Continuous investment in innovation pays off, even for software houses

Companies that continue to invest in the development and production of innovative solutions have a healthy foundation for continued growth. For years, the name Orgadata has been synonymous with innovation. The company behind software package Logikal continues to bombard window and door manufacturers and facade builders with new progressive solutions. Profile sat down with the people at Orgadata to find out the reasons for its success.

Anyone who comes to software house Orgadata feels the youthfulness. The designer of Logikal, the software for the window and door manufacturer and facade builder, is young, modern, dynamic and innovative. The fact that the company works with a lot of young people creates dynamism and creativity. Those young people are introduced to the profession at Orgadata.

The new building also offers Orgadata employees space in the literal sense of the word. The offices are furnished according to the Open Space concept, which allows the software specialists to work together excellently.

Forty-six pupils and students are active there. In addition, every year about three hundred trainees take their first steps in the professional world. Many talents come straight from school to the software house. This is possible because the company cooperates intensively with various schools, colleges and universities, including Campus Winchoten, Stenden University in Emmen and a school and university in Groningen.

Attracting young people

Orgadata uses innovative ways to get young people to choose them as future employees. For this, they received an "AusbildungsAss" at the Ministry of Economics in Berlin, a popular award that only a few other firms have received. For example, Orgadata invites children, who have already been bitten by the IT bug at a young age, to experience digitalization up close. They explore and discover things and also experience the possibilities offered by the latest technologies, such as Virtual Reality glasses, for example. In this way, objects and other elements can be projected in a real situation. With these young IT specialists and a clear focus on the future, Orgadata is already ready to successfully develop further in the face of future challenges.

Room for creativity

Just like the specialists in the field of metal processing and the experienced computer scientists, these talents are given room to work out their creative ideas. Orgadata also offers its employees space in the literal sense of the word. The software house invested in a spacious new building near the harbor of the idyllic town of Leer. The view of the water always has a positive influence on the employees' creativity.

Recently, a film crew showed interest in the innovative way of
working at Orgadata. They followed the firm's employees during
their daily activities.

When arranging the workspaces, Orgadata worked according to the Open Space concept - with landscape offices. The fact that there are hardly any walls and partitions significantly promotes communication and the exchange of information between the various employees. Those who still need peace and quiet to work on their ideas or developments will find separate boxes throughout the building: colorful workplaces, where they can work in peace and quiet.

Experiencing digitization up close - that is the motto of many students, who come to learn about software development at Orgadata.

The ultramodern working environment and the excellent atmosphere are the breeding ground for the development of valuable IT solutions. Orgadata always comes up with new, innovative solutions and thus supports its customers with a view to further digitalization in the future. This has long been known in the industry and more and more users worldwide rely on Logikal's support. They plan and produce their projects with this software, because they know, that with Logikal the best windows, doors and façade systems are created.

Logikal 'MES'

A recent example of Orgadata's innovative strength is the Logikal 'MES' (Manufacturing Execution System), the ideal extension for Logikal, which digitizes, optimizes and controls the various steps in the production process of windows, doors and facades, thus completely modernizing workstations. With this software, the efficiency of mass production will also be possible in single piece production.