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It is impossible to imagine modern life without glass, a more than 5,000 years old material. Every day, new technological and market-specific challenges confront the machine and plant manufacturers in glass production, processing, and finishing.

The Forum Glass Technology represents member companies from various sectors of the glass industry along the entire process chain in technology, standardization, and markets and represents the industry's interests.

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The Forum Glass Technology is hosted by the Trade Association Construction - Equipment and Plant Engineering. The activities are coordinated, considering the activities and services of the photovoltaics departments in the EMINT trade association and the Metallurgy trade association.

Forum Glass Technology represents machine and plant manufacturers from all sub-sectors of glass production - flat glass, container glass, tableware, fiberglass, tubular glass, and special glass.

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The challenges in the technological handling of the material glass and in the development of new products made of it are many and varied. Where are we and how do we deal with them in the companies?

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Standardized Data Exchange for Flat Glass Processing: VDMA 24124

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.

Sensor technology and data law: future topics in the glass industry

At its last meeting, the Industry Working Group Research & Technology focused on current developments in digitalisation and sensor technology as well as future data law for mechanical engineers.

German Pavilion at glasspex India & glasspro India 2025

This year, Germany will once again be represented with a joint booth at the two glass industry trade fairs in Mumbai.

Are you shaping the future of container glass production with OPC UA?!

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.

Please participate - VDMA Economic Survey

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.

India and Germany – a long and strong relationship in glass industry

glasspex/glasspro 2025: Opening with VDMA Symposium

India Management Meeting Forum Glass Technology

Due to the positive development tendencies in India, we have decided to establish our own management meetings for the Indian market.

ICG Glass Congress in India

The 27th International Congress on Glass (ICG) will take place in Kolkata from January 20–24, 2025.

OPC UA at glasstec 2024

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The VDMA Glass Technology Forum at glasstec 2024

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.

Successful VDMA University Day at glasstec 2024

Promoting young talent is a key concern for companies and the VDMA.

VDMA Glass Technology Forum 2024 industry get-together

Board elections and economic topics dominated this year's general meeting.

Industry meeting and general meeting 2024

The who's who of the construction equipment and building materials equipment industry visits the VDMA in Frankfurt.

This is where you will find the career pages of our member companies

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Member companies at glasstec 2024

Here you will find information about the exhibitors' locations.

Industry get-together and 2024 annual general meeting

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 in the glass industry

Current research projects in the flat glass industry and innovation management were the topics of the IAK Research & Technology on November 13/14, 2023.

German Pavilion at Glass South America

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.

New Marketing Working Group at Forum Glass Technology

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.

VDMA glass technology symposium in Mumbai attracts a lot of interest

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.

Research – Innovation management

The challenges in the technological handling of the material glass and in the development of new products made of it are many and varied. Where are we and how do we deal with them in the companies?

OPC UA 40301 for flat glass processing

Digitalization of machines requires standardized language for machine communication – and OPC UA is the perfect choice.

What? When? Where?

What's up? When do which committees and working groups meet? All dates can be found here at a glance.

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