Glass is the hardest material on any show floor: it reflects everything around it and disappears entirely in a bad photograph. We shoot your products and machinery so that what matters is actually visible.
| Dates | Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 October 2026 |
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| Venue | Messe Düsseldorf, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, 40474 Düsseldorf |
| Frequency | Every two years — the next edition after 2026 is not until 2028 |
| Profile | The world's leading trade fair for the glass industry: production, processing, machinery, glass products and craft |
| Audience | Strongly international trade audience; the glasstec conference programme runs in parallel |
| Our travel time | About 30 minutes from Essen — travel included in the package price |
glasstec centres on two materials that both have a reputation for being difficult: glass and polished metal. Both reflect — and in an exhibition hall what they reflect is the ceiling rig, the neighbouring stands, the barriers and the photographer.
The difference between a usable and an unusable glass photograph comes almost entirely from where the camera stands and what is behind the photographer. So we work with polarising filters, controlled angles, and wherever possible a darkened surface opposite the subject. For transparent products we add a portable light to define the edges, so the shape becomes readable at all.
With machinery there is a further point: the interesting detail is often inside. We plan in advance which covers and hatches can be opened for the shot and when that is possible without disrupting the show — usually before the doors open.
For machine builders, moving image is usually worth more at glasstec than photography. A line that cuts, edges or coats glass is more convincing in fifteen seconds of video than in ten stills.
We film demonstrations at a high frame rate so individual steps can be shown in slow motion, and cut both a short social clip and longer sequences you can use in sales and on your website.
The key is coordinating the demonstration schedule: if your line only runs at set times, we build our window around that.
glasstec only takes place every two years. That means the material produced here stays your most current trade fair content for two full years — this is not the show to book the smallest package.
In practice: plan at least one full day, ideally photo and video combined. The clean product and machinery shots happen before opening; the demonstrations and conversations follow.
Transparent and reflective products with controlled angles, polarising filters and defined edge lighting.
Full view, detail and internals — planned around which covers can be opened.
Processing steps filmed at high frame rate, for slow motion and short explanatory sequences.
Architecture and lighting before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Consultation situations with international buyers and processors on your stand.
Statements from your specialists with radio mics — intelligible even beside running machinery.
Your trade fair content should be ready while the attention is still there. We shoot the moments that matter, edit fast, and hand over finished photos and video the same day — depending on schedule, scope and the package you book.
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — same day on selected packages.
From €990 excluding VAT for three hours on site. For glasstec we recommend the combined photo and video package from €1,950, or a full day from €3,490, because machine demonstrations work considerably better as moving image.
Yes. We work with polarising filters, controlled camera positions and defined edge lighting. Where possible we darken the surface opposite the subject so the hall and neighbouring stands do not appear in your product.
The clean shots before the doors open, when covers can be opened and we can move freely around the line. Demonstrations are filmed during show hours, following your demo schedule.
Yes. The material stays your most current trade fair content for two years. A full day of photo and video costs a fraction of the stand budget and supplies two years of marketing.
Yes — glasstec has a strongly international audience. Interviews and the entire engagement can run in English.
Send us your hall, stand number and demonstration schedule. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
