Case Study: Express Toughening achieves faster, more efficient glass production with A+W Software

Attractive high-class products optimal delivery capacity

Express Toughening, a family-owned glass processing business, needed to improve its organizational structures and production efficiency to support its top-quality service and short delivery times. To achieve this, the company implemented the A+W Business (ALFAK) and A+W Production (ALCIM) software systems from vendor A+W Software.

The A+W software solution automated order processing, production, and barcoding, which dramatically increased throughput per shift from 80 to 140 stock plates. The implementation of A+W's Shape Optimizer saved 10 stock plates daily, while automated shipping logistics reduced staffing needs from three people to one per shift. These improvements provided Express Toughening with a crucial competitive advantage, with the software paying for itself within a year.

Express Toughening

Daniel Curtis

Managing Director