Final Day Highlights: What to expect at glasstec

Education is key: there’s no innovation without knowledge – is there?

Hall 11 Stand B28 – Stage 3 glass technology live

This session introduces the activities of the European façade network and the partner universities related to education activities and the development of a digitally controlled future education programme for façades and glass. After all: knowledge is the key to innovations. Isn’t it? Join the fray!

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Craft LIVE: pre-finals of WorldSkills Germany

Hall 10 Stand C60, C80, C79, A80 – Stage 2 Craft Live

Have you observed the works performed by the young glaziers as part of the national finals of WorldSkills Germany over the past few days? Today the winner will be chosen. Which project can assert itself? Stop by Craft LIVE!

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glass trends sessions: knowing about the future of glass

Hall 10 Stand A70 – Stage 1 glass trends live

Also on the last trade fair day plenty of industry know-how will be imparted at the glass trends sessions. The topics of glass production, glass processing and finishing as well as glass products and applications will be addressed and placed in the context of the Hot Topics of glasstec: Decarbonisation, Circular Economy and Digital Technologies. We look forward to having you!

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bird protection forum: avoiding bird strike on glass surfaces

Hall 11 Stand B28 - Stage 3 glass technology live

Birds often do not perceive glass as an obstacle colliding with it at full speed. The solution to this is to make glass visible for birds. Jochen Grönegräs, Managing Director of ”Bundesverbandes Flachglas e.V.” (German Flat Glass Manufacturers’ Association), and Matthias Haller, Technical Service Marketing at Eastman Chemical Company and spokesperson of the working party in the association, introduce various options to achieve this in this session.

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Overview: the supporting programme on 25 October 2024

Stage 1 – glass trends live
Hall 10 A70

10.00 am -11.00 am
glass trends – glass production and technology

11.00 am -12.30 pm
glass trends – glass products and applications

12.30 pm - 1.00 pm
Lunch Break

1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
glass trends – research and teaching

Stage 2 – Handwerk Live
Stand BIV Hall 10 C60

11.00 am - 11.45 am
Glass – the material of the future

11.45 am - 2.30 pm
From practitioners for practitioners: KGFG – Technology, company organisation and building physics

Regular brief lectures
(Hall 10, Stand C60, KGFG-Stand)

Stage 3 – glass technology live
Hall 11 B28

10.30 am - 11.30 am
glass melting pot

11.45 am - 12.45 am
bird protection forum

12.45 am - 1.30 pm
Lunch Break

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm
Education is key

Participation for visitors is free.

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Exhibitors & Products: Get an overview

Get an overview: More than 1,250 exhibitors from over 52 countries are taking part this year. Discover the latest technologies, products and innovations in glass manufacturing, processing, decarbonisation and other areas.

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