Production
Perfect production planning for optimized processes
Scalable
Suitable for small to large production facilities
Cutting optimization
Great optimization thanks to smart algorithms
Compatible
Linkable to external ERP systems
Higher-level process optimization
Combined packaging optimization
About the Product
In conjunction with a more streamlined production process, you’ll find our software solution also flexibly configures production planning with various constraints, such as machines and processing sequences, all in an effort to improve your processes. Our software solution ensures optimized control over production batches, racks, and storage locations, employing state-of-the-art algorithms for precise waste optimization.
A+W Production offers flexibility and scalability, suitable for both small and large production environments. Compatible with various ERPs, it seamlessly integrates into existing systems, providing comprehensive production optimization solutions.
Unique cutting optimization algorithms guarantee maximum efficiency. Integration of capacity planning and production data acquisition enhances production control and processes.
Want to do more with A+W Production? Connect it to module extensions, such as the A+W Capacity Planner, A+W Barcode Manager, or A+W Production Terminal, which allow the system to scale and meet your newest needs and goals, so that the system grows with your company.
Functionalities and Benefits
- Plan and control production utilizing various restrictions, including machines, process sequences, etc.
- Quickly and easily manage orders and batches
- Optimize yield with state-of-the-art algorithms
- Sequence optimization as well as rack and storage space organization and optimization
- Optimization directly on racks and in boxes in shipping sequence (Software Module Extension: A+W Rack Optimizer)
- Visualization and modification of the cutting plan
- Simple machine management and direct machine control
- Efficient and graphical capacity planning (Software Module Extension: A+W Capacity Planner)
- Full integration of PDA and tracking (Software Module Extension: A+W Barcode Manager)
- Up-to-date statistics thanks to Crystal Reports and QLIK
- Printout production documents, bending texts, and barcode labels
With A+W Production, you have access to the latest production data and its current status allowing you to quickly react to changes and continuously improve. This software solution offers you a wide range of evaluation options to analyze and optimize your production processes.
Want to find out more about A+W Production? We will be happy to answer your questions and advise you on the best software solutions for your company.
Satisfied Customer Voices
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Glas Schöninger
The A+W Barcode Tracking has taken our entire production organization to a new performance level. Only with it are we in a position to truly organize ourselves efficiently without long information paths, complicated inquiries, and time-consuming re-makes. Earlier, an employee frequently had to search for racks for hours in order to find a sheet if he was not sure whether or not it had been produced yet. Today, he just looks in the system – done!
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Semcoglas Glastechnik
The staff is not supposed to run around the shop floor to gather information but they shall have all the information they need for the production step on hand right at their workstation.
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Float Glass Industries
High-quality innovative products are just not enough to be competitive as a glass processor. Requirements such as adherence to delivery dates, flexibility and short delivery times are becoming more and more important, competing in this vein with factors such as quality and costs. Lean processes and far-reaching IT support by our A+W system, which we have been successfully working with for many years, contribute considerably to our success in a fiercely competitive market.
Popular Add-ons
Clarity
Capacity Planner
A+W Capacity Planner provides a comprehensive overview of your production facilities’ available capacities and their utilization, which empowers you to effectively plan your production. This software solution also allows you to easily manage shifts, capacities, bottlenecks, and workloads for efficient processes.
This software offers flexibility in defining machine and operation restrictions, while also automatically adjusting production dates if capacities are insufficient. You can also calculate delivery dates, processing timelines, and costs effortlessly, while distributing loads across machines.
With A+W Capacity Planner, you can optimize production progress and costs by considering fixed processing times and campaign planning. By taking this information into account, you can reserve capacities and prioritize customer groups for streamlined order processing. Additionally, you can maintain control with detailed production progress displays and integration with A+W Barcode Manager and/or A+W Production Terminals. By being able to scale and combine A+W modules, you have more control and understand of every process in your facility.
- Display machine capacities and utilization information
- Easy management of shifts, capacities, bottlenecks and workload
- Free, formula-based machine and work process restrictions
- Automatically transfer production dates when capacity is insufficient at dispatch
- Calculate delivery dates and processing timelines
- Automatic calculation processing dates, durations and costs during import
- Automatic load distribution on machines based on work processes
- Cost calculation for orders and quotes
- Management of reservations and campaigns
- Directly communicate information to the ERP system
Business Pro
A+W Business Pro is a professional and cost-effective entry-level solution for small and medium-sized companies where order processing and production planning are completely integrated.
Production
A+W Production is an extremely flexible PPS solution for complete rough and detailed scheduling for insulated glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass production. The system allows planning and control of even the most demanding multi-level production flows.
Thanks to A+W Production and A+W Barcoding, the shop floor as well as the A+W Business order processing system know the processing status of every sheet, any time. The staff can answer customers’ enquiries right away on the phone – our customers appreciate this!
With A+W iQuote, anything that is ordered can actually be built. The entire order runs through a restriction check based on master data stored in A+W Business. The customer transmits a technically correct complete order to us. There are no questions and time-consuming clarifications by telephone or e-mail. This is how we can achieve much greater efficiency in the entire order process.
