Glasstec 2002

Messe Düsseldorf and OGIS launch Web site cooperation for glasstec 2002

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH has signed a co-operation agreement with OGIS GmbH, operator and owner of the www.glassglobal.com site. OGIS GmbH/www.glassglobal.com will oversee the content and logistics of some components on the new Web site, www.glasstec-online.com, and assist with technical and general questions.

This agreement ensures that trade fair exhibitors and visitors have round-the-clock access to all key information and events related to the international glass industry above and beyond glasstec. All exhibitors at this year's glasstec 2002 (28.10 - 1.11.2002) have the opportunity to place a complete profile on this portal, with company information, contact persons, etc. They can also use the machinery exchange, career center, and glass calculation feature, among others, exclusively at www.glasstec-online.com free of charge. Further, the content of www.glassglobal.com's career center and machinery exchange will be available on the trade fair portal for the next two years. A news ticker will provide regular updates on the international glass community and it is also available for subscription in the form of a newsletter.

Pressplan Tour: Glasstec

Pressplan Travel Ltd has arranged a selection of tours to Glasstec. The following tour prices are inclusive of return economy flights on the scheduled services of British Airways, accomodation with breakfast at one of the recommended hotels and exhibition entrance tickets.

The above prices are per person based on sharing twin accomodation. Single rooms are available at the following supplements per night: Ibis £33; Europa £29; Madison Double for S/O £53.

Flight Details
Heathrow Outbound BA936 Heathrow - Dusseldorf 07.30 - 09.50
British Airways Inbound BA943 Dusseldorf - Heathrow 19.15 - 19.40
Manchester Outbound BA1682 Manchester - Dusseldorf 07.45 - 10.10
British Airways Inbound BA1689 Dusseldorf - Manchester 20.25 - 20.55
Birmingham Outbound BA1778 Birmingham - Dusseldorf 07.10 - 09.30
British Airways Inbound BA1783 Dusseldorf - Birmingham 19.40 - 20.05

Tel: 01727 833291
Email: mailto:tours@pressplantravel.com
Web: http://www.pressplantravel.com

Pilkington Acknowledges glasstec as the Key International Forum for Glass Specifiers

Confirmations for UK exhibitors attending glasstec 2002, the International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Applications and Products in the glass and glazing material sector - running from 28th October to 1st November 2002 in Düsseldorf, have now been despatched.

And with four months to go before the fair opens, organiser Messe Düsseldorf confirms that the total area booked has already surpassed that of glasstec 2000, at nearly 59,000 square metres of floor space.

British companies are well represented, with 2,500 square metres taken, representing 42 companies in this sector. Major companies attending from the UK include Ashton Industrial Sales Ltd, Creative Resins, Ritec International Ltd and Willian Design Ltd. A British Group stand, organised by the Glass and Glazing Federation, will also make an appearance in Hall 10.

Pilkington, one of the world's largest glassmakers, is also taking a major stand at glasstec 2002, (Hall 10).

Responsible for the invention of many of the most important glass products and processes, the company has recently launched Pilkington Activ, its self-cleaning glass, which is manufactured in Germany.

In addition to providing an opportunity to learn more about Pilkington, its resources and products, the Pilkington glasstec stand will also feature an exhibition of finalists from the entries to the European Glasshouse competition. Supported by key architectural journals throughout Europe, Glasshouse was created by Pilkington to encourage student and young architects to explore the dramatic potential for glass in buildings. During the week of the show, the regional and ultimate winners will be announced at the event, with the winning entry displayed on the stand.

Stephen Lipscombe, Marketing Communications Manager Europe for Pilkington says that his company will make its presence felt at this year's Glasstec: 'Pilkington is one of just three truly international glass manufacturers and our stand at Glasstec is intended to demonstrate our geographical reach, and also that we remain the world leader as innovators in glass. We acknowledge the importance of Glasstec as the key international forum for glass specifiers, and have designed our stand to be highly proactive, and to ensure that everyone who comes to see us will enjoy a very tangible and rewarding experience'.

