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"The [A+W] team made a serious and dedicated effort to fix things. And they incorporated new tools like barcode scanning, seeing the product, [and] production scheduling [all of which have] really helped us improve our On-time in Full (OTIF) number."

Eric Fortin

- Northwestern Glass Fab

Northwestern Glass Fab

A century of excellence in customer experience and relationships

Northwestern Glass Fab believes that long-term success starts with the right people in the right roles. This is supported by a workplace culture focused on accountability, education, and teamwork. At Northwestern Glass Fab, this commitment to culture strengthens the organization internally while directly enhancing the experience delivered to customers.
Recognizing that great people need great tools, Northwestern Glass Fab took a hard look at how its current A+W software installation was being used. Despite owning a full suite of software modules, only a fraction of their capabilities were being fully utilized. Working closely with A+W staff, the team rebuilt their system to better support production, visibility, and scheduling. The introduction of tools like barcode scanning, real-time product tracking, and improved production planning allowed the operation to run with greater accuracy and confidence.
The impact was immediate and measurable. Over four years, key performance indicators improved dramatically, with on-time, in-full delivery reaching an impressive 97–98%. This operational consistency has enabled Northwestern Glass Fab to better serve existing customers while capturing new market share. By combining a people-first philosophy with flexible, configurable A+W software, Northwestern Glass Fab has created a repeatable winning formula in a highly competitive glass fabrication market.
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Your companion along the entire value-creation chain

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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

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.)

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.

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 [A+W] team made a serious and dedicated effort to fix things. And they incorporated new tools like barcode scanning, seeing the product, [and] production scheduling [all of which have] really helped us improve our On-time in Full (OTIF) number.

Eric Fortin / Northwestern Glass Fab Read more

I love the innovation I see at A+W. Ideas that promote continuous improvement will move the industry ahead.

Jennifer Lang / Minneapolis Glass Read more
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Flexible cutting optimizer for efficient production runs

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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

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.

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.

Carl Pinnekamp / Teutemacher Glas GmbH Read more

A+W is a reliable partner that continues to enhance its products and offer new solutions. A+W has many interface solutions with other providers and it works exceedingly well with all machine partners.

Thorsten Hoffmann / HoffmannGlas GmbH & Co. KG Read more
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Streamlines the creation and editing of grill patterns for glass processing, including pricing elements like bar lengths and connections.

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Looking for a CAD system designed specifically for the flat glass industry? Look no further than A+W CAD Designer, which offers innovative design solutions. With intuitive tools, it facilitates the creation of complex free forms and standard templates for reuse in ERP systems.

The special challenge of free-form entry of construction and automobile glass is entering the multitude of parameters quickly and correctly, drawing technically correctly and clearly, and generating reliable CNC code from this.

The A+W CAD Designer enables the entry of lite and contour data, all processings, the takeover of customer CAD data and the digitalization of templates, for example via digitalization table or virtual digitizing.

Moreover, A+W CAD Designer has a bar design program with graphical interface that allows the majority of common bar types to be arranged at will on a rectangular or shaped lite. Bars of different widths can be used in a design, and it is also possible to use different bar types within a bar pattern.
  • Simple and quick creation of complex individual shapes and standard template files for re-use in ERP systems
  • Easily capture and modify complex shapes and processing steps, such as edge layering or intricate cut-outs
  • Correct inaccuracies in digitized shapes using A+W's patented streaming mode
  • Easy entering and changing of difficult shapes and processings (for example edge deletion or complex cut-outs)
  • Possibility of direct control of your CNC machine
  • Easy and quick creation and dimensioning of complex grill pattern designs
  • Little training required thanks to graphical tools and modern user guidance
  • Direct control of the muntin saw possible

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.)

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.

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.

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.

We’ve not missed a beat. June 2020 was the biggest month we’ve ever had in our history. We keep humming along.

Patrick Smyth / Evans Glass Company Read more

I love the innovation I see at A+W. Ideas that promote continuous improvement will move the industry ahead.

Jennifer Lang / Minneapolis Glass Read more
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Northwestern Glass Fab
5301 Industrial Blvd NE
Fridley, MN 55421
USA
763-762-1750
sales@nwglassfab.com
https://nwglassfab.com/

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