAPROCESS®
From ingenuity to innovation: ten years of expertise in water treatment
It all began in 2013, when Pietro Cappello, an engineer and director of a company specialising in air treatment, was approached by an industrial client. The latter was forced to shut down its industrial process once or twice a year because its cooling towers regularly became clogged with limescale.
Curious and passionate about technology, Pietro Cappello conducted his own research. He then discovered an old American patent consisting of remove limescale using ULF (Ultra Low Frequency). Convinced of the potential of this process, he decided to adapt and experiment with it.
The first test is carried out in a renowned healthcare facility near Nice. He quickly notices that the limescale is being effectively removed... sometimes even too quickly: the deposits are coming off en masse, causing disruption to the facilities and users (clogged heat exchangers, pumps, aerators, shower heads, etc.).
Thanks to numerous adjustments and extensive research, the technology has been perfected. A patent has now been filed for a frequency application that guarantees scale treatment without any negative consequences for installations or users.
The next step was to find a name for this solution. Given that the initial problem arose from an industrial process and that the developments were carried out in a hospital environment, the name was obvious: ACQUAPROCESS®! Acqua (Italian for water) stands for health and purity (no chemicals), while Process stands for reliability and the ability of the systems to work in all sectors, including industrial..
A new generation (2023)
In 2023, Fabien Cappello (son of the founder) joined the ACQUAPROCESS® project. With 20 years of experience as a purchasing director in large corporations, he brings a strategic vision focused on innovation, digitalisation and the development of new markets.
ACQUAPROCESS® has been around for over 10 years and intends to remain in business for the long term with the arrival of this new generation.
ACQUAPROCESS® today
Based in Nice, the company already has more than 600 installations in France and Italy. All ACQUAPROCESS® solutions are developed and manufactured in France (in the South region), guaranteeing quality, reliability and traceability. This development demonstrates the confidence placed in the company by professionals from all walks of life and the proven effectiveness of the technology developed by ACQUAPROCESS®.
ACQUAPROCESS®: the story of an idea that became a solution
for purer water and a sustainable future
Our conviction
From the beginning, one idea has guided us:
It is possible to treat water differently, without chemicals, to protect facilities, preserve health and build a sustainable future.
Today, we are on the fourth version of ACQUAPROCESS® systems, which are increasingly efficient, and we have developed the Acquamonitoring connected platform to enable our customers to monitor their water parameters (temperature, conductivity, etc.) in real time.