UK exhibitors and visitors can also obtain more comprehensive information on registration details or any other queries, including requests for hotel accommodation, stand building etc. from Messe D¸sseldorf's UK representative, International Trade Shows Link, who are contactable on Tel: 01442 230033
Email: mailto:info@itsluk.com
Another useful source of information is the glasstec 2002 web site: http://www.glasstec.de

Exhibitors at the 17th Glass Industry Trade Fair Opting for Bigger Stand Areas

Preparations for glasstec 2002 - the global flagship event for the glass industry - scheduled for 28th October to 1st November 2002 in Düsseldorf, are in full swing.
Exhibitor invitations for the 17th International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Applications and Products in the high-tech glass and glazing material sector have been dispatched, space allocation is now under way and final confirmation to exhibitors will take place in May.

Over 750 exhibitors have already booked around 49,000 square metres at glasstec 2002. Eight months before the fair opens, this is already approaching the total area achieved at glasstec 2000. This year's exhibitors come from 33 countries so far, with Italy currently fielding the biggest foreign contingent - over 140 companies - followed by the US with 41 and the UK with 39. 329 German companies have registered to date.

Glasstec 2000 highlighted the status of Düsseldorf's specialist fair as a key marketing tool in the glass sector worldwide. This is confirmed with glasstec 2002 as the number of exhibitors in Halls 9 to 17 grow on a daily basis. Further information for glasstec 2002 exhibitors and visitors can be found online at the new internet portal
Contact: Geoff Mead
UK Press Officer, glasstec 2002

Tel/Fax: 01209 861147
Email: Geoffmead50@cs.com
Web: http://www.glasstec-online.com

Messe Düsseldorf Opens the Glasstec 2002 Exhibition Portal - Full Service for Exhibitors and Visitors 365 Days a Year

Glasstec, the global trade fair for all facets of glass and glazing will open its doors once again at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre from 28th October to 1st November 2002. As in previous events, glasstec 2002 is expected to draw over 1,000 exhibitors, making it the sector's top event of the year.

From March 2002, glasstec exhibition stands will be open for business 24 hours a day and 365 days a year - on the Internet at http://www.glasstec-online.com

This information, communications and service platform is designed to showcase the fair, promote more contacts, more deals and offer more in the way of customer service. Glasstec 2002 exhibitors can be contacted not just before and during the fair but also, by means of a user-friendly search engine, months afterwards, all at the click of a mouse.
In addition, it will give sector professionals, architects and specialist students an overall viewing platform of the wordwide glass industry.

The new online portal is the perfect partner to the real-life exhibition, ensuring that exhibitors and visitors alike can fine-tune both advance preparations and follow-up activities.

The four parts of the glasstec exhibition portal include:

News & Business Information - here, users can explore new products and scan the top stories in the glass industry. And soon, all visitors to the glasstec portal will be able to subscribe to a newsletter. Users who register at the co-operation exchange will be able to advertise their services and requirements with a view to pinpointing and eventually contacting potential partners. And exhibitors can insert job offers free of charge at a specialised job exchange - access for potential applicants is also free of charge.

Exhibitors & Products - the glasstec 2002 exhibitor database. Click here for the complete list of registered exhibitors, plus the relevant company profile, where you can access all information including hall locations, company details, links to home pages, product palettes, photos, contact addresses and much more.

Admin Area / Exhibitors' Online Administration. This portal service allows exhibitors to update their company address, as well as input their company profile, key information, contact name and product specifications. They can also upload company news and portfolio projects.

Online Order System (OOS)
For the first time, all orders from stand construction to catering can be placed on the Web via the Online Order System (OOS). This saves mailing costs, and ensures that customers can monitor order processing down the line. Exhibitors can also commission all press services and advertising materials.

The glasstec portal also features basic information about the show, including dates and times, the team, site plan etc. Key updates on the forthcoming staging, and details of the ancillary programme, the 'glass technology live' special presentation and the symposium will also be part of the service. By entering a password, trade journalists worldwide can access the latest news on the fair, plus press releases and press photos.

Glasstec 2002 visitors will also be able to order admission tickets and catalogues online by keying in their credit card number. This avoids queuing at the cash desks and allows more time for touring the show. Also, ticket holders can travel free of charge to and from glasstec 2002 on all routes operated by the VRR Rhine-Ruhr Regional Public Transport Network.

