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There was a great atmosphere at the GLASS CONGRESS 2024 in Lübeck from 17 to 18 April. It was great to see that many representatives from glass processing companies were among the 155 participants who accepted the invitation of the Federal Flat Glass Association (BF). Here you can find out which topics were on the agenda and why BF President Hans-Joachim Arnold sees light at the end of the tunnel again - despite the current difficult market situation.
The Glass Performance Days 2023 were full of informative content on a wide variety of topics across the glass industry. If you were unable to make it to Finland last summer, you can get a feel for what the event was like by clicking here:
Once again, our roving reporter has been all over the trade fair grounds in Nuremberg. Overall, the mood is great and there are quite a few innovations in windows and glass to be discovered. Don‘t not miss it, there are two more days left!
Our man on the ground, Matthias Rehberger, is rushing around this year‘s Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg to see the latest trends being offered by the exhibitors there. Here is a collection of what he saw and whom he met on the first day:
The official date for Vitrum 2025 was announced at the Annual General Meeting of GIMAV (Italian Association of Machinery and Accessories for Glass Processing): Next year's trade fair will take place from 16 to 19 September at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Rho.
It was recently announced that Softsolution, a provider of quality assurance and scanning solutions for flat glass, had been honoured with one of the 2023 Best Tech Awards as part of the Vitrum trade fair in Milan, Italy.
Edgetech, providers of the Super Spacer brand of warm edge spacer bars, will be exhibiting at this year’s FENSTERBAU FRONTALE Nuremberg, Germany, 19 to 22 March 2024. More details here:
The glasstec trade fair this year opens its doors in Düsseldorf from 22-25 October. Young, innovative companies will have the opportunity to present themselves as part of the new Start-Up Zone. Here, visitors will find many innovative and inspiring ideas from the world of glass. Find out how to register for the Start-Up Zone by clicking here.
In March 2024, the entire window industry will once again be travelling to Nuremberg for FENSTERBAU FRONTALE. Around four months before the start of the world's leading trade fair, Project Manager Elke Harreiß provides information on the current status of preparations and the trade fair highlights - and on the considerable number of bookings.
We are starting a new series on glass processing companies – this time from Italy. In early to mid December we will be passing through Italy and are looking for enterprises in the Italian glass industry. Are you interested? Then click here for instructions how to get in touch:
The upcoming ESMA Academy on happening from 14 to 16 November 2023 explains and reviews inkjet technology’s capabilities in decorating various types of glass - container, flat, automotive.
Like Munich’s Oktoberfest but not the same: The Cannstatter Wasen is Stuttgart’s big annual beer fest. Where better to celebrate three quarter of a century of GLASWELT Magazine? Here are some impressions from yesterday’s get-together:
The proceedings of the GPD 2023 are now available for download. The presentations of the speakers are published in the compendium. Here are the details and the download link:
The 13th edition of Vitrum – the international trade fair for machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass as well as for glass itself – has presented its figures. More than 7,200 visitors (46 per cent more compared to Vitrum 2021), the show organisers concluded.
Vitrum 2023 took place from 05 - 08 September at the Milan Exhibition Centre in Rho. This time, all exhibitors were compactly gathered in one hall to present their novelties. Here you can find out what GLASWELT saw on site.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature Lisec’ latest innovations for IGU manufacturing.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature Forel’s latest innovations for IGU manufacturing.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature Hegla’s latest innovations for glass processing.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature Satinal’s latest innovations for glass processing.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature innovations from the glass printing, sandblasting and glass marking segments. Here are details of Glaston's innovations.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature innovations from the glass printing, sandblasting and glass marking segments. Here are details of Mazzaroppi's new products.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature innovations from the glass printing, sandblasting and glass marking segments. Here are details of Turomas’ new products.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature innovations from the glass printing, sandblasting and glass marking segments. Here are details of STA’s new products.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature innovations from the glass printing, sandblasting and glass marking segments. Here are details of Rollmac’s new products.
