Four days, one large shared booth and countless good conversations: glasstec 2026 in Düsseldorf was a special trade fair for us. As part of the HEGLA Group, we exhibited in Hall 14, side by side with HEGLA, HEGLA Hanic and HEGLA Boraident. And there was a second reason to celebrate: HEGLA turned 50 almost at the same time as the fair.
Set-up time? None.
Our presentation centred on the RS 8.14 VSS. This machining centre shows that single pieces and series can be produced economically on the same machine. The glass is aligned outside the working area, loading and unloading take place simultaneously, and the VarioSaugerSystem automatically activates the right suction cups depending on format and contour.
Combined with automatic tool changing, this means seaming, grinding, polishing, drilling, milling, internal grinding and step grinding for glass thicknesses from 1.1 to 19 mm, without any manual changeover. Our patented multi-channel cooling keeps edge quality consistent even at high feed rates.
One booth, many solutions
The shared booth showcased the full range of the group: from cutting thin float glass from 0.5 mm and a laminated glass cutting line whose robot sorts the panes directly into harp racks, to software from HEGLA Hanic, laser applications from HEGLA Boraident and vehicle bodies from HEGLA Fahrzeugbau. For our visitors, this meant answers to many questions about glass processing, all in one place.
Thank you!
Many familiar faces, many new contacts and conversations that will keep us busy for a while. Thank you to everyone who visited us in Düsseldorf, to our international sales team and to our colleagues across the HEGLA Group. Would you like to find out more about the RS 8.14 VSS? Get in touch with us.
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