Leading a New Dawn of Productivity Beyond Industrial Boundaries -The Industrial Fair Network 2024 Sets Sail with a Refreshed Look

2024-11-5

In the cool autumn when everything is abundant, our industry is also thriving. On November 5, 2024, the Industrial Fair Network 2024 takes place with a grand gesture at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. It pools together more than 3,100 enterprises that boast cutting-edge strength in all areas of manufacturing in Shanghai, to exhibit the world’s frontier debut-making technologies, pioneering products as well as industry-leading solutions on an area of nearly 220,000 square meters, rendering the visitors a magnificent blueprint for intelligent manufacturing.

Upgrading from the “World’s Factory” to the “Global Manufacturing Center”, China is embracing infinite development opportunities for its manufacturing sector. “Inheriting the strong gene of HANNOVER MESSE, the Industrial Fair Network has become the forefront of innovative technology and intelligent manufacturing”, Dr.Jochen Koeckler, Chairman of the Managing Board of Deutsche Messe AG, stressed.

This year, the Industrial Fair Network unveils a new co-brand image for the first time and focuses on a number of key areas of industrial technology, under which there are nine themed exhibitions, including PTC ASIA, CeMAT ASIA, ComVac ASIA, HEAVY MACHINERY ASIA, CISSIE, E-pack Tech, ISA, FBC and Cold Xpo. It marks that a new chapter in the integrated development of manufacturing has officially opened. This move not only manifests the exhibitors’ common pursuit of technological innovation and industrial upgrading, but also showcases the world a vast picture of cross-border integration and collaborative development of the manufacturing sector.

PTC ASIA: Intelligence Drives Transmission, Shortening Distances and Creating Boundless Opportunities
As a leader in power transmission industry in the Asia-Pacific region, PTC ASIA 2024 has built a remarkable brand reputation over more than 30 years of profound accumulation and outstanding growth. This year’s exhibition brings together over 1,600 enterprises, showcasing high-end core components and cutting-edge solutions in an area of around 80,000 square meters. It will provide global professionals with a platform for exchange and collaboration in the field of power transmission and control.

The enterprises lineup participating in the exhibition is truly impressive, encompassing renowned industry leaders at home and abroad including HUALI, JLEM, GUANGLU, DELI, GLONG, TECHTOP, FANGLI, Flender, DONLY, TAILONG, WANSHSIN, SUPROR, TAILI, Regal Rexnord, Reach, MAYR, Langde, HENGJIU, CHOHO, CPT, SCS , UNIBEAR, UNIVERSAL, SIT, GATES, Simaote, ONLIVE, Mubea, LEESPRING, HeWei, DingLi, HCH, UBC, LIANYI TECH, BOTE, DARM, GRH, SETTIMA, AVIC Servo, ZHENJIANG HYDRAULICS, TIANMA, STRONGER, YOUWEILI, ziHYD, HGPE, HUALI HYDRAULIC, VIBO, SUCCESS, SOLINER, SIPURUI, SDJL, YONGFENG, URANUS, BUCHER, SUNRISE, SONGQIAO, XINGMING, ECOCLEAN, JINTONG, JELPC, STNC, CHELIC, JXPC, MAXAIR, Intell, AOTC, XCPC, NBPT, BLCH, KASTAS, SINOMACH, VONESEALS, KAIMING, SEALTECH, AILATE,INDEL, ZHONGYE, TAIBAO, DONGSHAN. Products offered by these companies feature easier operation, superior control performance, and enhanced stability, effectively reducing energy consumption and supporting the green and low-carbon transformation of clients across various industries. Meanwhile, the exhibition attracts overseas elite enterprises from various countries and regions including Germany, Italy, the United States, Turkey, Japan, and Korea. These cross-border enterprises showcase their cutting-edge technologies and excellent products, jointly forming a brilliant landscape at this international event.

PTC ASIA is not merely a display window for new technologies and products in transmission industry, but also serves as an essential bridge for exchange and collaboration both within and beyond the industry. Besides the dazzling displays from industry leaders, this year's exhibition welcomes a group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with full vitality and unique characteristics. Focusing on “specialized, sophisticated, differential and innovative” enterprises, PTC ASIA 2024 gathers more than 200 such enterprises, featuring an exhibition area of over 5,000 square meters. Almost half of these enterprises enjoy the reputation of “little giant” in the industry. They provide solid support for many large enterprises and major projects with their excellent research, development and production of crucial components, parts, and accessory products, highlighting China's vibrant innovation vitality and deep technical foundation in the field of power transmission and control.

