glasstec 2026

glasstec is the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry and the main meeting point for its international players. It presents the whole value chain of the material, from glass production and processing machinery to finished glass products and applications in architecture, automotive and design, and pairs the exhibition with a conference programme focused on the circular economy, digital technologies and decarbonisation.

What's on show

Exhibitors fill Halls 10 to 17 and an open-air area at Messe Düsseldorf, grouped by product category:

• Glass production and production technology
• Glass processing and finishing
• Glass products and applications
• Tools, spare parts, auxiliary equipment and fittings
• Measurement, testing, control technology and software
• Decarbonisation
• Contracting, consulting, engineering and test institutes
• Research, teaching, trade literature and associations

Conference and forums

The free supporting programme runs throughout the fair, with the glasstec conference and a set of specialist formats.

• architecture forum, with DETAIL and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jutta Albus
• CircuClarity Two on glass recycling
• glass melting pot, bringing research and industry together
• glass trends sessions, held daily
• GlassPrint LIVE on glass finishing
• Start-Up session
• ift Rosenheim sessions
• GIMAV Roundtable on the new Machinery Regulation
• bird protection forum

Who attends

Glass producers and processors, glass machinery manufacturers, glaziers, architects, façade planners, researchers and suppliers from around the world. Visitors must register as trade visitors.

Tickets & passes

• 1-day ticket — EUR 46: Online price; EUR 63 on site
• 1-day ticket, reduced (voucher) — EUR 30: Online price; EUR 33 on site
• 2-day ticket — EUR 69: Online price; EUR 89 on site
• Season ticket — EUR 103: All four days; EUR 126 on site