Case Study: Rakvåg achieves highly automated, efficient glass production with A+W Software

Rakvåg - Customer Case Study

Rakvåg, a medium-sized flat glass finisher and insulated glass producer in Norway, faced the dual challenge of operating in a competitive market with a shortage of qualified labor while needing to meet increasingly high quality requirements. To profitably produce its sophisticated, often custom, glass products and maintain its state-of-the-art status, the company turned to its long-term vendor, A+W Software, for a solution involving comprehensive automation and digitalization.

A+W Software implemented its suite of products, including the A+W Business order system, A+W Production Monitors, and the A+W iQuote webshop, to create a fully integrated and automated process from order entry to machine control. This solution provided real-time production visibility via the A+W Dashboard, eliminated manual machine programming through the CAM-DXF interface, and enabled 24/7 customer self-service ordering. The results for Rakvåg included highly economical production even for a lot size of one, full traceability of every sheet, a drastic reduction in errors, and the ability to inform customers of order status in real time, ensuring maximum productivity and delivery reliability.

Rakvåg

Petter Rakvåg

Managing Director and IT-Manager