Notably, in order to fully meet the enthusiastic participation and needs of exhibitors, this year’s exhibition specially adds the Hall OE4 in the outdoor area, attracting nearly 200 enterprises to exhibit. Themed “Industrial Bay”, the Hall OE4 ingeniously integrates exhibit displays, high-end technical forums, interactive games, and leisure social spaces, offering visitors a youthful, multidimensional, and highly interactive new experience.

With the increasing demand for energy saving as well as green and low-carbon transformation in the industrial sector, the exhibition focuses on hot topics such as intelligent manufacturing and green energy saving, and host a series of forums covering areas including advanced manufacturing, digital factories, smart agricultural machinery, shipbuilding, new energy vehicles, aviation and aerospace. Among these, representative forums and events including the “PTC ASIA Fluid Power High-tech Zone” (Booth A6 & B6, Hall OE4) organized by China Hydraulic Pneumatic & Sealing Industry Association, the “Smart and Sustainable Solutions Forum” (Booth F4, Hall OE4) organized by German Engineering Federation (VDMA), the “New Component Product and Technology Forum” (Booth J1, Hall E7) carefully planned by China General Machine Components Industry Association, and the “HiTalks 2024- Innovate Products Forum of PTC Smart Hydraulic Plaza” (Booth F1, Hall OE4) led by the Shanghai Hydraulics Pneumatics & Seals Trade Association. These forums will join hands with industry experts and professional visitors to delve into industry trends and explore future development paths for cutting-edge technologies. It's worth noting that the “High-tech Zone” has been one of the important activities of the PTC exhibition for 15 consecutive years. This zone consists of two functional areas, the High-Tech Zone & Seminar and the Achievement Display Area, featuring a total of 22 captivating reports and 4 comprehensive sections, which is sure to generate enthusiasm and excitement at the event.

Furthermore, the “Going TIFN” activity of the event specially arranges a site visit to Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd and Changzhou Hengli Pneumatic Technology Co., Ltd. This activity aims to continuously meet and enhance the diversified exhibition experience of visitors, enabling every visitor to experience the charm of efficient flexible production in an “immersive” way, as well as to appreciate the excellence of automated design and service in intelligent manufacturing.

CeMAT ASIA: Smart Logistics, Uniting the World and Expanding the Market
With the rapid development of high-end manufacturing, the complexity and diversity of the logistics market present new demands for the industry. Against this backdrop, the exhibition activities in the field of logistics technology and equipment are also presenting a trend of thriving. With the theme of “Smart Manufacturing leads the future of Intelligent Logistics”, CeMAT ASIA, as a leading trade fair for materials handling, automation technology, transport systems and logistics in the Asia-Pacific region, once again focuses on global insights. The exhibition covers an area of 80,000 square meters and brings together over 900 renowned exhibitors from home and abroad, comprehensively showcasing the latest technologies and future development trends in the field of logistics technology and equipment.

The scope of exhibits at this year’s exhibition is extensive. In Logistics System Integration and Solutions Exhibition Area, renowned intelligent logistics system integrators tailors a full range of smart logistics solutions for clients of various industries and sizes worldwide, addressing different application requirements, including storage, buffering, conveying, sorting, palletizing, and picking. These integrators include Dematic, DAIFUKU, swisslog, TGW, SSI SCHAEFER, RIAMB, BMHRI, KSEC, SIASUN, JDL, CAI NIAO, GALAXIS, BlueSword Intelligent, China Tobacco Logistics, HWA, Yinfei, MIAS, Kardex Remstar, YIDONG, INTHER, Wayzim, Automha, Modula, Lonlink, Vstrong, Nova, Speedlog, HCROBOTS, KENGIC, PANGQI, BOXLINE, MEIDE, Columbus, Huaheng Logistics, Gemstone Logistics, Zhongyang, Huade, Shanghong, LEAD logistics, PUTIAN logistics, New Cohesion, Bluesky, Efork Ja Ja, and Funtron.