Information for Visitors:

The last glasstec in 2000 attracted a total of 1,032 exhibitors from 41 countries, 58% of them from outside Germany. The event occupied 57,737sq m, visited by 51,900 attendees from all over the world to learn about new technologies for manufacturing and processing glass. Nearly 24,000 glasstec visitors (46%) crossed German borders to reach the event - 7,100 of them travelling from overseas.

This year, once again, glasstec invites glass industry executives, architects and skilled trades people from across the globe to Düsseldorf, where they can enjoy a panoramic view of the glass production and processing industry, the glazing trade and glass-based architecture.

Every facet of the glass sector - products and expertise, hardware and software - will be represented at glasstec 2002. Specifically, glasstec has reserved space for areas that include:

All glass manufacturing techniques and production technologies: Glass melting technology, forming of flat and hollow glass, equipment for glass tube and glass fibre production, annealing lehr and cold-end technology for float glass, drawing glass and other types of flat glass.

2. All forms of glass processing and refining:
Cutting, breaking and snapping technology, edge and surface finishing technology, forming and bending technology, coating, insulation and safety glass processes, drilling and cleaning technology.

3. The full spectrum of glass products and applications:
Flat glass, worked flat glass, solar technology, extrusions, glass bricks and special glass.
The complete sector of tools, hardware and spare parts: Glass makers' tools, cutting, grinding and drilling tools, lifting and working platforms, etc.
Measuring, testing and control technology:
Measuring and adjusting technology, sensoring, adjusting technology and host computer systems.
Contracting, consulting and engineering
Research and teaching, trade literature, trade associations and organisations:
Universities and technical colleges, specialised publishers, trade associations, organisations and test institutes.

To make it easier for visitors to gain an overview of glasstec 2002 the halls of the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre will be divided into categories. Halls 12 to 17 for mechanical and plant engineering, Halls 10 and 11 are reserved for the glass industry, and Hall 9 the centre for the glazing trade.

"glass technology live" in 2002

Every successful trade fair is accompanied by a high-calibre specialist ancillary programme. The special show "glass technology live" will be presented in a separate space measuring 4,000 sq m in Halls 10 and 11. Since 1990, different examples of glass applications have been showcased in special exhibitions. This unique concept celebrated its debut at glasstec 94. The project, which attracted keen international interest, was realised by Messe Düsseldorf in close collaboration with the Institute for Structural Engineering and Design, University of Stuttgart. It was the first time that the topic of "Glass in Architecture" was presented on such a grand scale and, most importantly, in such an inter-disciplinary framework. The "glass technology live" exhibition bridges the realms of design and planning with implementation and realisation.

Excellent outlook for glasstec 2002, say organisers
With what is already an outstanding registration tally, one thing is clear: in 2002, glasstec will once again go down in the record books. We can state even today that the final results for this year's event will exceed those of 2000. Our current list of countries shows that a number of exhibitors are opting to book larger stand areas than two years ago. On the quality end as well, glasstec 2002 is upholding the high standards that made it the No. 1 in its industry. Both the global companies of the glass industry and international machine builders will be making an appearance in Düsseldorf.

High marks for glasstec 2000 from visitors and exhibitors
But records alone do not make a successful trade fair. It's vital that visitors and exhibitors are themselves satisfied with an event. In 2000, 88% of exhibitors and 97% of visitors pronounced glasstec "good" to "very good".
The primary segments represented by glasstec visitors in 2000 were the glass industry (flat glass, hollow glass, special glass, etc.) with 47%, followed by the skilled trades and retail (32%). Architects, students and service providers made up 15% of attendees.
For exhibitors, strong specialist expertise is a decisive criteria when it comes to sizing up visitors. At the last staging of glasstec, 65% of visitors had sole or joint authority to make procurement decisions and 21% of these described themselves as being in an advisory capacity.

