DUSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Two months before the
start of glasstec 2008, International Trade Fair with Special Show glass
technology live, 1,248 exhibitors from 48 countries have reserved 733,500
square feet of exhibit space, making the trade show larger than ever.
Project Director Marianne Ingenhoven is delighted with the figures: "We are
extremely satisfied with the great demand. We are receiving new enquiries
from companies around the world every single day." In particular, interest
from international glass producers increased compared to the previous event
in 2006. Until the staging of glasstec from October 21 - 25 in Dusseldorf,
Germany, the organizers expects many more exhibitors to register. "Needless
to say, this outstanding development of glasstec has not just happened
coincidentally. Glass is today as much in demand as ever and companies
naturally also want to participate in the world's leading industry event,"
added Marianne Ingenhoven.
Two of the key themes at glasstec 2008 will be photovoltaics and solar
thermal systems. The "Solar and Laser Center" in Hall 11 will display
interesting innovations such as novel thin-film modules: with their films
only measuring a few thousandths of a millimeter, they constitute a
promising alternative to conventional silicon solar cells. The solar theme
will also be the central topic on two of the five conference days of the
Technical Symposium which will accompany the "glass technology live"
Special Show.
The other segments of the glass industry will focus just as much on
innovations and a tour of glasstec 2008 reflects the diversity of this
booming market: in Hall 9, craftsman-type finishers and processors of glass
will present their practical applications of this material -- from the
finishing of flat and hollow glass to the construction of glass furniture
and the use of glass as a lifestyle product in modern architecture. In
Halls 10 and 11, firms representing the glass industry and glass production
will showcase their spectacular new developments: anti-microbial glass that
kills up to 99.9% of bacteria is suitable for applications in both
hospitals and nursing homes but also in private households and will play an
important role in the future. High-tech features such as titanium coatings
applied to the outer side of panes (for instance, to ensure that sunlight
breaks down dirt deposits) are suited not only to major applications but
also for sunglasses. The largest exhibition category at glasstec 2008 will
be glass machinery and equipment manufacturing in Halls 12 - 17.
The Special Show "glass technology live" in Hall 11 will also have
"glass and energy" as the main topic. The organizer Professor Stephan
Behling and his Institute of Building Construction at the Stuttgart
University have developed a presentation that will cover both today's
resource-saving measures and a preview of tomorrow's technologies. The
Innovationpark will feature the four segments "Light and Transparency",
"Photovoltaics", "Solar Thermal Systems" and "Heat and Solar Protection".
Current international architecture projects and glass applications will
demonstrate the implementation and integration of the latest technologies
in insulation glass, windows and facades and will provide information on
the construction of energy-efficient and integrative building covers along
with relevant manufacturing and production processes.
The accompanying symposium will address issues such as "Glass for
Energy-Saving and Generating Applications" and "Glass Architecture".
Projects of international acclaim such as the New York Times Building,
designed by Architects Renzo Piano or the "Elbphilharmonie" designed by
Herzog & de Meuron provide compelling evidence of the sensational and
versatile applications possible with glass as a construction material.
The motto of the Architects' Congress on October 24, 2008 from 9:30 am
- 2:00 pm will be "Transparency! Glass and Facade Technology". The North
Rhine-Westphalian Chamber of Architects and the Technical University of
Delft in the Netherlands will be organizing this year's congress.
Architects, structural engineers, HVAC engineers and facade planners --
including Lise Ann Couture (Asymptote Architecture, New York), Chris
Wilkinson (Wilkinson Eyre architects, London), Professor Stephan Behling
(Foster and Partners, London, Institute for Building Construction at
Stuttgart University), Thomas Auer (Transsolar, Klimaengineering,
Stuttgart), Professor Dr.-Ing. Holger Techen (University of Applied
Sciences, Frankfurt am Main), Prof. Dr. Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft and Andrea
Compagno (Facade Planning and Consulting, Zurich) -- will use their
practical experience to present ideas and possible applications for "Glass
and Facade Technology". Reflections on the glass technology of tomorrow
will be presented by Professor Bernhard Weller of the Institute of Building
Construction at the Technical University of Dresden. Conference languages
will be German and English. The cost for participating in the Architects'
Congress is Euro 49.
Visitors can relax while viewing the "glassart" section, where
international artists will exhibit their artworks made from glass --
ranging from containers and sculptures to glass paintings.
For further information on visiting or exhibiting at glasstec 2008,
contact Messe Dusseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite
2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188;
E-mail: info@mdna.com. Or visit the web site http://www.mdna.com
SOURCE Messe Dusseldorf North America
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