{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"173376","rtpr_id":"nWkr6tlKH3-20261020","ticker":"ELISA","exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","all_tickers":["ELISA"],"title":"Wiegand-Glas selects Elisa Industriq to modernize production planning across four manufacturing sites","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-10-20T06:00:17.964Z","article_body":"Elisa Oyj\nLeading German glass manufacturer producing more than eight million glass\ncontainers per day to improve planning, strengthen supply chain visibility and\nsupport more efficient production operations.\n\nWiegand-Glas, one of Germany’s leading glass manufacturers, has selected\nElisa Industriq’s supply chain planning solutions from sedApta to support\nproduction planning and scheduling across its manufacturing operations.\n\nOperating four manufacturing sites in Germany with a combined production\ncapacity of more than eight million glass containers per day, Wiegand-Glas\nsupplies customers across the beverage and food industry. To support future\ngrowth and improve planning efficiency, the company is investing in a more\ndata-driven approach to production planning and decision-making.\n\nUsing Elisa Industriq’ s sedApta planning solutions, Wiegand-Glas aims to\nenhance demand planning, inventory management, production planning and factory\nscheduling processes. The solution will provide greater visibility across\noperations, support the simulation of different planning scenarios and help\nplanners balance customer demand, inventory levels and production capacity.\n\n“Production planning in the glass industry is particularly complex.\nCompanies must balance long production campaigns, changing customer demand,\ninventory levels and manufacturing constraints, often months in advance. We\nare pleased to support Wiegand-Glas as they modernize their planning processes\nand build greater visibility and agility across their operations,” said\nMichael Fatum, Managing Director of Elisa Industriq Germany.\n\nThe new planning environment will support more efficient collaboration between\nsales, production, planning and management teams, helping optimise production\nschedules and improve responsiveness to changing market requirements across\nWiegand-Glas’s manufacturing network.\n\n”Our goal is to standardize planning processes, establish a unified data\nfoundation for forecasting, and implement semi-automated production\nrecommendations that balance key performance targets – while respecting\noperational constraints. Thereby, interactive simulations allow us to evaluate\nthe impact of every decision on critical KPIs, improving transparency,\naccelerating alignment, and driving operational excellence. The glass-specific\nexperience of Elisa Industriq in industrial planning and manufacturing\noperations made them suitable partner for this transformation project,” said\nLukas Neubauer, one of the managing directors of Wiegand-Glas.\n\nMore information & interview requests:\n\nElisa Industriq Mediadesk, mediadesk@elisaindustriq.com, tel. +358 50 305 1605\n\nAbout Elisa Industriq\n\nElisa Industriq creates software solutions for operational intelligence by\nmultiplying industrial knowledge with AI innovation. Our businesses —\ncamLine, sedApta, Polystar, CalcuQuote, TenForce, and Gridle — serve over\n2,500 clients globally in the manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy\nsectors. Elisa Industriq delivers business value for customers by reducing\ncosts, improving quality, and generating growth. Our software solutions\nintegrate with customers' existing systems to optimize their operations in\nareas including manufacturing execution, supply chain optimization, network\nanalytics, and energy management. Elisa Industriq is part of Elisa, a pioneer\nin telecommunications and digital services headquartered in Finland. Our\nshared mission is a sustainable future through digitalization. Elisa Industriq\nemploys over 1,500 experts in Europe, Asia, and North America.\nwww.elisaindustriq.com\n\nAbout sedApta\nsedApta, a business unit of Elisa Industriq, develops software solutions for\nsupply chain orchestration and manufacturing operations. With a modular\nplatform and an international footprint, sedApta supports manufacturers in\nplanning, scheduling, orchestrating, and monitoring production processes by\ncombining industrial expertise with AI technologies.\nwww.elisaindustriq.com/sedapta\n\nAbout Wiegand-Glas\n\nThe family-run Wiegand-Glas group, with its business areas of Glass, PET,\nLogistics, and Energy, is one of the leading container glass manufacturers and\namong the most successful producers of PET packaging in Europe. At its four\nlocations in Steinbach am Wald (Bavaria), Ernstthal, Großbreitenbach, and\nSchleusingen (Thuringia), the company produces more than eight million glass\ncontainers and over eight million preforms and PET containers daily for the\nbeverage and food industries. The group employs over 2,100 staff worldwide and\ngenerated a group annual turnover of €730 million in the fiscal year\n2025/2026.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/r/wiegand-glas-selects-elisa-industriq-to-modernize-production-planning-across-four-manufacturing-site%2Cc4410020\n\nMichael Fatum (https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/michael-fatum%2Cc3572952)\n\nSTB NeubauerLukas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/stb-neubauerlukas%2Cc3572953)\n\nWiegand Glas production copyright Wiegand Glas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/wiegand-glas-production-copyright-wiegand-glas%2Cc3573392)\n\nWiegand premises Steinbach copyright Wiegand Glas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/wiegand-premises-steinbach-copyright-wiegand-glas%2Cc3573393)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr6tlKH3-20261020","title":"Wiegand-Glas selects Elisa Industriq to modernize production planning across four manufacturing sites","author":"Cision","ticker":"ELISA","created":"2026-10-20T06:00:17.964Z","tickers":["ELISA"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","article_body":"Elisa Oyj\nLeading German glass manufacturer producing more than eight million glass\ncontainers per day to improve planning, strengthen supply chain visibility and\nsupport more efficient production operations.