In the final hours of February, with a show quickly approaching in mid-March, officials for NürnbergMesse announced the postponement of Fensterbau Frontale—one of the world’s largest tradeshows for doors and windows. Days later, amid ongoing concerns over the outbreak of coronavirus, the event was rescheduled for June 2020. Now it seems that a roughly three-month […]

Officials for NürnbergMesse announced this morning the postponement of Fensterbau Frontale, citing concerns over the current outbreak of the coronavirus. The decision follows feedback from customers and industry representatives, a press release explained. As a result, the event will not take place as planned, from March 18-21, in Nuremberg, Germany, instead postponed to “a date […]

Earlier this week, DWM founder and publisher Tara Taffera shared her thoughts on Fensterbau, the massive biennial trade show for the door and window industry that recently wrapped up in Nuremberg, Germany. Today, I’m cleaning out my notebook from the big event. Big attendance: According to show organizers, Fensterbau Frontale and Holz-Handwerk, a co-located event […]

The last day of Fensterbau 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany, presented attendees with interesting shading products and machinery. We also chatted with some Americans at the show to get their thoughts on this one-of-a-kind event for the door and window industry. Youtube Link

DWM just flew back from Nuremberg, Germany, and the huge Fensterbau trade show. To showcase what all we saw, here’s the full collection of what we posted on Instagram last week. Enjoy!   Guten tag! DWM is in historic Nuremberg for the #fensterbau show, and we just saw a historic door! A post shared by […]

Yes,that headline is a little cheesy, but if you have been to this door and window trade show held every two years in Germany, you undoubtedly agree. Here are just a few of the interesting takeaways from my trip here, my third so far. The forward thinkers are paying attention. One of the many CEOs […]

Fensterbau Frontale closed out its four-day run in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday with smaller crowds, but that’s typical for this massive trade show that otherwise generates huge attendance and a lot of positive feelings in the global fenestration industry. “We had more than 200 visitors a day, so it was very busy,” said Dominik Hinzen, managing director […]

In our continuing video segments from Fensterbau in Nuremberg, Germany, today we look at a piece of handling equipment. Our product theme features hardware options which get more high-tech each year. Youtube Link

The fenestration industry is rapidly evolving into a high-tech industry, and products that fit that description were inescapable at Fensterbau, the giant biennial trade show happening this week in Nuremberg, Germany. Software companies had a strong presence at the show, which is appropriate because, much like the U.S., countries in Europe are struggling to find […]

Today, DWM visits three of the major profile suppliers and shows off robotic machinery from a major equipment maker. Youtube Link