When Glass Pros Gather--Glass Performance Days Draws Glass Executives Focused on Innovation, Transformation and the Power of Design

摘要

More than 830 glass industry visitors flocked to Tampere, Finland, for insight into the latest trends in the glass industry during the 12th biennial Glass Performance Days (GPD). Many of the 200-plus presentations highlighted new technologies or ways of fabricating glass. Others promoted specific companies or products or reviewed projects that, in a few cases, were still on the drawing board during the previous event in 2009. Presentations covered a wide range of topics, from the technical talks on solar materials and technology, to case studies in the architectural challenges and solutions track, and to the broad viewpoints of the presentations on changing local and global markets. Overall, attendees seemed pleased overall with the broad range of topics and the tips and tidbits they took home to apply to their own business practices. First-time attendees remarked frequently on the exemplary organization of the event, which was sponsored by Glaston Corp., and the broad range of topics addressed.