Whether in the logistics and warehousing sectors within the manufacturing industry or the e-commerce logistics centers and parcel sorting hubs in the circulation field, machine vision technology has emerged as a critical and indispensable part of large-scale logistics systems. In Machine Vision and Industrial Control Products Machine Exhibition Area, numerous exhibitors focus on showcasing their latest technologies and products designed for diverse application scenarios driven by the powerful force of technological innovation. The exhibitors include Siemens, Schneider, SEW, PEPPERL+FUCHS, SICK, Cognex, LenzeAG, Leuze, Weidmuller, Danfoss, DELTA, ELCO, CHANKO, XYZ, Mideke, EVOC Regem Marr, Conlida, MOONS’, Kinco, JSCC, VEICHI, Taibang, and EED. These technologies and products enable precise positioning, measurement, testing, and identification functions, thereby accelerating the intelligent transformation in the warehouse logistics sector and leading the industry towards a new stage of development. In Conveying and Sorting Equipment Exhibition Area, prominent exhibitors bring the latest sorting systems and solutions, covering the sorting scenarios and operational requirements from small and thin items to medium and large packages, fragile item sorting, and irregular-shaped item sorting. These exhibitors include Jin Houng Fuh, InterRoll, HUANAN XINHAI, Intralox, Damon, Baoxiang, Sh-wusheng, Apollo, CONFIRMWARE, Meilingge, GUANCHAO, SENAD, AmbaFlex, Apollo, Fork Logistics, and GENYE.

Driven by smart logistics, the mobile robots market, the “main force” behind it, is experiencing explosive growth. As one of the key exhibition sectors of this year’s exhibition, Logistics robots and AGV feature prominent exhibitors including Hikrobot, KUKA, Quicktron, Geek+, HAI ROBOTICS, Huarui, AGILOX, Bluebotics, Muxing, ForwardX Robotics, Xiaowu, Libiao, Tuskrobots, UQI, MAIRUI ROBOT, KCROBOTS, LASER X, MyBull, J-ELEPHANT, COTEK, Magicstore, Ankuny, showcasing mature technologies of core equipment in intelligent manufacturing and automated warehousing areas. Moreover, the exhibition sectors featuring forklifts and accessories, packing equipment and pallet turnover boxes, industrial-grade autonomous vehicles, casters and lifts present an impressive display, attracting numerous competitive enterprises eager to innovate and showcase their offerings. Excellent forklifts and accessories including Hangcha Group, SANY, Tailift, GOODSENSE, Ningbo Ruyi, MiMA, Zowell, CHOLIFT, BOLZONI, HOPPECKE; leading packing equipment and pallet turnover boxes including YOUNGSUN, SDW, Xiaohuangfeng, JAGPACK, Leechan, Lantech, CIMC, Lika, Xinpeng, Chenan, Shenghao, Runhao; pioneer industrial-grade autonomous vehicles including NAVASMART, UISEE, ECHIEV, RoboSense, HESAI, WANJI, Rich Beam; superior casters brands including Faigle, SUPO, Sistom, LFC, Fengdong; and lifting equipment enterprises including GH, Columbus McKinnon, Gorbel, WORLDHOISTS, HEROLIFT, PLANETA, Kacc, 8dexpress also showcases their latest products.

To support the on-site exhibitions, CeMAT ASIA leverages its platform advantages and resources to host nearly 40 logistics-themed activities and forums across different industry sectors during the same period, and focuses on domestic and international logistics trends, digital technologies, and other related topics. Among these events, the CeMAT ASIA Innovation Salon is the highlight of this year's exhibition. The Salon, as the core brand forum of CeMAT ASIA, celebrates its successful establishment for ten years. This year, the Salon aims to offer professional visitors richer industry information, a more diverse exhibition experience, and more specialized market insights, expecting to attract over 4,000 professional visitors. In addition, the 2024 Intelligent Manufacturing Competition makes a grand return, aiming to attract over 2,000 talents from the intelligent manufacturing field.

