Companies across the entire glass value chain can now register for glasstec 2026. From October 20 to 23, 2026, international market leaders, decision-makers, and trendsetters from the global glass industry will once again meet at the world's leading trade fair in Düsseldorf. With its highly international pedigree, glasstec is the central platform for initiating business, transferring innovation, and engaging in personal exchange—flanked by a professionally curated supporting program that sets the tone for the future of the glass industry and facilitates knowledge transfer at the highest level.

Wide reach, high relevance: glasstec is the platform for decision-makers

Whether mechanical engineering, industry, or crafts—the entire international glass community meets at glasstec. At its last edition, the trade fair proudly presented 1,257 exhibitors from 50 countries to more than 32,000 trade visitors from over 120 nations. Particularly noteworthy was the high proportion of decision-makers, which stood at around 80 percent.

glasstec offers exhibitors access to a global and investment-ready specialist audience, from glass manufacturing and production technology to glass processing and finishing, as well as products and applications in architecture, automotive, solar, and smart glass. This is where new business contacts are made and existing networks are cultivated.
 

New impetus for the industry: hot topics on the agenda

glasstec stands not only for business, technical diversity, and market overview, but also for in-depth content. In 2026, decarbonization, circular economy, and AI & digital technologies will move even more into focus.

These hot topics form the thematic framework for a diverse program of conferences, forums, and meetings. Leading representatives from research, science, and industry will present innovative solutions and highlight future prospects. The glasstec conference and successful networking formats such as CircuClarity Two, the glass trends sessions, and the architecture forum offer trend-setting ideas, knowledge transfer, and networking opportunities simultaneously. A special highlight remains the innovation show glass technology live. In cooperation with the technical universities of Delft, Darmstadt, Dresden, and Bochum, a unique showcase for forward-looking and sustainable developments is being created.
 

Become an exhibitor now – and be part of the international network

Companies from all areas of the glass industry can register now at www.glasstec-online.com/en/Exhibitors.

Lars Wismer, Director of glasstec, emphasizes the importance of the event: “glasstec brings together people who are shaping the future of the glass industry – strategically, technologically, and through direct exchange. Exhibitors here are part of a global network that provides inspiration, showcases innovations, and moves markets.”