Software Solutions

The Software Solutions segment is a leading supplier of glass industry software as well as enterprise resource planning and reporting systems for the glass industry. The business area comprises the German Albat+Wirsam Software Group acquired in 2007. The operational businesses are divided into three main areas: Software Sales Support, Implementation & Service, and Software Development.

The segment offers software solutions for the glass and window industry, enabling Glaston’s customers to manage their entire production and commercial processes. The aim is to increase the degree of automation in the glass and window industry, and thus, the profitability of Glaston’s customers.

Wide software product range

The segment’s software product range consists of production management systems for float glass manufactures as well as glass processors, with a focus on three product groups: sales process management from order processing to invoicing; production planning from cost accounting and capacity planning to material management; and detailed production optimisation, monitoring and control. The software products offer thus optimisation of the entire production process, all the way from interoperability of machines to controlling the material and work flow, as well as managing sales.

Typical customers of Software Solutions are glass processors and window manufacturers who make customer-tailored products with several variants. With respect to volume, the strongest market sector for Software Solutions is EMEA.

Recent segment information, EUR million