Combilift was proud to receive a Trade Fair Product Award at WINDOW TECH Expo, joining manufacturers, suppliers and industry professionals in Nadarzyn, Poland, to celebrate innovation within the window, door and building joinery industries. The recognition was presented in the Trade Fair Product category and highlighted the practical value Combilift’s material handling solutions can bring to modern manufacturing and storage operations.
The WINDOW TECH Expo medal competition recognises innovative products and services presented during the exhibition, providing companies with an opportunity to showcase developments that respond to the changing requirements of the market. Receiving this distinction reflects Combilift’s continued commitment to developing safer and more efficient material handling solutions for businesses managing long, bulky and difficult-to-handle loads.
WINDOW TECH Expo is an international trade exhibition dedicated to technologies and products for the window industry. The event brings together solutions covering window manufacturing, profiles, glass, hardware, fittings, security systems, blinds, automation and robotics. This combination creates an important platform for discovering new technologies, building industry relationships and discussing the challenges affecting modern window and door production.
For manufacturers in the window, door, façade and glazing sectors, material handling plays an essential role throughout the production and storage process. Large profiles, frames, glass components, panels and completed products must often be transported through busy facilities without causing product damage, placing employees at risk or interrupting production flow.
Making the best possible use of available space is another important consideration. Manufacturers must balance the need to hold sufficient stock with the practical limitations of production floors, warehouses and loading areas. As product ranges expand and customer requirements become more varied, the ability to store and move long or oversized materials efficiently can have a significant effect on overall productivity.
The Combilift solution recognised at WINDOW TECH Expo demonstrated how multidirectional material handling technology can support these demanding applications. By enabling long loads to travel sideways, Combilift equipment can operate within narrower aisles than conventional counterbalance forklifts carrying the same materials. This can help companies improve movement through their facilities while making more effective use of valuable storage and production space.
The award also reflects the importance of safety and warehouse space optimisation within modern production facilities. SETMIL, Combilift’s partner at the exhibition, said the distinction confirmed that solutions focused on safety and maximising warehouse space provide a practical response to the challenges facing today’s manufacturing plants.
Throughout WINDOW TECH Expo, the Combilift and SETMIL teams welcomed visitors to the stand and discussed the logistics requirements of window and door manufacturers. These conversations provided valuable insight into the day-to-day challenges businesses encounter when transporting raw materials, moving products between production stages and preparing finished loads for storage or dispatch.
The experience and perspective of manufacturers remain central to the development of effective material handling solutions. Every facility presents a different combination of load dimensions, storage layouts, production requirements and operating conditions. Working directly with customers helps ensure that equipment recommendations are aligned with the practical needs of each individual application.
WINDOW TECH Expo also created an opportunity to explore broader developments within the industry. The event’s programme focused on advances in window and door manufacturing, automation, installation and production technology, while providing a setting in which specialists could exchange knowledge and establish new business connections.
The scale of the exhibition underlines its value as a meeting point for the sector. The first WINDOW TECH Expo, held from 3 to 5 June 2025, welcomed 3,183 participants, featured 55 exhibiting companies and included representatives from 23 countries across a total exhibition area of 15,000 square metres. The programme included product presentations, workshops, lectures and a ceremony recognising recipients of the Trade Fair Medals.
As manufacturers continue to invest in greater efficiency, automation and more productive use of infrastructure, the role of specialist material handling equipment will become increasingly important. Equipment must support safe working practices while also helping businesses reduce unnecessary movements, protect valuable materials and maintain a consistent flow of products through production and storage areas.
For Combilift, the Trade Fair Product Award at WINDOW TECH Expo is an important acknowledgement of the practical benefits created by customer-focused engineering. The recognition reinforces the value of designing material handling solutions around real operating conditions and the specific challenges involved in working with long, bulky and oversized materials.
Combilift was delighted to attend WINDOW TECH Expo alongside SETMIL and to meet businesses from across the window, door and building joinery industries. The exhibition provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, understand emerging requirements and demonstrate how safer handling and smarter use of warehouse space can support more efficient manufacturing operations.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in achieving this Trade Fair Product Award. We would also like to thank SETMIL, the WINDOW TECH Expo organisers and all those who visited the stand to discuss their material handling requirements. Combilift looks forward to continuing to support manufacturers with safer, space-saving and application-focused handling solutions.
