Systech International and Videojet Brazil Partner to Meet Brazil's Emerging Pharmaceutical Regulatory Requirements
By Systech International, PRNETuesday, May 25, 2010
Videojet Brazil will sell, install and support the Systech serialization solution, enabling life science manufacturers distributing product in Brazil to efficiently address track and trace initiatives
BRUSSELS, Belgium and SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 26, 2010 - Systech International, innovator of Packaging Execution Systems (PES)
(www.systech-tips.com/pes.php), and Videojet Brazil, a leading
supplier of encoding and marking solutions, today announced their
partnership. With this partnership Videojet will sell, install, and support
Systech's serialization solution in Brazil, allowing pharmaceutical
manufacturers to effectively meet the country's quickly emerging regulatory
requirements.
In 2009, Brazil passed Law 11.903, which requires the "tracking of
manufacturing and consumption of medicine by means of data capturing,
storing, and electronic transmission technology." In order to comply with
these regulations, local and multi-national pharmaceutical companies serving
the Brazilian market need to promptly deploy serialization technology, such
as Systech's Serialized Product Tracking (SPT) solution.
Systech SPT, a widely deployed serialization solution for the global
pharmaceutical industry, serializes products at the item, case, and pallet
levels. The solution also enables bi-directional communication between the
packaging line and government managed repository, thereby maintaining the
data integrity necessary to meet Brazil's track and trace initiative. As
configurable software, SPT eases handling multiple code schemas to comply
with various regulations, enables in-house personnel to easily maintain the
solution, and speeds implementation. As a result, manufacturers see less line
downtime, increased productivity, and reduced costs.
"Through this strategic partnership, manufacturers can leverage the
knowledge and experience of two leading companies," stated Joe Ringwood, COO,
Systech International. "Our proven solutions have been deployed worldwide by
companies addressing various packaging needs. The combination of Systech's
software and Videojet's local support will help meet our customers' immediate
serialization initiatives."
Videojet Brazil has significant experience and expertise deploying its
coding and marking solutions on pharmaceutical packaging lines throughout
Brazil as well as deploying complex hardware and software integrations. The
company was also a key supplier in the pilot to determine the feasibility of
complying with the regulations conducted by ETCO, Brazilian Institute for
Ethics in Competition. Therefore, their training and in-region support will
significantly help pharmaceutical manufacturers successfully implement SPT.
"Videojet is excited to partner with Systech and offer complete, turnkey
solutions that effectively meet manufacturers' business needs," noted Andre
Santos, Country Manager, Videojet Brazil. "We can provide manufacturers in
Brazil with the resources and support needed to address their packaging
operations."
About Systech International
Systech International is an innovator of packaging execution systems
(PES) for the pharmaceutical industry. Systech offers a suite of productized
software that quickly gives manufactures complete control over packaging
processes along with the actionable intelligence required to continuously
improve performance. Systech implements vision, line management, performance
metric and serialization solutions for companies around the world to secure
the supply chain and to optimize packing efficiencies. By partnering with
Systech, companies can leverage a repeatable, flexible, and expandable
architecture to consistently deliver significant improvements at the machine,
line and plant levels. For more information about their company and products,
please visit www.systech-tips.com.
About Videojet Brazil
Videojet Technologies Inc. is a world-leading manufacturer of coding,
printing and laser marking products, fluids, and accessories for the product
identification industry. As experts in continuous ink jet (CIJ), thermal ink
jet (TIJ), drop-on-demand (DOD), thermal transfer overprinting (TTO), array,
and laser technologies, Videojet has over 275,000 units installed worldwide.
In Brazil, Videojet has its headquarters in Alphaville, SP, and more than 100
associates complemented by a distribution network, providing sales, service,
and application support coverage across the whole country. For more
information about Videojet Brazil and its products, please visit
www.videojet.com.
Paolo Machado, Videojet Brazil, +55-11-4689-8800; or Christian Barbato, Garfield Group Public Relations, +1-215-867-8600 x227, cbarbato at garfieldgroup.com; or Susana Caparros, Systech International, +1-609-235-8457, SusanaCaparros at systech-tips.com
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