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Building-integrated PV modules are interesting alternatives to standard facade elements. Experience shows that such PV elements are only accepted by building owners and planners if they are visually appealing. The new ColorQuant glass colours were specifically developed to give PV elements a colourful appearance. Holger Geisler, Managing Director at Ceramic Colors Wolbring GmbH, explains the details.
Like many players in the glass industry, Immmes took part in glasstec 2022. The exhibition was an edition rich in innovations for Immmes, which has launched the restyling of its logo.
Following the merger of Softsolution and LiteSentry, the companies offer new scanners and quality inspection options for flat glass and insulating glass. One highlight: the new Osprey 10 Complete. Here are the details.
At glasstec 2022, glass manufacturer Guardian presented the new Guardian Sun family, whose glasses are designed to provide greater comfort in residential buildings in all seasons. The new glasses can be individually adapted to the requirements of the respective region or climate zone.
At glasstec 2022, AGC officially launched its new low-CO2 float glass, developed as part of AGC's "Road to Carbon Neutrality". It is said the new glass has a CO2 footprint of less than 7 kg/m2 CO2 for 4 mm thick glass.
Good mood in Düsseldorf: with 936 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors from 119 countries, glasstec once again underlined its reputation as the world's leading trade fair for the glass sector during the four days of the fair.
For this edition of the glasstec trade fair, Forel, a specialist in vertical glass processing, had once again enlarged its stand. According to Forel, it wanted to present itself as one of the "must-see" exhibitors. A number of innovations focussing on automation in IGU production and operational logistics have been presented.
According to Bohle, the Liftmaster Quadro Pro models are the first battery-powered lifting systems with GS certification. They thus comply with DIN EN 13155 and are subject to regular product and production audits.
The experts from H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling have also been presenting their products and solutions for insulating glass production at glasstec. A special focus at the stand of the adhesive and sealant manufacturer was on green architecture and "smart" glass.
With Simonswerk and Colcom, for the first time two brands of the Simonswerk Group will be present at the leading trade fair of the glass industry at a joint stand, where they will present their hardware innovations for glass doors and interiors.
In developing its system technology, Glaston focuses on enabling processors to produce more energy-efficient glass. At glasstec, the supplier will also be presenting, among other things, AI-based toughening solutions for glass processors.
In the run-up to glasstec 2022, Lisec CEO Gottfried Brunbauer met with GLASWELT editor Matthias Rehberger to talk about how the group of companies is developing, what it will focus on in the future and what the focus of the trade fair appearance in Düsseldorf will be. Here are his answers.
Willach will also be presenting numerous hardware innovations at glasstec: For example, the new generation of manual Portavant fittings (for inside) will be presented for the first time.
In recent years, Lattuada has invested heavily in the automation of the grinding process, as the glass industry needs solutions that relieve operators of repetitive and heavy work in order to achieve higher productivity.
The specialist for connection technology will present exciting and smart innovations made of steel and plastic in Düsseldorf. As usual, visitors will find Eduard Kronenberg GmbH in Hall 17, again with an elaborately designed stand focusing on connections and frames.
At Saint-Gobain, the focus is on energy saving and CO2 reduction: in glass manufacturing and production, but also in insulating glass itself. Read how the company is tackling these functions together with its partners and customers.
This time RCN can be found in the Gimav exhibition area in Hall 16. The supplier will present its innovations in lamination and chemical toughening on 174 m2.
More than 32 trucks have been ordered to bring the Hegla machines and equipment to Düsseldorf for the glasstec 2022. Everything on the Hegla stand follows the motto "Creating added value together".
Pure expertise: conferences, the special show glass technology live as well as the Power-to-X Conference enable visitors to this year's glasstec (20 to 23 September) to exchange information across all sectors. Here are the programme details.
We interviewed Messe Düsseldorf’s Birgit Horn, Director of glasstec on what to expect from this year’s trade fair. Here is what she had to say:
It is not just advancing climate change and the need to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 but also our current dependency on fossil fuel imports that make it clear there is no alternative to switching to renewable energies and new technologies. How can and will that work?
2022 will be the International Year of Glass (IYOG 2022). The importance of the material for our lives is to be made visible with worldwide activities and events. One highlight is glasstec, which will take place in Düsseldorf from 20 to 23 September 2022. Companies can now register online for the trade fair. Here you will find the direct link to the registration.
The management of Messe Düsseldorf has just announced that glasstec trade fair planned for this year has been cancelled. Many industry insiders were already expecting that the trade fair would not happen in June 2021 – and now it is official.