Clarity
Realtime Optimizer
The A+W Realtime Optimizer revolutionizes cutting optimization in glass production by enabling flexible and extensive interventions in manufacturing processes. Even after optimization, runs can be linked, split, and reassembled.
Furthermore, optimization parameters (such as edge cut, etc.) can be changed immediately before cutting. The system distributes optimization runs online to different cutting tables, seamlessly integrates rush orders and damaged glass, while ensuring compliance with the original stacking sequences.
The intelligent utilization of leftover plates maximizes glass yield by automatically or manually identifying and linking residual plates. Additionally, the A+W Realtime Optimizer offers efficient breakage management, marking damaged panes and enabling automatic reproduction.
- Online re-optimization of created jobs from A+W Production or A+W Business Pro (same glass type)
- Consideration of production sequence from the production system
- Possibility of entering rush lites / rush jobs
- Quick-Optimization after cutting was started
- Reduction of residue plates by using rush jobs, breakage, or sheets from following optimizations / jobs
- Dynamic re-optimization of breakage
- Online control of cutting tables and breakout display
- Avoids residue plates by linking and mixing of cutting jobs
- Improves the yield and cutting performance
- Managing local and global breakage with re-optimization
Business Pro
A+W Business Pro is a professional and cost-effective entry-level solution for small and medium-sized companies where order processing and production planning are completely integrated.
Production
A+W Production is an extremely flexible PPS solution for complete rough and detailed scheduling for insulated glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass production. The system allows planning and control of even the most demanding multi-level production flows.
Standalone
Solutions without ERP system
Project implementation was usually more complicated than we would have thought, but everything always went well in the end (…) I don’t know of any better optimization solutions.
With A+W Production, we can plan and conduct our production much more efficiently, especially in the interplay with production control and completion reporting by plant data collection. Currently, we are working with A+W on the implementation of a breakage pool, with which we can reproduce defective lites quickly.
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Smart Companion
The A+W Smart Companion revolutionizes warehouse management and logistics in the glass industry through its versatile functions and user-friendly handling. This innovative solution is usable on a mobile device under iOS and Android, offering an intuitive menu navigation that enables easy operation. The A+W Smart Companion can be deployed on various smart devices according to requirements and offers the ability to scan multiple barcodes in continuous mode.
Supporting the entire value chain, the A+W Smart Companion contributes to its digitization, saving time and costs while making processes more flexible. Warehouse management can be digitized with the A+W Smart Companion Stock Module, allowing the use of smart devices as scanner hardware for capturing inputs, outputs, transfers, and changes. During inventory, the Inventory function of the warehouse module supports the process with useful filters, checklists, and dashboards to optimize and simplify the process.
- Runs under iOS and Android
- User-friendly menu guide
- Depending on requirements, can be used on different smart devices
- Scanning of several bar codes in continuous mode
- Continuous digital stock management
- Safe and secure inventory
- Record incoming goods and stock transactions quickly and without errors
- more efficient workflows, no unnecessary running around
Business
A+W Business is a complete ERP system for small and medium-sized companies. This commercial solution allows not just the entry of quotations, orders, credit notes, complaints, delivery notes, and the management of purchase orders and inquiries, but also control of other company areas (e. g. stock, purchasing, dispatch, etc.)
Enterprise
A+W Enterprise is a fully-integrated multi-site-capable ERP system for corporate groups and upscale medium-sized companies in the flat glass finishing industry.
Production
A+W Production is an extremely flexible PPS solution for complete rough and detailed scheduling for insulated glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass production. The system allows planning and control of even the most demanding multi-level production flows.
Clarity
Production Terminal
A+W Production Terminal transforms production processes within the glass industry by utilizing robust capabilities and an user-friendly interface. This software solution facilitates interactive process visualization, real-time production data acquisition, and seamless control.
One notable feature the A+W Production Terminal is its ability to visualize pane setups, dimensions and processing steps, and provide employees with a clear overview of ongoing processes that require immediate intervention when necessary. Additionally, each terminal supports the display of CAD drawings and document links, which enhance communication and collaboration throughout production.
The integration of A+W Barcode Manager with the A+W Production Terminal is another key aspect, enabling efficient booking of breakage slices and reasons, along with machine status feedback and automatic scrap handling, which collectively enhances productivity, efficiency and processing quality.
- Visualize pane structures, dimensions, and processing steps
- Display of CAD drawings
- Document links for enhanced communication and collaboration
- Booking of breakage and reason
- Booking and feedback of machine status
- Automatic reject handling with implemented downstream concept
- Fully customizable user interface
- Control via foot panel for convenient operation
- Display rack information for subsequent processes
- Online printing of labels
Production
A+W Production is an extremely flexible PPS solution for complete rough and detailed scheduling for insulated glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass production. The system allows planning and control of even the most demanding multi-level production flows.
The staff is not supposed to run around the shop floor to gather information but they shall have all the information they need for the production step on hand right at their workstation.
With the A+W Production system, we manage our complex product mix very flexibly. No more sheets are lost. And there are almost no complaints. We produce much greater quantities in the same amount of time. In addition, cutting has generally become more flexible and yield has increased significantly. The realtime optimization and automatic breakage pool also make a contribution here – poor sheets are remade immediately and can frequently still be delivered with the main order.