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Specialist Article VDMA: Why use blockchain and track & trace in the glass industry?

11.08.2021

Automation and digitalisation are making their mark on glass as a product and on how it is made. They therefore require digital forms of tracking and methods to manage and exploit the glut of data being produced.

Specialist Article VDMA: Glass surfaces

21.04.2021

Glass surfaces can be pre-treated so that they do not offer bacteria and viruses a chance to survive and do not aggregate layers of dirt.

Specialist Article VDMA: Recycling flat glass – circular economy with potential

24.11.2020

Sustainability and the circular economy are increasingly influencing work and production processes in glass manufacturing, too. While these aspects have long been key aspects in the hollow glass industry, the flat glass industry is in a more difficult position.

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