The 2026 South China International Industrial Fair (hereinafter referred to as the “South China Industrial Fair”) will kick off at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center (Bao’an) from June 10 to 12.
This exhibition is expected to attract more than 800 exhibitors, with a total exhibition area of 80,000 square meters.
Currently, the global manufacturing industry is undergoing a profound transformation from “manufacturing” to “intelligent manufacturing”.
Automated production lines are no longer the end point. Flexible response, data-driven and system collaboration capabilities have become new yardsticks for measuring industrial competitiveness.
As one of the regions with active advanced manufacturing and complete industrial chain supporting facilities in my country, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is accelerating the construction of a new highland for the development of advanced manufacturing, releasing broad space for the application of industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing technologies.
Based on regional industrial demand and upgrading trends, this South China Industry Fair focuses on eight major theme sections including industrial automation, machine vision, laser technology, CNC machine tools, new generation information technology, electronic manufacturing automation, robots and embodied intelligence, displaying a complete innovation chain from core components to terminal applications.
Industrial automation: AI has truly entered the core link of industrial control
In the industrial automation exhibition area, well-known companies such as Omron, Phoenix Contact, and Hikvision will demonstrate intelligent upgrading solutions for the manufacturing industry.
Today, AI has entered real control, engineering development and equipment operation and maintenance scenarios.
Omron contributes to industrial upgrading with relevant technologies and products; Beckhoff brings AI assistants; Turck showcases Asia’s first “self-learning AI vision camera”; Ode Shensi integrates AI into the industrial software ecosystem.
At the same time, the integration of industrial control, vision, sensing and AI has become the main line of upgrades, with many companies bringing innovative products and solutions.
In addition, a large number of automation system integrators and intelligent equipment manufacturers participated in the exhibition with complete solutions, and the exhibits spanned the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
Machine vision is becoming the “industrial sense” of intelligent manufacturing
As industrial automation evolves toward intelligence, machine vision, as an “industrial sense”, provides a key technical base for enterprises to improve quality, increase efficiency, and ensure safety.
The machine vision exhibition area in Hall 10 of this exhibition has a strong lineup, and many companies have released new products.
Machine vision has also been widely used in industrial safety and high-precision manufacturing scenarios, and some companies have displayed related application-level products to promote their move towards “intelligent decision-making systems”.
Laser companies compete for “scenario solution capabilities”
With the growth of industrial demand, the application boundaries of laser technology continue to expand.
This Shenzhen Laser Exhibition will showcase laser processing equipment, etc., and many companies will showcase new technologies and solutions.
Enterprises such as Han’s Laser and Hongshan Laser demonstrated their technology accumulation and product upgrades in the field of laser processing equipment.
Robots: Human-machine collaboration builds a new paradigm of flexible production
In the robot section, domestic and foreign first-line brands and representatives of collaborative robot bodies demonstrated full-scenario application solutions, and some companies demonstrated automated assembly lines, heavy-duty AGVs and smart logistics solutions for the packaging industry.
High-quality core component companies display high-precision supporting components, and the exhibition area also has a humanoid robot area for the first time to intuitively present the application of embodied intelligence.
Electronic manufacturing equipment: accelerating the formation of domestic full-line capabilities
In the field of electronic manufacturing automation, domestic electronic equipment companies have demonstrated back-end assembly and packaging full-line linkage capabilities, and some companies have demonstrated high-end inspection and vision products. Domestic core equipment has gradually replaced imported equipment, and full-line synergy has become core competitiveness.
Embodied intelligence: the industrial transition from laboratory to factory
In 2026, embodied intelligence will be included in the national strategy, and the market size is expected to grow significantly.
This year’s South China Industry Fair has set up the “South China International Embodied Intelligence Special Exhibition” in Hall 10 to showcase the application exploration of embodied intelligence in the manufacturing industry.
Related activities are set up on site to visually present the internal structure and core technical routes, as well as supporting forums and meetings.
Concurrent Forum: How AI can truly be implemented in factories has become a core topic
In addition to exhibitions and displays, this South China Industry Fair will hold more than 30 forums, industry conferences and procurement docking activities at the same time, focusing on hot topics such as AI applications, machine vision, and intelligent manufacturing.
Forums in various fields invite corporate executives and technical leaders to discuss technology implementation practices and industrial development topics.
The 2026 South China International Industrial Expo presents not only technology and equipment, but also an in-depth observation of the ecological evolution of the future manufacturing industry.
From June 10th to 12th, you are sincerely invited to visit the site to witness the new stage of intelligent transformation of China’s manufacturing industry.
