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  • Mitchell Glass to preview GlassMate 6.0 at IGA 2009
    May 7, 2009
    Mitchell Glass , a division of Mitchell International Inc., San Diego, will preview GlassMate 6.0 at this year’s Independent Glass Association 2009 Independents’ Days Conference and Spring Auto Glass Show, according to a May 6 release. GlassMate software is a point-of-sale system that delivers efficiency and automation to the auto glass repair and replacement market.GlassMate 6.0...

  • GPD officials announce opening speakers
    May 7, 2009
     The 11th Glass Performance Days, June 12-15, Tampere, Finland, calls the world´s solar and glass specialists for a rally around renewable energy sources and energy saving. The agenda is strongly focused on solar technology as the fastest growing customer category of glass processors and their supply chain, according to a May 6 release. GPD lecturers and participants explore the...

  • GPD lower registration fee valid until April 30

    April 28, 2009
    To avail of the lower registration fees for the 11th Glass Performance Days ,12-15 June, register by April 30. Despite the tough economic conditions, this year's program is the largest in GPD history with more than 200 oral and almost 100 poster presentations, as well as 19 practical workshops, according to an April 28 release.  The GPD Contact Forum provides a participant list...

  • GPD China registration now open
    April 15, 2009
    Glass Performance Days China registration is now open, according to an April 15 release. GPD China, with main themes "Renewable energy" and "Glass technology," will take place May 11-12 in Shanghai, just before China Glass, May 13-16. English and Chinese versions of the program are available. To attend the dinner sponsored by Glaston on May 11, ensure to...

  • Vitrum Energy to be new section at this year's show
    April 9, 2009
    The 16th Vitrum, international exhibition specializing in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass processing, to be held Oct. 28-31 in Milan, will host Vitrum Energy 2009, according to an April 8 Vitrum release. Vitrum Energy will be the first Italian and international showcase to present the latest technologies and materials for energy savings and utilization of renewable...

  • glasstec 2010 to be held over four days with solarpeq 2010
    April 6, 2009
    glasstec 2010 will offer exhibitors and visitors a comprehensively revised structure, according to an April 6 release from Messe Düsseldorf North America, Chicago. With the new title “Glass Production – Processing – Products," glasstec will convey that it is the only international trade fair reflecting the entire value chain of glass in all its facets. As part of...

  • GPD extends deadline
    March 24, 2009
    The deadline for lower registration fees for the 11th Glass Performance Days in Tampere, Finland, June 12-15, has been extended to March 31, according to a March 24 GPD release.See the final program and register.

  • National Auto Glass Conference raises its own best practices standard
    February 23, 2009
    The Who’s Who of the auto glass industry gathered in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 18-20, for a collaborative executive forum at the National Glass Association's 2009 National Auto Glass Conference. Showcasing best practices in the auto glass industry, the conference focused on “continuous improvement.” Whether by harnessing the latest Web technology for marketing and sales, raising...

  • Major and current issues to be highlighted at 11th GPD Conference
    February 19, 2009
    The GPD Conference has released the final program for the top glass summit to be held on June 12-15, according to a Feb. 19 GPD release. As before, the versatile, modular agenda offers the latest information and visions of the glass world in a condensed executive format. Top political, solar and glass industry executives will present in the opening ceremony June 12.The contents of the program...

  • Ebeid: Prepare for a new glass industry
    February 17, 2009

    The glass industry, as we know, it will be no more in just a few years, Russell J. Ebeid, president, Glass Group, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., told a group of more than 500 during the Building Envelope Contractors Conference in Las Vegas.

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