INTRODUCING GFAB™
We're bringing together the best of NGA Glass Conference and Glass Processing Automation Days (GPAD)—and launching something completely new: The NGA Glass Fabricator Conference (GFAB). This conference is designed to address real-time challenges for every role in your fabrication business, from the C-suite to the production floor.
THE MUST-ATTEND FABRICATOR EVENT IN NORTH AMERICA
Where glass fabricators...
- Sharpen strategy
- Boost profitability
- Drive the industry forward
- Level up on the plant floor
The future of glass fabrication happens here.
WHY YOU NEED TO BE THERE
Let's face it: the challenges facing fabricators today—economic pressures, workforce development, evolving technology—require real solutions. GFAB delivers hands-on training, strategic insights, and the connections you need to stay ahead. This is education that directly impacts your success.
3 EDUCATION TRACKS. 1 POWERFUL EVENT.
GFAB will feature three elements to address the key needs of different fabrication personnel:
- Executive Track - Strategic sessions for decision makers, including top trends in glass, insights from design leaders, need-to-know market updates, technology and AI in the glass factory, and more.
- NGA Glass Conference Track – All the technical depth you love from NGA Glass Conference: committees, task groups, advocacy, and expert-led discussions
- GFAB Workshop Track: Quality Control in Glass Tempering – Hands-on learning at Skyline Architectural Glass for leaders on your production team, covering quality control, glass tempering essentials, ROI considerations for the plant and more. GFAB will also complement the newly released MyGlassFAB™ online education and training platform with in-person discussion and networking.
Bonus: Every Executive Track registration includes a FREE Workshop Track ticket for a team member!
EXPERIENCES YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE
- Network with leaders across the industry
- In-person look at Skyline Architectural Glass to see projects come to life
- Architectural boat tour of Chicago’s iconic buildings
- Watch live equipment demos
- Catch presentations featuring the latest innovations for the plant floor
- Take home actionable strategies to improve efficiency and profitability
- GFAB Lab - A brand new interactive table top networking zone with competitions, prizes, new technologies on display and more
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 31.
Event Information
Schedule (Subject to Change)
Richard Branch, chief economist, American Institute of Architects
Elton Boocock
Classroom Session
3 hands-on stations
3 hands-on stations
Radisson Blu
Book Your Stay
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N. Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL