Manufacturing and processing: Scheduling software for glass processors
Scheduling software for glass processors that coordinates the cutting table, edgework, drilling and tempering batches, so panes for one delivery are ready together and the furnace runs full.
What makes scheduling hard for glass processors.
At a glass processor a pane passes several steps: cutting, edging, drilling and cut-outs, and often tempering or laminating. Each step follows its own logic. The cutting table works best with a cutting plan where many panes of the same type and thickness are cut together. The tempering furnace wants full batches of one thickness. The customer, however, wants every pane for a project delivered at once. When each step is planned separately, half an order is ready while the other half waits for the next tempering batch. And a pane breaking in the furnace pushes the whole project back if nobody immediately sees that a new one has to be cut.
Scheduling software for glass processors
Example- 1
Group panes by type and delivery
DoneThe schedule collects panes from all orders and groups them by glass type and thickness for the cutting plan, with each order's required delivery date.
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Schedule processing and tempering
In progressAfter cutting come edging, drilling and cut-outs.
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Absorb breakage and remakes
NextIf a pane breaks during processing or in the furnace, the operator reports it at once.
From job to confirmed appointment.
Group panes by type and delivery
The schedule collects panes from all orders and groups them by glass type and thickness for the cutting plan, with each order's required delivery date. The planner sees which panes can be cut together and which orders that completes. Panes with an early delivery date get priority in the plan.
Schedule processing and tempering
After cutting come edging, drilling and cut-outs. The schedule shows the panes waiting at each workstation. For the furnace, the system builds batches of the same thickness, giving priority to panes whose order is otherwise complete. An order does not wait needlessly for one pane.
Absorb breakage and remakes
If a pane breaks during processing or in the furnace, the operator reports it at once. The schedule puts the pane back into the cutting plan with priority and shows which delivery is now at risk. The planner decides whether the delivery waits or goes in parts, and the sales office sees it immediately.
Alongside your calendar and your team.
Glass processors often use an order system, a cutting optimisation program that drives the cutting table and a planning board for the furnace and dispatch. The schedule reads panes from the order system, passes groups to the cutting optimisation and tracks status per pane. The planner sees every pane in one view. Production engineering owns the cutting plan, the furnace operator owns batch composition and dispatch owns the delivery.
Optimise the cut or follow delivery dates
A cutting plan with as many panes per sheet as possible saves glass but can pull later panes forward and leave early ones waiting. Cutting strictly by delivery date uses more glass. The schedule shows what each choice costs in glass and lead time, so production engineering decides with open eyes.
Full furnace batch or short lead time
Waiting for a full batch saves energy and furnace space but leaves a small rush order sitting. Running a half batch delivers faster but costs more per pane. Some processors set fixed slots for half batches. The schedule shows which panes are waiting and for how long, so it is a deliberate choice.
Deliver per project or per pane
A glazier often wants all panes for a project at once, because they only drive to site once. A kitchen fitter can sometimes carry on with a partial delivery. The schedule records per order whether part deliveries are allowed, so dispatch never sends half an order by mistake or holds back a complete one.
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Read the storyWhat we set up in the schedule.
We set up planning around the cutting table: panes grouped per cutting round, followed through edgework and drilling, and toughening batches assembled with the delivery date per order in view. Together we replay an ordinary week, and the moment a pane breaks in the furnace while the rest of the order is ready. Laminating, partial deliveries and reporting times per workstation are added once cutting and toughening run smoothly.
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Explore pricing and optionsDoes the schedule replace our cutting optimisation?
No. The cutting optimisation keeps producing the cutting plan per sheet. The schedule decides which panes go into a cutting round, based on delivery dates and stock, and passes that group on. After cutting, the schedule follows the panes through processing.
How does the schedule know which panes belong together?
Every pane is linked to an order and a position on the measurement sheet. The schedule shows per order how many panes are ready and which are still in process. Dispatch sees when an order is complete and the planner sees which pane is holding up the delivery.
What if a pane breaks during tempering?
The furnace operator reports the breakage against the pane. The schedule puts a new pane with the same details into the next cutting plan with priority and shows the expected new ready date. The sales office can inform the customer straight away instead of on delivery day.
Can we include laminated glass from a supplier?
Yes. Bought-in laminated glass becomes a step with the supplier's expected delivery date. The processing that follows can only be scheduled once the glass is in. You can see which orders are waiting on a supplier and which on your own production.
What often connects to this.
- Digital job cards for glass processorsDigital job cards for glass processors that show the final measurement sheet for each pane, with edge finish, holes and cut-outs, and record every process and check as it is signed off.
- Website for glass processorsA website for glass processors that explains glass types, edge finishes and work such as drilling and cut-outs by application, so a glazier or interior fitter knows what to specify.
- Enquiry form for glass processorsAn enquiry form for glass processors that asks for dimensions, thickness, glass type, edge finish and the position of holes and cut-outs, so nothing needs changing once the glass is tempered.
A schedule that works in practice.
Start with a short intake. Then we schedule a call to show the software with your services, team and way of working.
WhatsAppinfo@vorlyo.com Scheduling software for glass processors: plan cutting, edgework and tempering batches so the panes for each delivery are ready together.
- Group panes by type and delivery
- Schedule processing and tempering
- Absorb breakage and remakes