Earlier this month, the US high-performance fabricated glass operation, Viracon, a division of Apogee Enterprises Incorporated, awarded a US$ 1.7 million contract for software and services to the US s…
Earlier this month, the US high-performance fabricated glass operation, Viracon, a division of Apogee Enterprises Incorporated, awarded a US$ 1.7 million contract for software and services to the US software firm SynQuest, Inc. The company is currently implementing SynQuest software in its Owatonna, Minnesota, US, plant. With the new SynQuest software, Viracon expects to increase its production capacity by 25% without adding any additional labour. Increased labour productivity is critical because of a labour shortage in the region. “Currently, demand for high performance fabricated glass exceeds our production capacity,” said Viracon Vice President and General Manager Brad J. Austin. “Our company is looking to SynQuest to help us create a flow-type environment, where increased visibility and production synchronisation will help us keep things moving and reduce work-in-process,” he added. Viracon reportedly has 60-65% of the high-performance fabricated architectural glass market in the United States.