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Here architects, planners and engineers could not only be inspired by the exhibitors and their product innovations, but also by a professional accompanying program of inspiration.

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Transparent, as well as grey and white facade elements, determine the appearance of the new Hilton Hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.  The seemingly randomly arranged facade elements allow the striking building with the rounded corners, to…

The RF-GLASS program is integrated into the RFEM user interface as an optional add‑on module. RF‑GLASS analyzes deformations and stresses of arbitrary shaped and curved glass surfaces.

The Federal Association of the Glass Industry (Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V.) has elected Dr. Frank Heinricht, Chairman of the Board at Schott AG, for its new president.  This means he will also take office as president for glasstec 2016.

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One our 2015 greatest satisfaction is to have doubled last year’s production of edging machines, TLS series.

Strasbourg Minster (France) was fitted, on the occasion of its 1000th anniversary, with an imposing modern church glazing from Saint-Gobain.

ASSA ABLOY has signed agreements to acquire Papaiz, a leading lock company and Udinese, a leading manufacturer of hardware for sliding doors and windows in Brazil.

Two impressive glass elevations form the main focal point of the design to an extension at Weston Acres, a retired seafarers' care home near Banstead in the Surrey countryside.

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Here are some pictures of our participation... Our sincere thanks to everyone who visited us during this event, contributing this way in making it a success for us.  

High costs, a lack of integration possibilities and interest on the part of architects – solar modules for building skin integration are still niche products.

Demand for Hird’s largest glass vacuum lifters is being driven by architects’ continued love affair with glass and a more practical concern – the need to make modern buildings safe and secure.

New School Building Wins Multiple Design Awards – Stubbs Muldrow Herin architects navigated the challenge of designing a new school in historic Charleston on the South Carolina coast – including facing the analysis and sometimes-stringent…

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profine Group is significantly expanding its production facilities in Pirmasens, Germany. On 13th October 2015, Dr Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, and Dr Bernhard Matheis, Mayor of Pirmasens, signed a letter of intent with regard to the…

The Uzwil-based Bühler Technology Group is investing in its site in Alzenau, Germany, the headquarters of its thin-film technology leader Bühler Leybold Optics, to build a state-of-the-art logistics center.

LEAF International will be coming to the landmark capital of architecture in 2015. The Forum will take place in London from 15th -16th October 2015.

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