GlassPrint 2013 - Conference Programme

As Europe’s leading event for the decoration of glass, the fifth GlassPrint conference and exhibition will return to Düsseldorf, Germany on 27-28 November 2013.Decoration is a key process in the manufacture of architectural, automotive and hollow glass, and adds considerably more value to the end product. GlassPrint 2013 is a two-day event that will present anyone involved with this important and expanding sector with the latest trends and developments for the decoration of all types of glass.GlassPrint 2013 is scheduled to start at 10:00 on 27 November 2013 and close at 16:00 on 28 November. Offering delegates more presentations than ever before, there will be an even spread between flat and hollow glass coverage. With exact timings to follow, keynote speakers and industry experts will present the latest information on advanced technologies for glass decoration. Programme Day 1 Programme Day 2Technical presentations: UV curing on glass: UV-LED versus conventional UV Technology´ by Dr H?nle UV Led: a new opportunity for organic inks in the glass decoration industry’ by Dubuit Digital glass decoration for indoor and outdoor applications’ by Durst How to generate future market trends in hollow glass printing´ by Fermac Organic inks for the direct and indirect decoration of glass hollowware´ by FERRO Curved surface direct product decoration using inkjet – Challenges and solutions´ by Global Inkjet Systems Managing the change from printing with ceramic enamels to UV inks´ by ISIMAT Functional and visual glass decorating, including glass bonding´ by KIWO / Kissel + Wolf Stencil options for hollow glass´ by MacDermid Autotype New trends in touch screen ink developments´ by Marabu New innovations and technology for drying and curing flat glass´ by Natgraph The surface of glass and ways of its modification´ by Ormoprint Opportunities for special effects to differentiate your products’ by Printcolor Various flat glass decoration possibilities today and in the future´ by SEFAR Digital screen making – the future in stencil making´ by SignTronic Digital decoration of glass containers with variable decors at industrial high speed capacities´ by TILLKeynote presentations: German glass industry – Situation and trends´ by Dr Johann Overath, Managing Director of BV Glas (Federal Association of the German glass industry Container glass industry – Current and future challenges’ by Stefan Jaenecke, CEO of Verallia Deutschland and president of President of FEVE (the European container glass federation) Sustainable buildings: the new ‘big thing’: what does it mean for building glass products?´ by Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe (Europe’s trade association for building, automotive and transport glass) glasstec 2014 – current status and future outlook´ by Birgit Horn, director of glasstec / Messe DüsseldorfPowered by glasstec, GlassPrint 2013 returns to the easily accessible Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel and follows on from the record-breaking 2011 event that was deemed an outstanding success by the audience of more than 170 international glassmakers, glass decorators and leading suppliers. 18.09.2013, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH \ glasstec