WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 06/2018 (RU)

Witness the culture of automation
in South China’s industrial sector
As one of the largest and busiest industrial trade fairs
in Asia, Industrial Automation Show - Shanghai, offers
an excellent opportunity for visitors and exhibiting
companies to interact and understand the trends of
Asia’s automation market. These face to face
interactions allow visitors to see what companies have
to offer and for automation companies to better
understand the requirements of their clients.
Organized by Germany’s leading trade fair organizers, Deutsche
Messe AG along with Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd.,
the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) Shanghai will be hosted
from September 19th-23rd, 2018 at the National Exhibition and
Convention Center in Shanghai. Just like every year, the prestigious
fair grounds with a display area of more than 70,000 sqm will
attract exhibitors and visitors from all over Asia and South China,
in particular. In 2017, this five-day show attracted over 160,000
trade visitors from home and abroad, reporting a rise of nearly 6.5
% more visits as compared to 2016. These numbers show the strong
market position this event holds amongst all of Asia’s industrial
automation trade fairs, and the 6.5 % rise in number of visitors
proves the increasing popularity of this international trade fair.
Apart from increasing interest from South China, more and more
exhibitors and visitors from countries like Japan, South Korea,
Germany, Italy, America, Switzerland, France, Austria, Britain,
Israel, Singapore, India and China Taiwan are participating, as the
reach and significance of this event is gaining more importance. In
2017, the proportion of overseas exhibitors was nearly 60 %. One of
the prime reasons for show’s popularity, is the large number and
quality of exhibitors from all segments of the industry that display
their top products and systems. Along with IAS, the venue also cohosts
the Metalworking and CNC Machine Tool Show (MWCS),
these two specialized themed shows bring in more than over 600
exhibitor companies respectively. The exhibitor list consists of
reputed industry names and global market leaders like Siemens,
Bosch, Phoenix Contact, Mitsubishi Electric, Omron, Delta, Turck,
Festo, Beckhoff, National Instruments, B&R, Lenze, Sanyo, Rittal,
Balluff, Wago, Pepperl+Fuchs, IFM, Sick, Harting, Baumer, Pilz,
Hiwin, Keyence, Parker, Nord and many more. Just like in the past,
even this year, these enterprises are expected to make a dazzling
presence with their best-selling products and cutting-edge
technologies that put a spotlight on smart manufacturing, highend
equipment and innovative technologies, which are the key
areas of “Made in China 2025”.
Based on Industry 4.0 principles, the smart manufacturing
concepts and applications are the main direction of China’s
transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing sector. The
spirit of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National
Congress focuses on smart manufacturing and the integration of
information technology and industrialization, in order to revitalize
the nation’s real economy. In line with these guidelines, IAS
Shanghai 2018, provides a unique platform for global and domestic
enterprises to expand their market presence by showcasing the
latest technological achievements, and thus boosting the
development of manufacturing industry. As the largest and the
most influential industrial automation show in Asia, IAS Shanghai
2018 has a strong lineup of core technologies of smart manufacturing,
presenting a vast display of comprehensive solutions for industrial
automation, production and process automation, electrical system,
Industrial IT, and digitalization of manufacturing industry.
Product Category at IAS Shanghai
The trade show is categorized into various display sectors into
production and process automation, electrical system, robotics and
industrial automation IT & software. The production and process
automation category has on display products and systems from the
assembly & handling technology, linear positioning systems,
Author: Sushen Doshi,
International correspondent
for World of Industries
AUTOMATION