Business Operations

• Business operations of Glaston are divided into following segments: Machines, Services and Software Solutions.

Machines

The Machines segment offers glass processing machinery for everything from cutting and drilling to edge grinding and polishing, including tempering, bending, bent tempering and lamination. This segment offers an extensive, high-quality range of glass processing machinery and associated tools. The pre-processing machines are sold under the Bavelloni brand, while the tempering, bending and laminating machines are sold under the Tamglass and Uniglass brands. Our tool and equipment brands are Bavelloni and AAA.

In 2011 the Machines segment's net sales totalled EUR 90.0 million.

Services

The Services segment includes maintenance services for glass processing machinery, sales of tools and equipment, spare parts and accessories, machine upgrades and modernizations, remote monitoring and diagnostics, and training and consulting. Glaston's offering ensures uninterrupted production capacity for our customers and efficient usage throughout a machine's lifecycle. Our comprehensive service network is one of the most important factors in our competitiveness.

In 2011 the Services segment's net sales totalled EUR 31.1 million.

Software Solutions

The Software Solutions segment serves the needs of the glass processing industry throughout the delivery chain, with everything from manufacture execution systems (MES) to sales management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Our brands are A+W, which offers software and integrated solutions for the glass processing industry, and Cantor, which offers software for manufacturers of window and door glass. Glaston's software solutions can be used to set up both individual machines and fully integrated and automated lines.

The Software Solutions segment’s net sales in 2011 were EUR 23.1 million.