CRANBURY, New Jersey, May 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Belgium office further enhances support and deployment of customers' packaging operations

Systech International, the innovator of packaging execution systems (PES) for the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the opening of its international headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The new office compliments its U.K.-based operations and will further enable its sales and professional services teams to readily oversee in-region deployments.

On May 21st and 22nd, Systech will host an open house for all of its customers to tour the state-of-the-art facility.

The establishment of the European headquarters allows Systech to further support its customers' global product and growth strategies. Many European- based pharmaceutical manufacturers have already turned to Systech to secure and optimize their packaging operations. The location will only enhance Systech's ability to respond to its international customers' needs for vision inspection, line management, performance metric and serialization solutions.

"As our customers expand their operations worldwide, we are better positioned to serve them with immediate on-the-ground support and expertise in packaging execution systems," said Bob DeJean, President & CEO, Systech International. "Our European headquarters gives our team autonomy in executing product implementations and maintaining client relationships."

To proactively support European operations, Systech has chosen some of the industry's foremost experts in engineering, professional services and sales. The new location will be home-base to:

-- General Manager, Systech Europe, Frederic Menardo, manages all sales, business development, professional services and customer support functions -- Sales Director, Systech Europe, Joseph Tshimbalanga, oversees the sales team and supports new business expansion goals -- Sales Managers -- Field Support Engineers -- Project Managers -- Project Engineers -- Customer Support

Systech has also increased its customer support teams to provide level 1, 2, and 3 support to fulfill the company's Service Level Agreements. This allows the company to deliver the most consistent responsive service performance for its product implementations.

In addition to the new dedicated staff, the location features a lab for sample testing and evaluation and a strategic spare parts warehouse for easy and timely responses to system-related issues.

The new office is located at Pontbeekstraat 2 1702 Groot, Bijgaarden, Belgium.

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 scaleable, repeatable architecture, to consistently deliver significant improvements at the machine, line and plant levels. For more information about their company and products, please visit http://www.systech-tips.com.

Web site: http://www.systech-tips.com

Susana Caparros of Systech International, +1-609-235-8457, SusanaCaparros@systech-tips.com