ComVac ASIA: Green Air Compression, Cleaner Power and Greater Efficiency
With the continuous advancement of industrial automation control technologies, the demand for compressed air in industrial production is becoming increasingly widespread. Air compressors, the primary equipment for producing compressed air, consume a significant amount of electrical energy during its operation. Statistics show that in most factories, the energy consumption of industrial air compressors accounts for a high proportion of total energy usage, ranging from 10% to 30%, with some exceeding 50%. Given such a substantial energy consumption, the energy-saving transformations for air compressors are imperative.

The leading professional exhibition in the compressor industry - ComVac ASIA brings together more than 300 top domestic and international enterprises, including Atlas Copco, BSC, BAUER KOMPRESSORE, Baldor, AIRHORSE, Midea, SMD, DENAIR, DEHAHA, East Asia Machinery, HANBELL, CRRC, IHI-SULLAIR, Sauer Compressors, Stronix Compressor, jointly showcasing the latest achievements in compressed air technology and vacuum technology with an exhibition area of 30,000 square meters crossing Halls N4 and N5, as well as the outdoor Hall ON9.

In terms of compressed air technology, the exhibits encompass air compressors, process compressors, special compressors, compressor components, compressed air post-treatment equipment, lubricants, and auxiliary equipment related to the industry. Additionally, the exhibition also showcases a range of vacuum technology products, including vacuum pumps, vacuum valves and components, vacuum measurement and calibration instruments, gauges, vacuum leak testing devices, vacuum application equipment, and vacuum materials. These exhibits demonstrate the integration of cutting-edge technologies such as high-efficiency energy-saving solutions and intelligent control systems, highlighting the innovation capabilities of the industry.

At the exhibition, visitors will gain insight into the latest industry information, and experience the transformation and enhancement of technology. ComVac ASIA is dedicated to continuous evolution and innovation, aiming to build a comprehensive platform for trade exchanges and technology showcases between compressor manufacturers and end users. Through this platform, it not only facilitates in-depth exchanges and collaborations within and outside the industry, but also infuses strong momentum and vitality into the thriving compressor industry.

During the exhibition period, the organizing committee will meticulously plan and host a series of professional forums and seminars. Industry experts, scholars, and business elites will be invited to gather and engage in in-depth dialogues and exchanges on hot topics, technology frontier dynamics, and market trends within the compressor industry. Given the global emphasis on environmental protection issues, the compressor industry is taking proactive steps to transition toward greener and more environmentally friendly practices.

This year’s ComVac ASIA forum particularly focuses on critical issues such as scientific reduction in energy consumption and pollution from production, and production process optimization, with the aim of advancing the compressor industry to a more mature stage in terms of energy conservation and environmental protection. Moreover, a series of entertaining interactive games and activities will be interspersed throughout the exhibition, allowing visitors to enjoy endless fun while exploring the exhibition, thus enriching the overall visiting experience.

The Industrial Fair Network: Integrate Innovation, Lead the Future
The Industrial Fair Network unveils its new joint brand image for the first time, which implies that this integrated platform of thematic exhibitions among core areas in intelligent manufacturing enters a new stage of development. The Industrial Fair Network will continue to maintain its professionalism, integrate top industry resources, and work together with all partners to lead the future trend of intelligent manufacturing.

This year, the Industrial Fair Network introduces a new thematic functional area - “TIFN X Space”. This area consists of two core sections, namely the Future Industries and Smart Manufacturing Forum Zone and the “Exclusive” Buyers' Club, bringing refreshing cutting-edge content to every visitor. The Future Industries and Smart Manufacturing Forum Zone focuses on intelligent manufacturing and factories, inviting top experts from fields including artificial intelligence, future factory construction, and new energy to share their insights.

To improve the experience of group visitors and professional buyers at the exhibition, the “Enjoy Meeting” project launches the “Exclusive” Buyers' Club for the first time, providing buyers with precise and efficient matching services. At the same time, the “Exclusive” Buyers'' Lounge and Networking Area in the TIFN X Space will be reserved exclusively for club members.

The Industrial Fair Network 2024, reputed as a feast of global industrial wisdom and innovation, has kicked off. We sincerely invite friends from all walks of life to participate in this event on November 5-8, so as to keep abreast of future industrial trends, jointly create a new era of intelligent manufacturing, and write a brilliant chapter of industrial dreams!