Leading German glass manufacturer producing more than eight million glass containers per day to improve planning, strengthen supply chain visibility and support more efficient production operations.
Wiegand-Glas, one of Germany's leading glass manufacturers, has selected Elisa Industriq's supply chain planning solutions from sedApta to support production planning and scheduling across its manufacturing operations.
Operating four manufacturing sites in Germany with a combined production capacity of more than eight million glass containers per day, Wiegand-Glas supplies customers across the beverage and food industry. To support future growth and improve planning efficiency, the company is investing in a more data-driven approach to production planning and decision-making.
Using Elisa Industriq' s sedApta planning solutions, Wiegand-Glas aims to enhance demand planning, inventory management, production planning and factory scheduling processes. The solution will provide greater visibility across operations, support the simulation of different planning scenarios and help planners balance customer demand, inventory levels and production capacity.
"Production planning in the glass industry is particularly complex. Companies must balance long production campaigns, changing customer demand, inventory levels and manufacturing constraints, often months in advance. We are pleased to support Wiegand-Glas as they modernize their planning processes and build greater visibility and agility across their operations," said Michael Fatum, Managing Director of Elisa Industriq Germany.
The new planning environment will support more efficient collaboration between sales, production, planning and management teams, helping optimise production schedules and improve responsiveness to changing market requirements across Wiegand-Glas's manufacturing network.
"Our goal is to standardize planning processes, establish a unified data foundation for forecasting, and implement semi-automated production recommendations that balance key performance targets - while respecting operational constraints. Thereby, interactive simulations allow us to evaluate the impact of every decision on critical KPIs, improving transparency, accelerating alignment, and driving operational excellence. The glass-specific experience of Elisa Industriq in industrial planning and manufacturing operations made them suitable partner for this transformation project," said Lukas Neubauer, one of the managing directors of Wiegand-Glas.
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About Elisa Industriq
Elisa Industriq creates software solutions for operational intelligence by multiplying industrial knowledge with AI innovation. Our businesses - camLine, sedApta, Polystar, CalcuQuote, TenForce, and Gridle - serve over 2,500 clients globally in the manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy sectors. Elisa Industriq delivers business value for customers by reducing costs, improving quality, and generating growth. Our software solutions integrate with customers' existing systems to optimize their operations in areas including manufacturing execution, supply chain optimization, network analytics, and energy management. Elisa Industriq is part of Elisa, a pioneer in telecommunications and digital services headquartered in Finland. Our shared mission is a sustainable future through digitalization. Elisa Industriq employs over 1,500 experts in Europe, Asia, and North America. www.elisaindustriq.com
About sedApta
sedApta, a business unit of Elisa Industriq, develops software solutions for supply chain orchestration and manufacturing operations. With a modular platform and an international footprint, sedApta supports manufacturers in planning, scheduling, orchestrating, and monitoring production processes by combining industrial expertise with AI technologies. www.elisaindustriq.com/sedapta
About Wiegand-Glas
The family-run Wiegand-Glas group, with its business areas of Glass, PET, Logistics, and Energy, is one of the leading container glass manufacturers and among the most successful producers of PET packaging in Europe. At its four locations in Steinbach am Wald (Bavaria), Ernstthal, Großbreitenbach, and Schleusingen (Thuringia), the company produces more than eight million glass containers and over eight million preforms and PET containers daily for the beverage and food industries. The group employs over 2,100 staff worldwide and generated a group annual turnover of €730 million in the fiscal year 2025/2026.