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📅 This Saturday is Glass Recycling Day!   Since 2016, the third Saturday in September marks Germany's nationwide Glass Recycling Day. The goal is to raise consumer awareness of the importance of glass recycling and increase the collection rate of used glass to 90%. 🌍   ❓Why is glass recycling important?   ❗ Used glass can be endlessly melted down and reused to create new glass products. This process is environmentally friendly, saving around 10% of energy and reducing the need for raw materials such as quartz sand, soda, and lime. Additionally, recycling glass significantly reduces the amount of waste that is disposed of in landfills. [1]   💡 Less well-known than container glass recycling is the collection and recycling of flat glass shards, which are generated wherever flat glass is used (e.g., in architecture and the automotive industry). In 2022, German glass manufacturers produced approximately 7.866 million tons of glass. Of this, 4.313 million tons were used for container glass, while 2.225 million tons were used for flat glass. [1]   Due to specific quality requirements for flat glass products, recycling in this sector faces technical limitations. Currently, only about 11% of recycled flat glass is returned to flat glass production. The rest is used for lower quality products, e.g. glass containers or glass wool (downcycling). [2]   With our innovative glass bending technology, we at GLAPE are making an important contribution to a more resource-efficient and sustainable glass use: by leveraging constructive stiffening, we can produce thinner glass panes without compromising their strength. This saves energy and resources. By avoiding connecting elements made of different materials, we can also guarantee a higher recycling potential. ♻️   🌱 Let’s work together to ensure glass products continually re-enter the production cycle, reducing the strain on our environment!   #Glassrecycling #Sustainabilty #Innovation #Glass #CircularEconomy #Recycling #Glape   [1] https://lnkd.in/dQZnjVbq [2] https://lnkd.in/dc-RZCmG

Want to find out how the microstructure and spectral properties of coated low-emissivity glass compare to uncoated glass when processed with our innovative laser-induced bending technology? ✨ 🤓➡ Check out our latest peer-reviewed article "Laser-based bending of low-E coated flat glass: a comparative experimental study," written by Najoua Bolakhrif, Sandra Mee, Thomas Pauly, Adrian Baab, and Tobias Rist, and published in Glass Structures & Engineering - Springer: https://lnkd.in/e8-2B8d4

The Leistungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit Freiburg (LZN) is a cooperation between the The University of Freiburg and Freiburg's five Fraunhofer Institutes. Together with small and large companies it conducts research and develops sustainable technologies and solutions. 💡🌱 The LZN has supported various start-ups in recent years, including GLAPE. 👏🙏 👇 Check out the video below, if you want to find out, why it was worthwhile for us to cooperate with the LZN, what contribution GLAPE makes to sustainability, what our unique selling point is and what makes Freiburg an attractive location for start ups. ❓❗

🚀 GLAPE GOES KÄPSELE INNOVATION FESTIVAL! 💡 On July 15, the first "Käpsele Innovation Festival" will take place in Freiburg. The largest innovation festival in south-west Germany brings together regional innovations with pioneers from Germany and around the world. Keynotes, panels, and interactive experience stations will provide participants with information and inspiration on future topics such as artificial intelligence, metaverse, new work, sustainability, robotics, medtech, green tech, and digitalisation. ✨🔥 Our very own Najoua Bolakhrif will be talking about the founding story of GLAPE in an interview with moderator Julica Goldschmidt from baden.fm. 📅 15 July 2024 🕔 17:20 - Interview with Najoua Bolakhrif and Julica Goldschmidt 🎪 Zeltmusikfestival ZMF (Mundenhof-Gelände, Mundenhofer Str. 1, 79111 Freiburg) Fancy relaxed networking with a cold drink and summer vibes? 🍷 Then don’t miss this opportunity! We look forward to seeing you! ❤️ Find the full programme here: https://lnkd.in/eVh6jsvJ ❓❗ FYI: "Käpsele" is the Swabian word for smart, clever people with creative ideas. The Käpsele Innovation Festival is organised by Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe (FWTM) with support from the Zukunft Raum Schwarzwald and the Southern Upper Rhine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

📣 GLAPE and Fraunhofer IWM at the Challenging Glass Conference! Meet Najoua Bolakhrif and Tobias Rist this week at the Challenging Glass Conference in Delft! They will present applications of bent glass for architecture and the latest research results on the applicability of the laser-based bending technology on coated glass. 👩🏫👨🏫 📍Delft University of Technology 📅 20th June 2024 ⌚ 09:30-09:45 👉More information: https://lnkd.in/ekrbVupB We look forward to seeing you there! ❤️

Check out our latest article in Jahresmagazin Ingenieurwissenschaften! ✨📖🤓 Bending and forming sheet metal is something we take for granted. Shaping flat glass into the desired forms with the same ease opens up completely new areas of innovation in architecture, vehicle construction and appliance manufacturing. 🏬🚗⚗   In the article you can find out more about the history and process behind the innovative glass bending technology that we have developed at the Fraunhofer IWM and how it can contribute to greater economic and ecological sustainability. 💰🌱 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEZuB4_g

❓Would you like to find out more about our innovative glass bending technology? Then you shouldn't miss the online presentation by Matthias Quast tomorrow at 5.30 pm! ❗💡   Many thanks to VDI-Bezirksverein Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. for organising the event! 🙏 📍 Online 📅 Tuesday, 4 June ⌚ 17:30 - 18:30   👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eeu_Tffp   We look forward to seeing you! 😍

Meet GLAPE and learn about our technology at the first Startup BBQ organized by the Startup Office of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and Technische Fakultät der Universität Freiburg. We are looking forward to sharing a cool drink and an interesting conversation with you! 🍻🌭🍦 Register now👉 https://lnkd.in/gRxyviv4

One week ago, Najoua Bolakhrif was at the #GermanStartupAwards24 in Berlin. We would like to thank the Startup-Verband for the wonderful evening and all the participants for the inspiring conversations and exciting exchange! 🥂✨   Congratulations to Angela Relógio, CEO of TimeTeller GmbH and Female Newcomer of the Year, and to all the other amazing award winners! 🏆 👏🎊 We wish all the impressive and innovative startups that we had the pleasure of meeting in Berlin lots of success in their future endeavours! 💪 🍀 Kristina Lunz, Natalia Tomiyama, Tatjana Kiel, Ben Unterkofler, Dr. Mridul Agrawal, Philipp Schröder, Lilian Schwich, Ish Dhand, Joel Eichmann, Joudi Khal, Julia Bösch, Kristina Nikolaus, Lea Frank, Jonas Andrulis, Jonathan Kurfess, Nils Aldag, Gloria Baeuerlein, Katharina Wilhelm, Lise Rechsteiner, PhD, Benjamin Erhart, Jan Miczaika, Johannis Hatt

Last week, Nikolai Sexauer, Network Manager Innovation&Startups at Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe, visited GLAPE. We are delighted about the great interest in our technology, which Najoua Bolakhrif will be presenting this Thursday at the #GSA24. Keep your fingers crossed for us! ❤️🤞🍀