Forglass Sp Z O O

What Forglass Sp Z O O does

Forglass Sp Z O O (legal name Forglass Technology Sp. z o.o.) is a Polish privately-held engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor that designs and delivers glass melting furnaces, batch plants, and combustion systems for the global glass industry. Founded in 2013 through the merger of five Polish companies with over two decades of glass industry experience, Forglass operates from a headquarters in Kraków with engineering design offices in Kraków and Katowice, and two production plants (Kamienica and Brzezie) run through its wholly-owned subsidiary Forglass Manufacturing Sp. z o.o. (operating since 1991). The company employs 250 staff including 100 engineers across three design offices.

Forglass's core technology stack includes proprietary innovations such as Forglass Mixing Electrodes®, Fining Boost™ electric electrodes, the VIBE® high-performance vibrating dosing feeder (over 99.95% weighing precision), SmartScraper® conveyors, and the world's first fully electric Hot Top furnace (500 tons per day capacity, unveiled at Glasstec 2024). The firm uses in-house CFD mathematical modeling for furnace design optimization and delivers turnkey projects from concept through engineering, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning. Revenue streams span furnace design and construction, batch plant systems, control systems and automation (PLC/SCADA), combustion systems, hot/cold repair services, and after-sales spare parts — all delivered under project-based, multi-year contracts to enterprise glass manufacturers. Customer logos include Ardagh, Saint-Gobain, Guardian Glass, O-I, Verallia, NSG, AGC, Euroglas, Stoelzle, and Isover.

The company sells exclusively through direct enterprise field sales to large glass manufacturers globally, with project deployments across Europe (Poland, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany), Africa (Egypt), and an emerging presence in Latin America (Mexico). Importantly, Forglass has received no conventional equity funding — its growth has been supported by approximately 40M PLN in cumulative EU R&D grants and operates as a management-owned private limited company with a 160,000 PLN share capital.

Name

Forglass Sp Z O O

Legal name

Forglass Technology Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://forglass.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Forglass is a Polish EPC contractor that designs, manufactures, and commissions glass melting furnaces, batch plants, combustion systems, and automation for global container and float glass manufacturers including Ardagh, Saint-Gobain, Guardian, and O-I.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Glass Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Blow Molding & Thermoforming Packaging Equipment (Bottle/Tray Making) (IMALAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Glass Fabrication & Processing Services (Cutting/Edging/Drilling/Polishing) (IMADAHAI), Glass Processing & Beneficiation (Cullet Production) (BPALADAG)

Keywords

• Glass melting furnaces
• Batch plant systems
• Industrial combustion systems
• Glass manufacturing equipment
• Furnace automation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Furnace Design and Construction: Design, engineering, manufacturing, and commissioning of glass melting furnaces including hybrid, regenerative, oxy-fuel, and unit melter furnaces. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with glass manufacturers.
2. Batch Plant Systems: Complete batch plant design and delivery including compact batch plants, PCR cullet systems, float batch plants, and cullet return systems for container and float glass production.
3. Control Systems and Automation: Industrial automation solutions including PLC systems, SCADA, control cabinet assembly, and site electrical installation for furnaces, batch plants, and other industrial applications.
4. Combustion Systems and Equipment: Design and delivery of combustion systems, gas skids, water/air cooling systems, compressed air systems, and measurement units for glass furnaces.
5. Hot Services and Repairs: Hot repair, cold repair, overcoating, demolition, and modernization services for glass furnaces. Includes 24/7 service options and scheduled maintenance.
6. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: Warranty and post-warranty service, remote VPN support, on-site maintenance, electrical measurements, calibration, and spare parts supply.
7. Manufacturing Services: Industrial steel structures, service platforms, silos, ducts, pipes, conveying equipment, and machinery components manufactured at Forglass Manufacturing facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forglass designs, engineers, manufactures, and commissions industrial glass melting furnaces (hybrid, regenerative, oxy-fuel, unit melter, and fully electric Hot Top types) and complete batch plants for container, float, and fiberglass glass production. The company also delivers proprietary batch plant equipment, combustion and utility systems, PLC/SCADA industrial automation, CFD-based furnace simulations, hot and cold repair services, after-sales service and spare parts, and the ForglassBox mobile app for glass process calculations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ForglassBox: Mobile application for technological glass calculations, enabling calculation of raw materials for glass batch melting and physicochemical properties of glasses.
• VIBE
• SmartScraper
• Forglass Mixing Electrodes
• Forglass Fining Boost

