GlassBuild is a difficult show to cover properly, and an easy one to attend superficially. This is the route we would walk, hall by hall, with the stands that are worth the detour.
Start with processing
The processing hall has consolidated and become more coherent. Look at the laminating and IGU lines first, then the edge processing, which is where the automation has been most visible this year.
Then the furnaces
Electric melting is the story of the last two years and there will be enough large equipment to see it properly. Ask about campaign data, not design intent.
Façade and building
The architectural hall rewards patience. The specification-relevant conversations happen at the smaller stands around the edge, not on the main stands.
Before you go
Book meetings in week one. The hall is at its best in the first three days and at its worst on the last afternoon.
