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"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."

Petter Rakvåg

- Rakvåg AS

Rakvåg

Top products thanks to maximum automation

In Molde in the Norwegian Fjordland, a medium-sized company has become one of the state-of-the-art flat glass finishers and insulated glass producers in Norway. To achieve this status, the company relies on state-of-the-art A+W software and universal automation. Founded more than 50 years ago from a glazier’s workshop, today Rakvåg supplies the most demanding customers in Norway with highly-specialized glass products produced on state-of-the-art CNC machines.

The competition is stiff in the Norwegian flat glass industry. There are few qualified workers in this land of five million inhabitants, since many people seek employment in the ubiquitous oil industry. At the same time, quality requirements continue to increase. Consistent readiness to innovate is a prerequisite for successfully conquering this difficult market.

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Petter Rakvåg,
Managing Director and IT Manager

The people in charge at Rakvåg understood this early on: the company has been using A+W software since 1999 both in the commercial sector and in production.

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The competition is stiff in the Norwegian flat glass industry. There are few qualified workers in this land of five million inhabitants, since many people seek employment in the ubiquitous oil industry. At the same time, quality requirements continue to increase. Consistent readiness to innovate is a prerequisite for successfully conquering this difficult market. The people in charge at Rakvåg understood this early on: the company has been using A+W software since 1999 both in the commercial sector and in production.
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Supporting your production process through comprehensive information

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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

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.

Stefan Herrmann / Semcoglas Glastechnik GmbH Read more

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!

Thomas Knott / Glas Schöninger GmbH & Co. KG Read more
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A+W Barcode Manager allows for individual glass barcoding and enhances control over glass processing.

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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

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 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.

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.

Markus Heil / Glashandelsgesellschaft Profi GmbH Read more

The intelligent networking of our production through A+W Production has shortened delivery times by one to two days. Our staff who used to have to search for sheets and laboriously hand-pick them, now work productively. The process reliability has improved considerably and the error rate dropped to virtually zero.

Ralph Fritz / Gerhard Fritz GmbH Read more
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Rakvåg AS
Jupitervegen 7
6419 Molde
Norway
+47 71 24 16 40
post@rakvaag.no
https://www.rakvaag.no

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