Products and services

• Glass Melting Furnaces Engineered industrial glass melting furnaces in hybrid, regenerative (with deep refining part), unit melter, and oxy-fuel configurations, designed for container, float, and fiberglass glass producers. Delivered as turnkey projects with design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning services.
• Hot Top Full Electric Furnace World's first fully electric Hot Top furnace with 500 tons per day capacity for glass manufacturers seeking to decarbonize melting operations. Enables melting of flint, amber, and green glass with 70-90% cullet share and provides precise control over convection within the glass melt.
• Forehearths (FCF and RCF) Forehearth conditioning and refining systems (FCF and RCF variants) for downstream glass temperature conditioning and refining after the melting furnace, delivered to glass manufacturers as engineered solutions.
• Glass Stirrer Mechanical glass stirring equipment installed within furnaces and forehearths to improve glass homogeneity and quality for glass manufacturers.
• Batch Plants Complete batch plant systems for container glass, float glass, and fiberglass production including compact batch plants, PCR cullet systems, float batch plants, cullet return systems, fiberglass systems, and cullet treatment systems. Largest delivered capacity reaches 1,000 tons per day supplying two glass furnaces simultaneously.
• VIBE® High-Performance Vibrating Dosing Feeder Patented high-performance vibrating dosing feeder with inertia drives delivering weighing precision above 99.95% and three times higher efficiency than classical batch dosing solutions, for use in raw material dosing at glass batch plants.
• SmartScraper® Scraper Conveyor System Scraper conveyor system with proprietary FinesFree System™ to eliminate glass particle formation, Overload Protection System™ for automatic warning, and FlowControl System™ for adaptive speed control in glass batch plants.
• Forglass Double Roll Crusher Double roll crusher with certified precision grain size adjustment certified by the Main Mining Institute, minimizing fines in output material for container and float glass batch preparation.
• Combustion and Utility Systems Engineered combustion and utility systems for glass furnaces and forehearths including furnace combustion systems, forehearths and working end combustion systems, water cooling systems, air cooling systems, compressed air systems, measurement units, gas pressure-reduction and gas-air mixing skids. Over 100 gas skids delivered to date.
• Industrial Automation and Control Systems PLC, SCADA, and HMI-based industrial automation and control systems for furnaces, forehearths, and batch plants, including design, electrical cabinet production, process automation, on-site installation, service and maintenance, and commissioning. Includes combustion control, gas safety, electric heating, cooling systems, and measurement/regulation.
• Hot Work Services and Repairs Hot repair, cold repair, overcoating, demolition, and modernization services for glass furnaces including 24/7 service options, scheduled maintenance, and large-project mobilization (115 specialists deployed for Egypt float furnace hot overcoating).
• CFD Mathematical Modeling and Furnace Simulations Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation services for glass melting furnace design including 3D visualizations of combustion space and melt tank, glass current analysis, batch blanket distribution, and electrode boosting optimization.
• ForglassBox Mobile App Smartphone application performing technological glass calculations for batch raw materials, glass physicochemical properties, and furnace temperature profile optimization. Available on Google Play and Apple App Store.
• Forglass Manufacturing Services Industrial steel structures, service platforms, silos, storage containers, ducts, pipes, chutes, conveying equipment, and machinery components manufactured at Forglass Manufacturing facilities for internal project use and external customers. PN-EN 1090 and TSP-3834-2 certified.

Quantifiable outcome

• World's first fully electric Hot Top furnace with 500 tons per day capacity capable of melting amber and green glass with 70-90% cullet share
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GraphiteglassminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 October 2024Co-exhibited at Glassman Latin America 2026 (Mexico City, Stand D11) alongside other industry partners to discuss glass production technology advancements
• Marek Kamiński FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for LifePlan Academy initiative, a personal development and goal-setting program for youth, operating since 2017 with global expansion goals

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tenova (Techint Group): Tenova is a global industrial engineering group with a glass division supplying furnaces and plants to glass manufacturers. Operates as a broader multi-industry technology supplier with direct overlap to Forglass's furnace and batch plant delivery.
• Glaston Corporation: Glaston is a Finnish company providing glass processing machinery and services, primarily for architectural, automotive, and solar glass. Adjacent comparator with overlapping industrial automation and glass manufacturing equipment expertise.
• Fives Group: Fives is a large French industrial engineering group with a glass business line (Fives Stein) supplying furnaces, combustion systems, and process equipment. Overlaps with Forglass but operates as a broader multi-industry industrial conglomerate.

Direct peers

• Sorg GmbH: Sorg GmbH is a German designer and builder of glass melting furnaces, forehearths, and batch plants serving the global container, float, and specialty glass industry. Sorg is the most direct comparator to Forglass in furnace design and EPC delivery.
• Zippe Industrieanlagen GmbH: Zippe is a German manufacturer of batch plant equipment, recycling and cullet processing systems, and bulk material handling for the glass industry. Closely comparable to Forglass's batch plant and cullet system business.
• Toledo Engineering Co. (TECO): Toledo Engineering is a US-based engineering firm providing glass furnace design, batch plant engineering, and construction services for the global glass industry. Comparable to Forglass in furnace engineering scope and customer base.
• Bucher Emhart Glass: Bucher Emhart Glass is a Swiss-based supplier of glass container manufacturing equipment, including batch plants, forming, and inspection systems. Direct comparable to Forglass's batch plant and automation offerings for container glass customers.
• Bottero S.p.A. Bottero is an Italian manufacturer of glass processing and container glass manufacturing equipment. Overlaps with Forglass in batch plant equipment and downstream glass manufacturing technology.
• Horn Glass Industries AG: Horn Glass Industries is a German supplier of glass melting furnaces, forehearths, and complete batch plants for container, float, and specialty glass producers. It competes head-to-head with Forglass on furnace engineering and project delivery.
• Glass Service S.r.l. Glass Service is an Italian furnace engineering and equipment provider serving container, float, and specialty glass manufacturers. Overlaps with Forglass on furnace design, batch plants, and hot repair services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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