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For four days, Düsseldorf was the focus of the international glass industry. From 22 to 25 October 2024, 1257 exhibitors from 50 countries showcased their latest machines, systems and products for glass manufacturing and processing. The number of trade visitors totalled 32,000 from 121 countries.
Glaston, the initiators of the Glass Performance Days (GPD) conference, and Messe Düsseldorf, organizers of glasstec, announced that they will be collaborating to advance continuous knowledge sharing, networking and the latest glass industry solutions. Here are the details.
The winners of the prestigious CircuClarity Award for 2024 were announced at glasstec, celebrating innovators who are driving a more sustainable and circular future in the glass and facade industry. These are the winners:
With glasstec, the international trade fair about all things glass, facade and sun shading, is coming to a close today. Our visit was filled with many inspiring meetings and fascinating conversations. More details will follow over the coming weeks, but here are a few impressions from the last few days:
From 22 to 25 October, Düsseldorf will become the global centre of the glass industry when over 1250 exhibitors from 52 countries present their latest products and technologies at glasstec. The world's leading trade fair for the glass industry not only offers an overview of machines, software and innovative glass products, but is also an important forum for the exchange between experts, scientists and decision-makers.
The 9th Next Expert Forum, held at the Next Studio of Wicona & Partners, was an inspiring and forward-looking event. Under the title “Circular building in practice – the transformation of the construction and facade industry”, the future of the construction and facade industry was the focus of attention.
The Glass Performance Days (GPD) conference, a leading event focused on advancements and challenges in glass and glazing technologies, is now accepting abstracts for its 2025 edition. The conference will take place from 10th to 12th June 2025 at Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland.
Are you a glass decorator, printer or designer? The organisers of GlassPrint are offering free entrance to glasstec 2024. Just click here for more details.
When the glasstec trade fair opens its doors in Düsseldorf from 22 to 25 October 2024, over 1200 exhibitors will present an impressive range of innovations and technologies on 60,000 m². The special show ‘Handwerk Live’ will present the visions of the glass processing trade of tomorrow. Here‘s what you can expect:
The 3rd SIGAB Glass Event, which took place at the impressive Quai Zurich Campus, brought together leading experts from the Swiss and international glass industry, many of them from Germany, on 29 August 2024. Around 100 visitors came to find out about the latest developments and trends in glass construction. The facade of the venue, which was explained in detail, was also exciting.
The newly launched Semco Kids Day took place on 9 August. A second Kids Day will follow in September. These action days are primarily intended to draw attention to children who need special encouragement or support due to their background as well as physical or mental impairments.
Come together at Telford International Centre on 16-17 October 2024 for the Glass Conference, the premier event for the glass and glazing industry in the UK. Network with professionals, attend keynote sessions and participate in technical drop-ins focused on industry trends and regulations.
glasstec is the most relevant trade fair of the glass industry. Every two years, exhibitors, visitors, experts and media from around the world meet at glasstec. Here is what is waiting for exhibitors this year.
On 28 and 29 October 2024, modern facade architecture will be on the agenda at the Kursaal in Bern. The speakers at Advanced Building Skins will also be taking a closer look at solar facades.
Improving efficiency, saving resources and creating added value – at glasstec 2024, the Hegla Group is focusing on solutions that are designed to unlock the full potential of existing products.
In line with our focus topic of this week – BIPV – here are some impressions from the past three days at The smarter E Europe 2024 in Munich, Germany. Solar facades and the integration of PV into the building envelope are a growing market segment. And this year‘s trade fair reflected that. Here are some first impressions:
Our man Matthias Rehberger attended the Schüco Metal Construction Days 2024 in Bielefeld. Gathered there were 1200 participants to explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, smart buildings and facade-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Key highlights included the introduction of Schüco Carbon Control for CO2 minimization and a compelling keynote on the transformative power of artificial intelligence. Dive into the future of metal construction with Schüco's innovative solutions.
glasstec, the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry, will open its doors in Düsseldorf from 22 to 25 October 2024 to present new products as well as pioneering technologies and plant engineering relating to the material glass. This year's focus will include digitalisation, the circular economy and decarbonisation. The ticket shop is now open for visitors.
Natural daylight supports our circadian rhythm, keeps us alert and productive. This is why humans prefer living and working spaces that are flooded with natural light. However, in a changing climate, buildings need also more air-conditioning due to longer and more intense periods of heat.
There was a great atmosphere at the GLASS CONGRESS 2024 in Lübeck from 17 to 18 April. It was great to see that many representatives from glass processing companies were among the 155 participants who accepted the invitation of the Federal Flat Glass Association (BF). Here you can find out which topics were on the agenda and why BF President Hans-Joachim Arnold sees light at the end of the tunnel again - despite the current difficult market situation.
The Glass Performance Days 2023 were full of informative content on a wide variety of topics across the glass industry. If you were unable to make it to Finland last summer, you can get a feel for what the event was like by clicking here:
Once again, our roving reporter has been all over the trade fair grounds in Nuremberg. Overall, the mood is great and there are quite a few innovations in windows and glass to be discovered. Don‘t not miss it, there are two more days left!
Our man on the ground, Matthias Rehberger, is rushing around this year‘s Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg to see the latest trends being offered by the exhibitors there. Here is a collection of what he saw and whom he met on the first day:
The official date for Vitrum 2025 was announced at the Annual General Meeting of GIMAV (Italian Association of Machinery and Accessories for Glass Processing): Next year's trade fair will take place from 16 to 19 September at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Rho.
It was recently announced that Softsolution, a provider of quality assurance and scanning solutions for flat glass, had been honoured with one of the 2023 Best Tech Awards as part of the Vitrum trade fair in Milan, Italy.
