In focus: The topics of VDMA Construction - Equipment and Plant Engineering
At its spring meeting, the Industry Working Group Research & Technology of the VDMA Glass Technology Forum dealt with aspects of measurement and testing technology and future data protection requirements.
For two days, experts gathered in Würzburg for the Building Materials Plant Summit to discuss markets, technologies, and climate goals. Both research and industry agree that change is possible—and necessary.
VDMA 24124:2025-06 introduces a structured Job Target Definition (JTD) model, using Protobuf and JSON standards to enable machine-independent, scalable data exchange in flat glass processing.
The glass industry is undergoing a transformation: Digital connectivity, automation, and data-driven process optimization are no longer future concepts but key factors for competitiveness and efficiency.
The VDMA economic survey for the 4th quarter of 2024 has been sent out a few days ago and will run until January 17th. The results will be available to all participating companies at the end of January.
glasspex/glasspro 2025: Opening with VDMA Symposium
Due to the positive development tendencies in India, we have decided to establish our own management meetings for the Indian market.
The 27th International Congress on Glass (ICG) will take place in Kolkata from January 20–24, 2025.
DescriptionDemonstrator at the VDMA stand – Interoperability between planning systems and machines.
From October 22 to 25, 2024, everything in Düsseldorf revolved around trends and technologies in glass production and the glass processing and manufacturing industry. 44 VDMA member companies exhibited.
Promoting young talent is a key concern for companies and the VDMA.
Board elections and economic topics dominated this year's general meeting.
At the industry meeting on September 18, 2024 in Frankfurt, the members elected a new board. The main topic of the general meeting was the economic situation.
European standardisation is stuck in a bureaucratic trap: lengthy procedures and non-transparent assessments are slowing down urgently needed adaptations to technical developments. A reform is overdue.
Join us for a discussion on the future of the construction equipment and building material plants industries, as we are in the midst of major changes.
Research and innovation are two decisive success factors for mechanical engineering companies. Organising these in day-to-day operations and continuously pursuing them in practice requires consistent and well-structured management.
Current research projects in the flat glass industry and innovation management were the topics of the IAK Research & Technology on November 13/14, 2023.
Glass South America, the most important trade fair for the glass industry in Latin America, will take place in Sao Paulo from June 12 to 15, 2024.
In order to intensify cooperation at future events, symposiums, trade fairs and in social media communication, we have established a new working group together with members on 20 November.
With 76 participants from the Indian glass producing and processing industry, the VDMA Forum Glass Technology organised a successful technical symposium on the day before glasspex India.
How can we succeed in improving the eco-balance of the flat glass industry?
OPC UA for flat glass processing
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