glasstec 2012: The event in pictures

The world's largest trade show, glasstec/solarpeq, took place October 23-26 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where new glass technologies of every type and configuration, along with the machinery that creates them, took up nine exhibit halls. About 43,000 people attended the event, which hosted 1,162 exhibitors from around the world, according to show organizers.

See below for photos from the show floor and read more about the event here.