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High-quality visitors and in-depth business contacts characterise four trade fair days in Düsseldorf
Celebrating 50 years of Forel with four days of innovation, new business achievements and valuable connections at glasstec 2026!
Four intensive days at the trade fair, around 7,000 visitors at the LiSEC booth, engaging discussions and a consistently positive atmosphere.
From Düsseldorf, CMS looks back at glasstec 2026, where it showcased a range of technologies designed to meet different glass processing needs.
Discover TUROMAS’s latest innovations in laminated glass cutting, including the new LAM 600 series and its advanced DOUBLE LAM LINE + technology.
The MonoGlith: A Primitive Hut Designed by VIA, Adrian Betanzos, Michael Ra, Hae Jin Lee
The 2026 edition of Glasstec Düsseldorf stood out as a powerful gathering for the global glass community.
From VITRUM 2027 to Glass4Space, GIMAV is opening new opportunities for the glass industry to connect with the aerospace sector and the wider space economy.
TurkishGlass successfully demonstrated the strength, innovation, and global reach of Türkiye's glass industry at Glasstec 2026, the world's leading trade fair for the glass sector, held in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Discover the highlights from the four days of the trade fair, fascinating insights into current industry topics and special moments from the world’s leading trade fair.
At Glasstec 2026, Glaston showed how automation is moving from promise to daily production: from the fifth generation of TPS® technology and a fully automated tempering line already running at a customer’s factory to the new Glaston Select Series, built around a right-fit, reliable choice.
The final day of the world’s leading trade fair for the glass industry is here!
Home stretch at glasstec 2026: the last day of the trade fair focuses on building security, bird protection and new requirements made on machinery and equipment. Three highlights for the trade fair Friday.
How can we inspire young people to take up technical and skilled trades? EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 brings vocational skills to life.
We are halfway through glasstec 2026: on the third day architecture, building security, research and glass art are in focus. The “architecture forum” and the ift Rosenheim sessions set their own priorities today.
The second day of glasstec 2026 focuses on industry trends, the circular economy and young companies. To this end, “glass technology live” and the new format Connected Machines provide insights into latest developments in research and connected production.
Articles
Toughened glass: requirements on physical security, climate resilience and cyber security are rising
Highly efficient building-integrated photovoltaics are entering a new phase, combining strong performance with expanded colour and design freedom.
Be it for more privacy at the office, discretion during conferences or an aesthetic styling element in architecture – switchable glass transforms transparent surfaces into opaque walls at the touch of a button.
Digital printing is transforming the glass industry, offering faster production, smaller batches, and more creative freedom—while reshaping processes and sustainability requirements.
Demand for laminated safety glass is holding strong, driven by rising safety needs and new advances in sustainability and recycling.
Glass finishing is a key element of modern glass processing. Over the past decades it has developed into a precise science allowing the properties of glass surfaces to be treated selectively.
A recent study by BV Glas and Stuttgart University outlines three pathways to achieve climate neutrality in the glass industry by 2045.
‘glass technology live’ will showcase a promising new development along with many other innovations.
The approaches proposed by planners and architects for adapting to climate change will be discussed at glasstec 2024 (22-25 October, Düsseldorf) at its Architecture Forum.
Held in Düsseldorf from 15 to 18 June 2021 glasstec will pick up on the latest glass trends related to shapes, formats and structures.
Digitalisation is not only something for start-ups or major enterprises. It applies just as naturally to many skilled trade businesses.