Glassman Asia 2027

Erik Muijsenberg is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Eindhoven, Class of 1990. In the eight years following his graduation, he was employed by TNO Glass group in Eindhoven, where he focused on furnace modeling and glass melt technology. In 1997, he assumed the role of TNO Glass Department leader. In 1998, he took on the position of Managing Director at GLASS SERVICE B.V., marking the establishment of the first GLASS SERVICE subsidiary office in Maastricht, the Netherlands. After eleven years, he relocated to GLASS SERVICE headquarters in the Czech Republic, where he assumed the role of group Vice President. GLASS SERVICE boasts a global presence with over 110 engineers and offices in Czechia, Slovakia, Netherlands, Germany, UK, France, USA, China, and Japan. Notable subsidiaries include FlammaTec, recognized worldwide for combustion systems, and FIC UK, specializing in Electric melting solutions. As of April 2024, Glass Service Group has become part of SEFPRO and Erik was appointed as the Commercial Director. In 1997, Erik was honored with the Otto Schott Award. In 2012, he received the Adolf Dietzel Industry Award from the German Glass Society for his significant contributions to the development and acceptance of glass furnace modeling and optimization in the German glass industry. Recognized as a Fellow member by the British Glass Society in 2014, Erik has actively served as the Vice Chairman and past Chairman of the Technical Committee 21 – Furnace Design & Operations – of the International Commission on Glass (ICG). As of 2016, Erik has been an ICG Steering Committee member. In 2017, he joined the Phoenix Award Committee and, in 2024 he became the Chairman, since 2025, serves as the Past Chairman of the Phoenix Award Committee. In 2023, he was honored with the N.L. Varshneya Memorial Award in Cambridge, UK, the ICG W.E.S. Turner award at the annual ICG Conference in Hangzhou China and finally the FLOGEN von Klitzing (Nobel Laureate) International engineering Award in Panama City, Panama. During the ICG Annual Conference in Korea in August 2024, Erik was elected as the new Vice President of the International Commission on Glass. Erik has been a fervent advocate for Industry 4.0, promoting smarter model-based predictive furnace and forehearth control, as well as Carbon emission reductions in the Glass Industry for over two decades.

Martin Küstner has been working within the glass, plastic container as well as filling industry for over twenty years. Before moving into this sector, he worked in the fields of Image Processing and Broadcasting Technology as well as in Dynamical Measurement Systems for industrial and medical applications in various companies based in Munich, Germany. While studying economical engineering at University of Applied Sciences in Munich/Germany, he also worked as an intern for Agr International, Inc. USA spending one semester during his studies in the USA. After graduating in 1997 he started working for Dr. Martin Buss & Partner in Munich in the position of Sales & Technical Assistance for equipment required in the Glass container and filling industry. Together with Agr International, Inc. USA, he founded in 1999 a branch of Agr called Agr Europe GmbH in Munich as well as a Service Centre close to Hanover. As part of the additional expansion plans of Agr International into the Asian Market, Martin Küstner did open Agr Bangkok Ltd. In the year 2013 to increase the presence of Agr in the Asian Pacific Market. With this move of Agr into Asia, Martin Küstner did relocate from Munich, Germany to Bangkok, Thailand in 2013. Since then he has been working as Managing Director of Agr Bangkok Ltd. and Director of Sales & Service being responsible for Agr’s operations and services in the Pan Pacific Region. Over the past 25 years, Mr Küstner has advanced his career at Agr while thriving in positions of increasing responsibility.

Daniel represents Pneumofore, a company established in 1923, specialized in heavy-duty compressors and vacuum pumps. He is a graduated mechanical engineer with 30-year experience in pneumatic machinery in glassworks, among others.

Paul Schreuders, since March 1 2026 non-executive board member of XPAR Vision. Until then almost 20 years CEO of the same company, thus 20 years of experience in the field of developing and applying sensing and robotics technology in the forming area of container glass industry. 62 years young now, married and father of 4 healthy boys.

Degree in Industrial Chemistry Executive Master in Business Administration Luca began his professional career in the glass sector in 2000. Passion and curiosity have allowed him to take on different roles with increasing responsibilities: from Production manager to Furnace manager, from Plant manager to Technical director. He currently holds the role of Strategic Purchasing director at Bormioli Luigi SpA, based in Parma (Italy) In 2021 he began his experience on the Board of the European trade association EDG, based in Brussels, which led him to assume the role of Chariman of ISO TC 166 and currently President of the association.