The GPD Workshops offer a great opportunity to dive deep into the industry hot topics.

The workshops are held just before the Conference on 25th and 26th of June 2019. They will last from 4 to 8 hours giving you both theoretical and practical approach into the themes.Each workshop costs 150€ + VAT 24% and you need to register for them via the normal participant registration form. You can choose to attend the workshops on both days or just on one day. Remember to reserve you place soon since we have a limited amount of seats per every workshop.

Workshops on Tue 25th of June

9.00 – 17.00 Glaston premises
Improving tempered glass quality: challenges and solutions

9.00 – 17.00 Tampere University
Glass cutting and grinding

9.00 – 13.00 Tampere University
An introduction to the vacuum insulated glazing technology 

14.00 – 18.00 Tampere University
Advanced instruction to the vacuum insulated glazing 

9.00 – 17.00 Tampere University
The key to innovate organisational culture and product creation – Lean Service Creation Crash Course

8.45 – 17.00 Aalto University, Helsinki
High Rise – Northern Exposure (in Helsinki)

9.00 -17.00 Glaston premises
Latest developments in laminating technologies

9.00 – 17.00 Tampere University
Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)

9.00 – 17.00 Tampere University
The World of Glass Coatings: by an independent observer of the flat glass industry 

9.00 – 15.00 Tampere University
Thin Glass

Workshops on Wed 26th of June

9.00 – 15.00 Tampere Unversity
Float glass processing: Washing and anti-corrosion treatment

9.00 – 13.00 Tampere University
Designing facades for near zero energy buildings

9.00 – 11.30 Tampere University
Structural design of laminated glass including the shear coupling effect through the polymeric interlayer: a comparison of different calculation approaches

9.00 – 13.00 Tampere University
Transportation of float glass by inloader trailers

9.00 – 13.00 Tampere University
State of the art calculation methods for silicone structural glazing joint dimensioning

9.00-13.00 Tampere University
Designing Glass for North America: a standardization overview

9.00 – 13.00 Tampere University
Water-glass facades: Construction aspects, structural and energy performance of incorporated fluid-glass hybrids

9.00-13.00 Tampere University
All-glass constructions: Requirements for Design & Engineering

9.00-15.00 Tampere University
Glass and Coatings