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A global leader shaping the future of flat glass technologies. Driving excellence and innovation across international trade fairs.
GIMAV strengthens its partnership with Messe Düsseldorf to further enhance Glasstec as a leading international platform for the European glass industry.
Apply now for the START-UP ZONE or the BMWE YOUNG INNOVATORS joint stand
With glasspex INDIA and glasspro INDIA, one of the world’s most dynamic glass markets is opening its doors to innovation, investment and networking.
Robert Schmitz of the Federal Association of Glazier Guilds explains how the glazier trade is tackling climate protection, digitalisation and skills development – and working with industry to drive progress at glasstec.
Glass can be molten indefinitely without losing quality – a property that makes it a key material for circularity. But the distance to cover towards a genuine circular economy varies by glass segment.
Young innovative companies can benefit from attractive funding conditions at glasstec through the BMWE Grant Scheme.
Thomas Claude Sauer, Managing Director of EXXOSQEL and glasstec 2024 speaker, explains how a novel surface treatment “heals” micro-cracks at a molecular level — a breakthrough for lightweight design and glass industry decarbonization.
Innovation meets opportunity. The Start-Up Zone at glasstec puts emerging glass technologies on a global stage.
Tobias Rist of Fraunhofer IWM explains how an innovative laser process enables precise glass shaping, new structures and improved load-bearing performance for architecture and industry.
Be part of the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry from 20 to 23 October 2026.
A head start through networking and innovation: glasstec in Düsseldorf has been the world’s leading trade fair for the international glass industry for decades.
The Step Change program once again places bold ideas and fresh thinking at the forefront of the glass industry at GPD 2025.
Craft trades continue to shape the glass sector to this day – despite digitalisation and automation. How education dovetails with creativity and technology is explained by Gunther Fruth, head of the “Glasfachschule Zwiesel” college in this interview.
AI is increasingly being used in manufacturing by major flat glass producers with a view to optimising processes, reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions and securing competitiveness long term.
Digitalisation and the use of Artificial Intelligence have revolutionised many sectors of industry. In both fields utilisation and integration differ due to the corporate structures and the specific requirements and applications.
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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.