Continuous development, constant research into new areas of applications and improved production methods have made Arnold Glas one of the most important innovators in the industry. On new research and development projects, Arnold Glas makes use of expertise from accross the entire company group. This guarantees a high level of know-how and brings out cutting edge innovations leading to design awards. For example, Arnold Glas developed ORNILUX bird protection glass, a patterned, UV-reflective coating making it visible to birds while remaining virtually transparent to the human eye by using a methodology called Biomimicry. Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.
Company
5 locations in Germany
Our Philosophy
Today
Today, the second generation of the Arnold family is involved in the Group as active partners. Partners Hans-Joachim Arnold, Günther Arnold and Harald Arnold seek and encourage a long-term, stable development for the company. This results in certain entrepreneurial requirements in respect of customer focus, product quality, focus on profit, employee skills and motivation and modern organisational structures. The family atmosphere continues to be part of our corporate culture.
We see ourselves as a leading mid-sized group of companies in the flat glass processing sector. Our sphere of activities includes the production of insulating glass, a wide range of glass treatments and finishes and the manufacture of high-quality functional glass and other special glazing. However we are also involved in developing innovative glass coatings and producing screen-printed glass. With our workforce of almost 800 people, we create, produce and sell our glass products at a total of nine locations worldwide.
The operations of the Group are led by the Group Management Board, consisting of Franz Schaumberger, Managing Director and Spokesman, Albert Schweitzer, Managing Director and Member of the Group Management Board and Stephan Pausch, Managing Director and Member of the Group Management.
History
Our success story began in 1959, when our company’s founder Alfred Arnold invented a new multiple-pane insulating glass. The main innovative feature was the flexible edge seal that replaced the permanent edge soldering that had been standard until then. The idea went around the world and to this day is the standard for the production of insulating glass. But it also made possible the manufacture of insulating glass in industrial manufacturing infrastructures and by as early as the 1960s was a key element in improving the energy efficiency of buildings. This is just one example of how even then, Arnold Glas was setting benchmarks in the glass industry, as it continues to do today.
Benchmarks that are not just limited to products but also to our collaboration with external partners. For example, even in its early years, our company worked intensively with mechanical engineering companies and suppliers of raw materials. To this day, process optimisations and material and product quality guide our activities.