glasstec preview
� Overview of the 2018 show.
All set for glasstec Preparations are well under way for the glasstec 2022 trade fair. The industry will celebrate the long-awaited reunion in Düsseldorf, Germany from 20 to 23 September 2022. Jess Mills provides an overview of what’s to come.
Exhibitors After the 2020 event was postponed due to rising Covid cases, the rescheduled June
2021 event also had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. This meant the glasstec team had to start from scratch, finding new applicants to take on exhibitor stands for the 2022 event. However, Anke Seltmann, Senior Project Manager of glasstec, reported that there were no issues gaining new exhibitors. At the time of publication, the number of exhibitors stands at 810. In fact, Ms Seltmann said the number of UK exhibitors increased from 51 in 2018 to 61 this year. The full exhibitor list is available via the glasstec website (see below). Although these figures may not match the 1,280 exhibitors from glasstec 2018, Ms Seltmann anticipated that this year’s glasstec will still be the “biggest event in the glass industry”. She said that glasstec had received excellent feedback from 2022 exhibitors as well as the industry, with overall feeling being that everyone was eager to meet in-person again. Hence beginning of year registration figures being comparable with 2018 levels.
Trends The overall focus of the event will be the following five ‘mega-trends’: climate, urbanisation, value, resources and wellbeing. The trends will be the focus of the conference rooms, at the special show areas and the exhibitors’ stands. The global trends were chosen from indepth conversations with experts from all stages of the value chain. Teams from universities in Darmstadt, Dortmund, Delft and Dresden decided upon the trends with Professor Ulrich Knaack from TU Darmstadt, chair of the university network organising the GTL show. The themes were considered essential for the future development of the glass industry as well as society. The trends will focus on the following: � Climate - emission reduction and renewable energies, in view of current energy price development and impending supply shortages.
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fter being postponed twice due to the pandemic, the glasstec 2022 trade fair is anticipated to be this year’s biggest event in the glass industry. The sector has waited four years to experience the wide range of exhibits once again at the Convention Centre in Düsseldorf (CCD). Solutions from all areas of the value chain will be presented, from the production, processing and finishing of glass to the final application. These areas will also be reflected in the extensive supporting programme from the industry and scientific organisations. The Glass Technology Live (GLT) show will present current developments and research work (Fig. 1), while the glasstec conference will invite experts from all over the world to discuss key topics from within the industry. Specialist areas such as the crafts centre, architecture congress and start-up zone will also be available.
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