Glass as an aesthetic concept in architecture
In a centrally located architectural exhibition within the glasstec 2002 trade fair, taking place in Düsseldorf from 28th October to 1st November, between 20 and 25 international architecture projects and designs currently under construction will be featured.
Displayed in the form of photographs, drawings, architectural models and 1:1 façade details, the exhibits will demonstrate how collaboration among architects, engineers, the glass industry and façade builders leads to new solutions and highly innovative building and façade types. The projects are to be grouped into the following categories:- management of light, solar technology, glass as an aesthetic design element, façade technologies and structural glass engineering.

Each new generation of glass development produces new themes that have to be addressed within a design context. During the last century, the development of greenhouses brought nature to the fore. Now we are seeing an urban trend in the guise of transparent façades in cities. The façade of the future must complete the circle, creating new relationships between interior and exterior design, allowing interplay between the constructed world and the natural. Synergy between art, architecture and industry - today taking the role once played by artisans early on in the design process - is of prime importance. By contributing the expertise that often determines design, industry also helps shape architecture. Dialogue becomes increasingly vital - fostered by trade fairs such as glasstec.

The glass industry will develop materials offering ever-better performance, with dynamic g- and k-values allowing them to respond to new demands from the construction industry. Ideally, this will come to pass with fewer materials and mechanical elements in facades or, as Buckminster Fuller put it, "doing the most with the least". The façades of tomorrow must offer solutions that are both ecologically and economically feasible.

Alongside renowned architecture firms, glasstec's tradition of presenting forward-thinking works from students at international academies and universities - with the aim of opening them to discussion during the fair - will continue this year.

In co-operation with the glass industry, the event is also unveiling designs on a 1:1 scale. This will make it possible for the prototypes - some of which are not yet eligible for permits - to be shown for the first time and in some cases will mean the debut of new production and design processes. The central theme of this year's designs is the load-bearing performance of glass as a structural element.

Special materials will also be presented alongside these architectural projects. The cross-section ranges from high-performance insulation glass through to daylight systems and hologram glass to photovoltaic modules and glass collectors. The solar exhibition at glasstec 2002 will showcase special "glasstec specimens" illustrating the diversity of potential solar technologies in uniform sizes and designs. Glass is an ideal material for solar energy collectors generating both thermal and electric energy. The application of new technologies can help address the inherent problem of glass' minimal insulation properties.

During the mornings, the glasstec 2002 symposium on the topic of "Transparency as an aesthetic concept in architecture" will be steered by glasstec's sponsoring associations. The afternoons will be divided up into three thematic groupings to be handled by designers and architects. The discussion will also extend to the projects presented in the architectural exhibition as well as the student projects.
The topics on the agenda are:
Day 1: Building, power plant or thermos?
Day 2: New materials, technology, aesthetics, decoration
Day 3: The façade of the future
The special exhibition will be accompanied by a companion catalogue and will also be showcased on the Web.

Preparations for glasstec 2002

Preparations for glasstec 2002 - the global flagship event for the glass industry - scheduled for 28 October to 1 November 2002 in Düsseldorf, are in full swing. Exhibitor invitations for the 17th International Trade Fair for machinery, equipment, applications and products in the high-tech glass material spectrum have been dispatched and space allocation is now under way.

Over 600 exhibitors have already booked around 40,000 square metres at glasstec 2002. Even nine months before kickoff, this is approaching the total area notched at glasstec 2000. At present this year's exhibitors come from 30 countries, with Italy currently fielding the biggest foreign contingent - over 90 companies - followed by France and the USA. ALmost 300 German companies have registered so far.

glasstec 2000 documented the status of Düsseldorf's specialist fair as a key marketing tool in the glass sector worldwide. Both this reputation and space booked are now burgeoning. The number of exhibitors in Halls 9 to 17, the venue earmarked for glasstec 2002, is growing daily. Registration forms, conditions of participation, and further important details and advice for glasstec 2002 exhibitors and visitors are available online at www.glasstec.de

Contact: Katharina von Falck/Liza Quick glasstec 2002 Press Office
Tel: +49 (0)1 1/4560-541/-996
Fax: +49 (0)1 1/456087-541/-996
E-mail: FalckKa@messe-duesseldorf.de/QuickL@messe-duesseldorf.de