Date:28 November – 1 December 2017

Hosts:The Economic & Information Commission of Guangdong Province

Dongguan Government

Venue:GD Modern International Exhibition Center,Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

With an aim to facilitate the development of robots and intelligent equipment industry, [2017 Guangdong International Robot and Intelligent Equipment Exposition” ([GIRIE”), organized by The Economic & Information Commission of Guangdong Province and Dongguan Municipal People`s Government, co-organized by Paper Communication Exhibition Services, was held at GD Modern International Exhibition Center, Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong on November 28 – December 1, 2017. On the theme of [Green manufacturing for a better future”, the expo showcased the achievements of intelligent equipment and intelligent manufacturing on energy saving. The expo was divided into 7 zones. The total exhibition area was 113,658 sqm, with 6,216 booths, 1,381 exhibitors and over 120,799 buyers visiting the expo. Government officials, famous local and overseas experts of the robots and intelligent equipment industry, leading enterprises, media visited the expo and attended the opening ceremony, as well as a number of concurrent events together to promote the development of robots and intelligent equipment industry.

There are 165 exhibitors occupying 9290 sqm. in robot and intelligent equipment sector in 2017 while there were 124 exhibitors occupying 5388sqm. in the same sector in 2016. A big growth of 72% on booth area for this sector.

During the exhibition, there were 38 conferences, seminars or activities concurrently hold, including [2017 International Advanced Manufacturing Industry (China Guangdong) Summit.

Exhibits are widely used in the industries of metal products manufacturing, plastic products manufacturing, machinery and production equipment manufacturing, mould making, electronics, computers, telecommunication products, automotive, home electrical appliances, toys, furniture and construction materials, medical equipment.

Dongguan – Leading global manufacturing hub

Dongguan is a city in central Guangdong province, China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders Guangzhou to the north, Shenzhen to the south, and with close proximity to Hong Kong and Macau. Since [reform and opening up”, Dongguan has been transformed from a farm town into an emerging global manufacturing center and ecological city that is comfortable to live in. In recent years, Dongguan has been named China`s Manufacturing Hub, Excellent City for Innovation, International Garden City and National Civilized City. The city`s GDP reached 627.5 billion yuan in 2015, ranking no. 21 in China.

Dongguan has formed an advanced and comprehensive manufacturing system that covers more than 60,000 types of products across 30 different industries including electronics and information, electrical machinery and equipment, furniture, chemical engineering. The city has 740,000 companies and over 80,000 industrial enterprises, of which 5391 enterprises are above scale. One out of every ten pairs of sport shoes in the world is made in Dongguan. One in every five persons on average has a sweater which is made in Dongguan. One out of every six mobile phones is made in Dongguan. In addition, there are distinguishing parks in Dongguan such as Songshan Lake (Eco-park).

It is easy and convenient to travel to and around Dongguan. Total distance of highways is 5165km. Dongguan Rail Transit, R2 Line was opened while R1 is under construction. Guanhui Intercity Railway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link connect Dongguan with cities as implied by the name of the railways. Twelve highways including Guangshen Highway pass through the city. Travelling from Guangzhou airport, Shenzhen airport or Hong Kong international airport to Dongguan is about an one-hour drive.

Exhibitors and Buyers from Around the World

Exhibitors came from: Japan, Korea, Italy, US, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Sweden, Singapore, France, Israel, Turkey, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR and more.

There were totally 1372 Exhibitors, including China 1238 companies (Dongguan, other Guangdong area and other provinces), Hong Kong SAR 73, Taiwan 36, Japan 8, Korea 15, Italy 1 & USA 1.

Overseas companies participated through their offices in China:

Japan 34, Germany 19, USA 6, Switzerland 5, Italy 4, UK 3, Austria 3, Sweden 2, Singapore 1, Korea 1, France 1, Israel 1, Turkey 1, Taiwan 1. Total 82 exhibitors

Featuring the Latest Robots and Intelligent Equipment

DMP gathered world-renowned machine manufacturers such as Wittmann Battenfeld from Austria, HAAS from the US, Fanuc, Sodick, JSW, Star Seiki, Yushin, Mitsubishi & THK from Japan, Greatoo, Cato, Dalian Machine Tool, Alfa, GSK, Topstar, showcasing state-of-the-art machines and technologies of the world. The latest robots and intelligent equipment were highlights of the show.