What a week in Stuttgart! General Sealants, Inc. has officially wrapped up an outstanding showing at the Adhesives & Bonding Expo Europe and Foam Expo Europe, and we’re grateful to everyone who stopped by Booth #920 to meet our team, explore our products, and learn more about how GS® solutions support engineering and manufacturing excellence across industries.
A Strong European Presence
GS® presence at the expo marks a major milestone in expanding GS Inc.’s footprint across Europe, especially within the automotive, aerospace, composites, HVAC, construction, converting, renewable-energy sectors, etc.
Throughout the week, we had the opportunity to:
- Speak with hundreds of engineers, buyers, material specialists, and technical teams.
- Demonstrate the performance and versatility of our butyl sealant tapes extruded into countless profiles.
- Share how GS’s over half-century of experience in manufacturing expertise translate into consistent, reliable, engineered sealant solutions.
- Strengthen relationships with existing distributors and explore new partnerships across the greater EU . We were proud to welcome visitors from across the globe—including organizations from Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Canada 🇨🇦, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, the Netherlands 🇳🇱, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Romania 🇷🇴, Switzerland 🇨🇭, Turkey🇹🇷, and Ukraine 🇺🇦 -highlighting the truly international reach of this year’s expo.
The energy at Messe Stuttgart was exceptional, and it reinforced the industry’s increasing need for durable, customizable, and high-quality sealing solutions.
Show Highlights
1. Strong Engagement at Booth #920
Our booth saw steady traffic from professionals across automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, utilities, converting, telecom, infrastructure, composites, etc. Many attendees shared specific application challenges—everything from EV battery sealing to composite tooling and appreciated GS®’s ability to engineer custom-profile solutions that meet demanding performance environments.
2. Technical Conversations That Mattered
Visitors were especially interested in:
- Butyl sealant tapes for bonding & sealing irregular geometries.
- Mastic solutions for underground cable and utility applications.
- High-performance extrusions for automotive & aerospace components.
- Converting capacity and flexibility across applications and industries.
- Our Made-in-America manufacturing consistency and High-Quality.
3. Interest in Collateral & Product Demos
We enjoyed the popularity of our product cut-sheets, catalogs, and application visuals, giving customers a clearer view of our capabilities across industries and a variety of our products.
4. Networking Reception Sponsorship
We were proud to sponsor the Networking Reception, where we connected with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, converters, and engineers from across Europe and further. The conversations were meaningful and helped lay groundwork for new collaborations.
A Big Thank You
We want to extend our appreciation to:
- Everyone who visited the GS® booth.
- Engineering and procurement teams who shared application challenges.
- Long-standing partners who stopped by to reconnect.
- New contacts exploring GS® as a trusted materials partner.
- Our internal teams who made this event possible, from leadership, R&D, sales, procurement, operations, shipping to manufacturing who made samples possible.
- The Expo organizers for hosting another exceptional event.
Your engagement fuels our commitment to delivering sealing solutions that make manufacturing safer, more efficient, and more resilient.
What’s Next for General Sealants
Following the expo, our team is already working on:
- New follow-up conversations with OEMs and distributors.
- Technical evaluations and application reviews from the show.
- Expanded support for European market through targeted partnerships.
- Preparing for upcoming US-based trade shows and global technical events.
The momentum from Stuttgart reinforces our vision: to bring engineered butyl solutions to every industry where performance matters.
Let’s Stay Connected
If we met at the show or if you couldn’t attend but want to learn more we’d love to continue the conversation.
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