Pharmaceutical automation experts introduce new maintenance service for all automation systems at Interphex 2008




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March 26TH 2008 Runcorn, UK: Leading automation developer, Astech Projects, has today announced the launch of its new automation maintenance service - REACTS™: Rapid, Effective And Complete Technical Support. Combining Astech’s long-standing automation experience and extensive engineering expertise, REACTS is an extension of the high quality customer service for which Astech is well known. In addition to existing Astech automation specialists, the company has recruited four highly respected engineers with many years’ experience working with top 10 pharma companies worldwide. The new REACTS team will provide automation installation and maintenance services, and technical support for any automation system in the drug discovery and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Astech Projects’ Sales & Marketing Director, Anthony Moran, commented, “REACTS has really evolved from a service that we are already providing our customers. Now with a larger, dedicated team that is solely devoted to this service we can provide support on a truly global scale for the all existing automation, including third party systems.” He continued, “Our new team has an excellent background and brings with it in-depth industry knowledge. This is an essential requirement for our REACTS service and their expertise compliments our highly proficient team of mechanical, electrical, control and software engineers.”

With superior capabilities in the development of bespoke automation and products for high throughput pharmaceutical research and manufacturing testing, Astech Projects has built a strong reputation in the industry. Specific areas include the development and supply of advanced automation for high throughput (HT) compound management and retrieval, high throughput screening (HTS) and automated drug delivery testing. For further information on the new REACTS service in addition to the scope of automation solutions available, please visit www.astechprojects.com 

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About Astech Projects

Established in 1995 Astech Projects specialise in the development and supply of advanced automated system solutions. Leaders in innovative design Astech provide bespoke automation solutions designed and tailored to suit each customer’s individual requirements. With an enviable portfolio of blue chip clients, Astech’s areas of expertise range from pharmaceutical development and life sciences to the nuclear and petrochemical sectors.

With such a wide range of specialist knowledge and expertise Astech are fast becoming renowned in their field for their high quality bespoke solutions and tailor-made products. Astech is made up of a highly proficient team that boasts fine-tuned skills for the development of technologies and associated software solutions. These include the areas of laboratory automation, high throughput systems, data management, sample tracking, compound storage and retrieval, process control, special manipulators and decommissioning systems. Astech also offer individual consultancy services with in house disciplines including, project management, mechanical engineering and design, electrical engineering, control engineering and software engineering.

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