The Glassman Middle East exhibition and conference, held in Cairo from 4 to 5 September, was an impressive exhibition dedicated to the glass industry in Egypt. It represented a perfect meeting point for glassmakers from Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Visitors coming from throughout this dynamic and rapidly developing region had the chance to meet a wide range of international suppliers of glassmaking equipment.

The CEO of Pneumofore Eng. Daniel Hilfiker contributed with the presentation about the importance of vacuum in hollow glass production with special focus on high efficiency, energy savings, no water need and low Life Cycle Cost. An important moment was the discussion between some of the most important Egyptian specialists of this sector and Mr. Hilfiker also due to the several pumps present in Egypt at Misr Glass Manufacturing and Middle East Glass Manufacturing.