This week is the big glasstec show in Germany and I have to
admit some nerves are banging around inside my stomach right now. For me the double whammy of a gigantic show
and a foreign country really puts me out of my element. But the preparation has been done, between
studying the landscape of where the show is, loading the translator on my phone
with every question I could think of so I could try and learn how to say it,
and going through a list of almost 1000 exhibitors I believe I am ready. Hopefully I didn’t either over study or miss
something obvious but it’s finally time to see what happens.
Next week, we’ll have my often imitated but never duplicated
show review and the gang at Glass Magazine will have some serious top-notch coverage
in e-glass weekly. Plus if you are on
twitter make sure you are following Glass Magazine (@GlassMag) as the updates
will be coming throughout the show.
Elsewhere…
-- The crazy and volatile week on Wall Street surely has added
some nerves to many. Our economy still
has some fragility and even things that us “regular” folks take enjoyment in
like lower gas prices are actually having a negative effect on some parts of
the market. With the price of oil
actually tanking, this good news of sub $3 gas is now not as joyous. I guess we just can’t win for losing
sometimes…
-- Last week I wrote on the San Diego airport and I missed an
amazing piece of glass work that was so notable, Glass Magazine did a “Great Glazing” piece on it earlier this year.
Thanks and props to my friend Joe Carlos of Triview for the heads
up. Great work by Joe, his team and
everyone involved on this project!
-- Catching up on reading this week, ran into 2 interesting
stories… First from Laser Focus World...
Sometimes innovation is not
quite ready for prime time but its released and promoted anyway. That’s the case with this clear glass that
can collect solar energy. The story is
worth a read but check out this quote:
The big advantage of the Michigan State
University design is its lack of hue; the device looks like a piece of ordinary
clear plastic. “No one wants to sit behind colored glass,” says Richard Lunt,
one of the researchers. “It makes for a very colorful environment, like working
in a disco.”
Yep NO ONE wants to sit behind colored glass…. I mean seriously? Has this guy ever seen the way glass in the
year 2014 works? Anyway, I hope this technology
eventually works because it would be good but surely not because of the "colored" glass
issue…
-- Also this week, the Washington Post did a piece on spray-coated solar panels. I’ll be curious to see
what the esteemed Ted Bleecker says about it (since Ted is a true
solar guru) because while I am intrigued this also seems incredibly premature
and just not ready for prime time at all.
Make sure you read to the comments at the bottom, they surely give some
solid perspective.
-- As I post this the results of the Columbus Marathon are not in yet, but sending positive vibes and extra lung capacity to my pal Dean Mead of Virginia Glass Products. I give tons of credit to guys like Dean and Joe Erb from Quanex who can just get out there and run... and run...and then run some more... hope the race was awesome my friend!
-- Last this week, those of you going to Greenbuild, please
feel free to drop me a note to let me know how that show is and the pulse of
the attendees there. Hopefully all will
be positive- though you all know my opinion on that event already, for the good
of the industry I’ll happily be wrong.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Love this story of JJ Abrams replying to an 8th
grader. So cool..
-- Grilled Cheese from the sky?
Sounds awesome!
-- Lying about your age to get on Facebook… with a twist.
VIDEO of the WEEK
I enjoy the humor of Key & Peele- here’s one of their sketches on concussions in football. Obviously these days it's not a joking matter, but given my dislike for the NFL, I'm rolling with this.
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