glasstec 2014, the ultimate destination for the glass industry will be
held from 21 to 24 October, and is expected to host delegates and visitors representing
about 1,150 companies from 50 countries.
Trendcompass at www.glasstec-online.com will go online from the
beginning of September to help industry stakeholders and visitors gain an
overview of the trade fair’s innovations much before its opening in October.
The Trendcompass lists and bundles innovations from various exhibitors
across trend categories including: Optimisation of process and product quality
in glass manufacturing; Innovative technologies for thin-glass production;
Innovative and smart glass for architecture, interiors and vehicles; Technical
glass and special glass types as well as innovative thin glass (including
fibre-optic applications); Lightweight and tough hollow and packaging glass;
New products for processing in the glazier trade; and Recycling of glass
composites.
The Industry Guide on the glasstec website will feature target
group-specific overviews of the entire range of products to be displayed by
glasstec exhibitors and the issues addressed in the supporting programmes for the
core target groups of Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing,
Finishing, Crafts, Architecture and Construction, Windows and Façades, and
Solar.
The extensive supporting programme presented at glasstec 2014 for these
target groups consists of the special themes, glass technology live with its
associated symposium, the Crafts Center with its new feature Handwerk LIVE
(Crafts LIVE), the Autoglass Arena and the glass art exhibition, as well as the
Façade Center including the Professional Center Glass + Façade, and the new
efnMobil.
The glasstec conference programme includes the Architecture Congress,
the scientific conference on engineered transparency and the Solar meets Glass
conference.
The comprehensive information provided on the Trendcompass and Industry
Guide segments online in combination with the exhibitor database featured under
Companies and Products will enable targeted preparation for visitors to glasstec
2014.