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Company News “The decision to implement new software is also a question of trust, mutual goals and constructive collaboration,” said GKT Managing Director Peter Egg (left), expressing his pleasure about the successful collaboration with HEGLA-HANIC and the company’s managing director, Dr. Jan Schäpers (right). GKT Group invests in digital future with new software Switches To ERP & Production Planning Software From HEGLA-HANIC For many years, investment in machine pools and automation promised both competitive and quality advantages, but today software is just as important. The future of the glass sector is networked and digital. There are many reasons for this, including growing cost pressure, the increasing proportion of complex products and the goals of Industry 4.0. As a result, requirements are continually rising to a higher level. New machine generations with more sensors, high-tech control units and extensive options are not only a consequence of this development, they also contribute to the transformation. With a significantly higher throughput and increasingly common system daisy-chaining, process complexity has increased to the point that intelligent, user-friendly and flexible software is necessary for companies that want to produce at full potential. 64 Glass Bulletin | October - December, 2021
HEGLA-HANIC • 2 The level of digitalisation and automation in Production was significantly raised. Marcel Müller, trainee in flat glass technologies, is able to instantly track pending orders and processing progress and, in close coordination with the other departments, can ensure that orders are completed on schedule and with the quality required. Overarching machine optimisation and centralised software solution At the beginning of this year, the GKT Group from Brakel in Germany (Eastern Westphalia-Lippe) geared up for the future by expanding its production technology and implementing a new software system. For even greater flexibility, automation and further growth, the company invested in a double edging and drilling machine, a highly automated float glass cutting system with a breakout system and an insulated glass line. Almost in parallel, the company switched to an ERP and production planning software from HEGLA- Peter Egg is the managing director of the GKT Group in Brakel in the second generation. The company was founded in 1978 and employs around 150 people. Its portfolio includes insulated glass, toughened glass, LSG, inner mullions for insulated glass and much more for regional and international customers. HANIC that drives the machines and processing lines according to need. It optimises individual production steps, automates them in precise synchronisation with the cycle, and monitors and transparently maps them. For the newly implemented ERP functionality, all processes – such as order entry, work preparation, purchasing, warehouse management and logistics – are centrally pooled and directly accessible. Higher complexity, shorter cycles “Every system has its time,” said GKT Managing Director Peter Egg with conviction. “We were well positioned, Dr. Jan Schäpers is the managing director at HEGLA-HANIC from Bochum, the specialist in software for glass-processing companies. At GKT, new ERP and PPS software, as well as an app for shipping support, were recently implemented. our processes functioned properly and we probably could have continued to work with the existing software.” However, our experiences in recent years showed that the complexity of incoming orders would continue to increase, as would customers’ desires for shorter delivery times and ultimately, the competitive pressure driving faster and faster cycle times, he said. “As a medium-sized provider, we are appreciated for delivering on schedule, for our high quality, broad product spectrum – and for our flexibility,” reported Egg. That is why his project requirements included creating an overarching, company-wide data structure with even greater clarity and transparency in the spirit of integrated corporate management. Simple visualisation of KPIs, along with real-time access to every single order and an overview of the available capacity on the toughened glass furnace or the insulated glass line, were on his shopping list. The goals of maximum cycle time optimisation, process support for automated and semi-automated workflows and optimal dovetailing were defined in partnership with HEGLA- HANIC. Networked work areas with integrated processes and data Since the production processes and commercial tasks were migrated to the new system, the individual work areas are networked even more closely. For example, all orders are first recorded in the ERP and then broken down into their processing steps by the system. Warehouse inventories are checked and, if required, a purchase requisition is generated that can be digitally exchanged with one or several suppliers. The PPS takes factors such as delivery dates, machine capacity, inventory and material utilisation into consideration while optimally compiling orders and then forwards them to the relevant production stations as a work order. “For our production, this means a high level of automation and daisychaining the individual processing steps with short cycle times and a degree of Glass Bulletin | October - December, 2021 65
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