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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Reflex
My father always used to strive for the optimum production solution. This also applies to the software we are using. We have therefore been using A+W software for more than 30 years, and have never looked back. Another important criterion for us is service. At A+W, this is solution-oriented; their experts know their job and communicate excellently with our staff and machinery partners.
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Minneapolis Glass
I love the innovation I see at A+W. Ideas that promote continuous improvement will move the industry ahead.
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Teutemacher Glas
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.
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Popular Add-ons
Clarity
Barcode Manager
Barcode scanning and tracking saves your employees and company time and money! A+W offers a wide array of functions to streamline production and process oversight.
Take charge of processing steps, keep track of machine utilization, and also record any breakage with ease using A+W’s barcode solution. This solution lays the groundwork for comprehensive evaluations and future planning, which are vital to your company’s current and future success. From status and storage location bookings (per user, station, machine, rack, item, and sheet) to precise processing entries and machine control via barcode scanning, our solution was designed to specifically meet your needs.
- Status and location bookings per user, station/machine, rack, item & sheet
- Machine start and control of processing via barcode reading
- Automatic reject handling (with implemented downstream concept)
- Statistical evaluations based on barcode readings (e.g. by using Crystal Reports or QLIK)
- Quality improvements based on breakage bookings
- Capacity updates based on barcode readings
- Printout of labels by A+W Production
- Flexible label design thanks to CR
- Centralized display of status information based on barcode readings by extension A+W Production Monitor and/or A+W Production Terminals
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.)
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.
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!
A+W Business 6 is the best version of the commercial A+W software. The system works reliably, and thanks to the BOM concept, all products can be mapped. And if something gets hung up, A+W offers reliable service – our contact people, with whom we have been working for years, are experts, they help us quickly and easily.
Clarity
DynOpt
A+W DynOpt revolutionizes the glass production process by leveraging advanced functions and state-of-the-art technologies that streamline operations. Through automatic linking and mixing of cutting orders, flexible input of residual sheets and stock glass as well as dynamic adjustment of glass types and stock sizes, A+W DynOpt ensures a seamless production process and optimum material utilization.
A notable feature of A+W DynOpt is its capability to integrate glass cutting lines using sorting systems, such as the Lisec buffer and sorting system or Hegla SortJet, with downstream stacking stations or directly connected production lines. It offers fully automated optimization, cutting, and sorting processes for maximum yield while maintaining the desired production sequences. By reducing breakage rejects and enhancing quality, A+W DynOpt, delivers unparalleled efficiency and quality.
The software solution synchronizes multiple cutting tables, enabling simultaneous cutting and breaking of diverse glass types while facilitating automatic load distribution across production lines. Its dynamic optimization algorithm reacts to sorting buffer levels, eliminating the need for extensive sorting systems and allowing for batch sizes of any scale
A+W DynOpt’s key strengths lie in its dynamic nature, ensuring optimal material flow and balanced distribution between cutting and further processing steps.
These strengths eliminate manual steps between cutting and further processing. With enhanced automation and flexibility in planning, whether for individual or daily production, and maximum material yield through the use of a buffer, A+W DynOpt sets new benchmarks in glass production efficiency.
- Fully automated optimization, cutting, and sorting, including recutting of broken slices
- Automatic linking and mixing of cutting jobs for seamless production
- Automatic & flexible input of residual plates and stock sheets
- Dynamic and flexible modification of glass types and stock sizes
- Controls residual stock (e.g. Hegla Remaster)
- Controlled output into one or more harp racks, or directly to one or more IG lines
- Synchronization of multiple cutting tables – enables cutting and breaking of multiple glass types simultaneously
- Automatic load distribution across several production lines for optimized efficiency
- Rush lite /orders are given higher priority for timely processing
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.
We’ve not missed a beat. June 2020 was the biggest month we’ve ever had in our history. We keep humming along.
A+W Business 6 is the best version of the commercial A+W software. The system works reliably, and thanks to the BOM concept, all products can be mapped. And if something gets hung up, A+W offers reliable service – our contact people, with whom we have been working for years, are experts, they help us quickly and easily.
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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 software is the brain and backbone of the company. Our old system was not suitable for the new requirements, so we replaced it with a comprehensive solution from A+W.
The A+W software controls and checks all processes from entry of the order to control of the machines, on through to delivery of the finished products. Thanks to consistent barcode control and the A+W Production Monitors, we always know where each sheet is at any point in time. All commercial and technical data is available company-wide – and this without having employees running around all the time with folders and stacks of paper under their arms in order to determine what they must do with which sheet (…) All employees work productively! The focus is always on information, all the time and everywhere.
Clarity
Rack Optimizer
A+W Rack Optimizer transforms the packaging process in insulating glass production by enabling direct packaging and maximing the utilization of packaging materials. This ensures consistent packaging quality, while reducing reliance on employee expertise.
The software considers unloading sequences and allows for customized sequencing to balance weight and optimize rack loading/unloading, minimizing the needs for order picking and reducing transport costs A 3D visualization provides detailed previews and graphic instructions for packaging optimization.
- Increasing productivity on the IG line, addressing bottlenecks
- Eliminate re-sorting requirements in dispatch
- Potential use of robots for stacking and packaging
- Reduced breakage and rejects through automated glass packaging
- Automatic weight balancing and limit check for packing racks
- 3D pack view for detailed rack loading visualization and item identification
- Manual lite movement using the 3D pack view editor
- Special mode for cases
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