\n\nWiegand-Glas, one of Germany’s leading glass manufacturers, has selected\nElisa Industriq’s supply chain planning solutions from sedApta to support\nproduction planning and scheduling across its manufacturing operations.\n\nOperating four manufacturing sites in Germany with a combined production\ncapacity of more than eight million glass containers per day, Wiegand-Glas\nsupplies customers across the beverage and food industry. To support future\ngrowth and improve planning efficiency, the company is investing in a more\ndata-driven approach to production planning and decision-making.\n\nUsing Elisa Industriq’ s sedApta planning solutions, Wiegand-Glas aims to\nenhance demand planning, inventory management, production planning and factory\nscheduling processes. The solution will provide greater visibility across\noperations, support the simulation of different planning scenarios and help\nplanners balance customer demand, inventory levels and production capacity.\n\n“Production planning in the glass industry is particularly complex.\nCompanies must balance long production campaigns, changing customer demand,\ninventory levels and manufacturing constraints, often months in advance. We\nare pleased to support Wiegand-Glas as they modernize their planning processes\nand build greater visibility and agility across their operations,” said\nMichael Fatum, Managing Director of Elisa Industriq Germany.\n\nThe new planning environment will support more efficient collaboration between\nsales, production, planning and management teams, helping optimise production\nschedules and improve responsiveness to changing market requirements across\nWiegand-Glas’s manufacturing network.\n\n”Our goal is to standardize planning processes, establish a unified data\nfoundation for forecasting, and implement semi-automated production\nrecommendations that balance key performance targets – while respecting\noperational constraints. Thereby, interactive simulations allow us to evaluate\nthe impact of every decision on critical KPIs, improving transparency,\naccelerating alignment, and driving operational excellence. The glass-specific\nexperience of Elisa Industriq in industrial planning and manufacturing\noperations made them suitable partner for this transformation project,” said\nLukas Neubauer, one of the managing directors of Wiegand-Glas.\n\nMore information & interview requests:\n\nElisa Industriq Mediadesk, mediadesk@elisaindustriq.com, tel. +358 50 305 1605\n\nAbout Elisa Industriq\n\nElisa Industriq creates software solutions for operational intelligence by\nmultiplying industrial knowledge with AI innovation. Our businesses —\ncamLine, sedApta, Polystar, CalcuQuote, TenForce, and Gridle — serve over\n2,500 clients globally in the manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy\nsectors. Elisa Industriq delivers business value for customers by reducing\ncosts, improving quality, and generating growth. Our software solutions\nintegrate with customers' existing systems to optimize their operations in\nareas including manufacturing execution, supply chain optimization, network\nanalytics, and energy management. Elisa Industriq is part of Elisa, a pioneer\nin telecommunications and digital services headquartered in Finland. Our\nshared mission is a sustainable future through digitalization. Elisa Industriq\nemploys over 1,500 experts in Europe, Asia, and North America.\nwww.elisaindustriq.com\n\nAbout sedApta\nsedApta, a business unit of Elisa Industriq, develops software solutions for\nsupply chain orchestration and manufacturing operations. With a modular\nplatform and an international footprint, sedApta supports manufacturers in\nplanning, scheduling, orchestrating, and monitoring production processes by\ncombining industrial expertise with AI technologies.\nwww.elisaindustriq.com/sedapta\n\nAbout Wiegand-Glas\n\nThe family-run Wiegand-Glas group, with its business areas of Glass, PET,\nLogistics, and Energy, is one of the leading container glass manufacturers and\namong the most successful producers of PET packaging in Europe. At its four\nlocations in Steinbach am Wald (Bavaria), Ernstthal, Großbreitenbach, and\nSchleusingen (Thuringia), the company produces more than eight million glass\ncontainers and over eight million preforms and PET containers daily for the\nbeverage and food industries. The group employs over 2,100 staff worldwide and\ngenerated a group annual turnover of €730 million in the fiscal year\n2025/2026.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/r/wiegand-glas-selects-elisa-industriq-to-modernize-production-planning-across-four-manufacturing-site%2Cc4410020\n\nMichael Fatum (https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/michael-fatum%2Cc3572952)\n\nSTB NeubauerLukas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/stb-neubauerlukas%2Cc3572953)\n\nWiegand Glas production copyright Wiegand Glas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/wiegand-glas-production-copyright-wiegand-glas%2Cc3573392)\n\nWiegand premises Steinbach copyright Wiegand Glas\n(https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/i/wiegand-premises-steinbach-copyright-wiegand-glas%2Cc3573393)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-20T06:00:18.062896157Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792476018062},"received_at":"2026-10-20T06:00:18.113Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/elisa-oyj/r/wiegand-glas-selects-elisa-industriq-to-modernize-production-planning-across-four-manufacturing-site%2Cc4410020"},"analysis":{"id":"161474","press_release_id":"173376","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Telecommunication Services","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Wiegand-Glas, a leading German container-glass producer, selected Elisa Industriq's sedApta supply chain planning solutions to modernize production planning and scheduling across its four German manufacturing sites.\n\nThe customer produces more than eight million glass containers per day and generated €730 million in annual turnover in fiscal 2025/2026. 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