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The VDMA Glass Technology Forum is advancing two important standards that will enhance the safety of hollow glass machinery and strengthen competitiveness across Europe.

Nothing is as constant as change – everything flows. This motto could not be more fitting for the challenges currently facing companies.

At its spring meeting, the Industry Working Group Research & Technology of the VDMA Glass Technology Forum dealt with aspects of measurement and testing technology and future data protection requirements.

For two days, experts gathered in Würzburg for the Building Materials Plant Summit to discuss markets, technologies, and climate goals. Both research and industry agree that change is possible—and necessary.

VDMA 24124:2025-06 introduces a structured Job Target Definition (JTD) model, using Protobuf and JSON standards to enable machine-independent, scalable data exchange in flat glass processing.

This year, Germany will once again be represented with a joint booth at the two glass industry trade fairs in Mumbai.

The glass industry is undergoing a transformation: Digital connectivity, automation, and data-driven process optimization are no longer future concepts but key factors for competitiveness and efficiency.

glasspex/glasspro 2025: Opening with VDMA Symposium

Due to the positive development tendencies in India, we have decided to establish our own management meetings for the Indian market.

The 27th International Congress on Glass (ICG) will take place in Kolkata from January 20–24, 2025.

DescriptionDemonstrator at the VDMA stand – Interoperability between planning systems and machines.

From October 22 to 25, 2024, everything in Düsseldorf revolved around trends and technologies in glass production and the glass processing and manufacturing industry. 44 VDMA member companies exhibited.

Promoting young talent is a key concern for companies and the VDMA.

Board elections and economic topics dominated this year's general meeting.

At the industry meeting on September 18, 2024 in Frankfurt, the members elected a new board. The main topic of the general meeting was the economic situation.

Join us for a discussion on the future of the construction equipment and building material plants industries, as we are in the midst of major changes.

Research and innovation are two decisive success factors for mechanical engineering companies. Organising these in day-to-day operations and continuously pursuing them in practice requires consistent and well-structured management.

Current research projects in the flat glass industry and innovation management were the topics of the IAK Research & Technology on November 13/14, 2023.

Glass South America, the most important trade fair for the glass industry in Latin America, will take place in Sao Paulo from June 12 to 15, 2024.

What's up? When do which committees and working groups meet? All dates can be found here at a glance.

In order to intensify cooperation at future events, symposiums, trade fairs and in social media communication, we have established a new working group together with members on 20 November.

With 76 participants from the Indian glass producing and processing industry, the VDMA Forum Glass Technology organised a successful technical symposium on the day before glasspex India.

Digitalization of machines requires standardized language for machine communication – and OPC UA is the perfect choice.

What's up? When do which committees and working groups meet? All dates can be found here at a glance.

When people talk about the future of production, they can't do so without using the term "smart factory." But what is it? How does a smart factory work? And what does it have to do with OPC UA?

The industrial working group research and technology uniquely connects our members with their customers and suppliers.

"Who Makes the Standard Has the Market!" (former Federal Minister Wolfgang Clement)

The 65, mainly medium-sized companies of Forum Glass Technology, supply technology, and software for the production, processing, and finishing of flat glass, hollow glass, and special glass.

OPC UA for flat glass processing