The 25th China International Industry Fair will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from September 23 to 27, 2025. With the theme “New Industrial Quality, Boundless Intell
igent Manufacturing,” this year’s exhibition focuses on high-end, intelligent, and green development directions, aiming to build an open and collaborative intelligent industrial ecosystem and provide Chinese solutions for the global industrial transformation and upgrading.
The exhibition area has expanded to 300,000 square meters, relying on the “1+3+9+10” exhibition framework. Through the precise layout of 3 special exhibitions and 9 industry-themed exhibitions, it achieves full coverage of the entire industrial chain. International giants in industrial control, metal processing, robotics, and other fields will gather here, and thousands of new products and technologies will make their debut!
As a long-term cooperative media partner of the China International Industry Fair, Intelligent Manufacturing Network will bring its professional team to the event. On September 23, two live streams will be launched simultaneously on Douyin, WeChat Channels, and the Intelligent Manufacturing Network website—you won’t want to miss it!
Live Streaming Schedule:
Industrial Automation Exhibition Area: September 23, 9:50-12:00 AM
Robotics Exhibition Area: September 23, 2:00-4:00 PM
During the live streams, the professional team will visit various exhibition areas to introduce the latest products, technologies, and solutions in the field of intelligent manufacturing, and will also invite enterprise experts for on-site explanations and interactive exchanges. You’ll be able to experience the highlights of this year’s China International Industry Fair without leaving your home!
Nine Major Exhibition Areas
Industrial Automation Exhibition Area — 1.1H/5.1H/6.1H
The IAS Industrial Automation Exhibition is renowned as one of the largest and most influential industry events in the global automation field. It focuses on seven theme sections: intelligent manufacturing system solutions, motion control systems, intelligent sensing and connectivity, embedded technology, power transmission, measurement technology and instrumentation, and industry solutions. IAS gathers many leading enterprises in the industry, showcasing the core technologies and cutting-edge products of intelligent manufacturing—including the latest Automatic placement machines tailored for high-precision electronic manufacturing. These intelligent placement machines integrate AI visual positioning, real-time defect detection, and industrial internet connectivity: they can automatically identify and adapt to over 200 types of electronic components (from microchips to large capacitors), achieve a placement accuracy of ±0.01mm, and sync production data to the factory’s intelligent management platform for real-time efficiency optimization. During the live stream on September 23 morning, exhibitors will demonstrate the machine’s 24/7 continuous operation capability and its application in new energy vehicle electronics and smart home device production lines, fully demonstrating the high-quality manufacturing capabilities and innovation of the global manufacturing industry. The exhibition also provides an excellent platform for enterprises to expand market channels and build bridges for economic and trade cooperation.
Robotics Exhibition Area — 7.1H/8.1H
As the national preferred platform for new product launches and innovative technology releases, the Robotics Exhibition is known as the world’s top authoritative robotics industry exhibition and industry bellwether, serving manufacturers and end-users worldwide. It integrates exhibition, exchange, commerce, and services, comprehensively showcasing industrial robots, intelligent robots, core components and peripheral equipment, mobile robots, and overall solutions for industry applications. In 2025, it will continue to deepen and expand the “Humanoid Robot” section, gathering the most extensive, cutting-edge, and innovative application scenarios, leading the future development of humanoid robot technology and intelligent application fields.
Smart Energy Exhibition Area — 1.1H
The Smart Energy Exhibition is one of the core professional exhibitions under the China International Industry Fair that focuses on the energy field. It is committed to serving the national energy strategy, promoting energy technology innovation and industrial upgrading, and supporting the sustainable development of industry. Centered around “the integrated development of energy and industry,” it showcases cutting-edge technologies and equipment in nuclear power, new energy, power transmission and distribution, energy digitalization, and green intelligent system solutions. In 2025, it will feature a nuclear power section linked with power automation and new energy sections, presenting the latest achievements in the energy equipment field. Development forums and supply-demand matchmaking meetings will be held simultaneously to promote cross-field technical exchange and cooperation and deepen the integration of the energy industry with the industrial system.
CNC Machine Tools and Metal Processing Exhibition Area — 2.1H/3H/4.1H
As one of the core professional exhibitions of the China International Industry Fair, it covers three themed exhibition areas: laser processing & sheet metal stamping technology, metal cutting & additive manufacturing technology, and machine tool supporting functional components and peripheral products. It is a leading international metal processing technology exhibition in China, focusing on metal cutting technology, sheet metal, stamping, forming technology, inspection and measurement equipment, metal 3D printing, and advanced functional components and materials. It is committed to providing exhibitors with a high-quality exhibition experience and offering professional visitors a “one-stop” comprehensive service for information consultation, technical exchange, and equipment procurement.
New Generation Information Technology and Application Exhibition / Aerospace, Land and Marine Equipment Exhibition — 5.2H
New Generation Information Technology and Application Exhibition — As one of the core professional exhibitions of the China International Industry Fair, it closely aligns with national development strategies and market hotspots, focusing on information and communication technology, computing power and data centers, integrated circuits and the Internet of Things, industrial AI and digital transformation, industrial software, intelligent manufacturing and digital factories, supply chain digitalization, information security, intelligent cockpits, low-altitude economy, and unmanned technology. The exhibition insists on promoting the deep integration of industrial digital transformation technologies and application scenarios, expanding and deepening through a “point, chain, circle” model, and is committed to building an industrial ecosystem. As one of the largest and highest-standard exhibitions in China, it not only showcases the latest achievements and innovative applications of industrial digital transformation but also hosts a series of high-level forums and conferences, inviting industry leaders, experts, and enterprise executives from home and abroad to discuss industry trends, technological innovation, and future development.
Aerospace, Land and Marine Equipment Exhibition — This newly created exhibition area gathers three major sections: aerospace, intelligent connected vehicles, and future industries, and will become one of the highlights of this year’s exhibition. It focuses on major special achievements in China’s aerospace field and the latest developments in commercial aerospace; the latest achievements in cutting-edge fields such as AIoT, “integrated cockpit and driving” intelligent cockpits, and point-to-point global binocular intelligent driving navigation solutions; and future manufacturing, future information, and future materials. It unlocks a new era of sea, land, air, and space travel.
Green Low-Carbon Exhibition Area / Innovation and Technology Exhibition Area — 6.2H
“Green development is the background color of high-quality development, and new productive forces themselves are green productive forces.” In the future, as the modernization process of the global manufacturing industry accelerates and the demand for automation increases, the green low-carbon industry chain will become the core driving force of the global economic transformation. The 2025 Green Low-Carbon Exhibition (GLCS) fully responds to the national strategy for the green development of the manufacturing industry, with the theme “Release Low-Carbon Momentum, Ignite Green Economy,” focusing on “industrial energy conservation” around four core sections: industrial energy-saving technologies and equipment, core components and supporting products, circular economy and comprehensive resource utilization, and energy-saving consulting and services. It sets up characteristic exhibition areas for green factories and parks, fully demonstrating the innovative achievements of the entire green low-carbon industry chain from industrial energy-saving technologies to green manufacturing and circular economy, and creating an industry event integrating exhibition, forums, technical exchange, and supply-demand matchmaking.
Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition (STIS) — This professional exhibition under the China International Industry Fair showcases original scientific research and technological innovation achievements, aiming to build a platform for scientific research institutions, universities, and enterprise R&D departments to industrialize innovative achievements. It encourages domestic and foreign institutions to display unique core technologies with independent intellectual property rights and promotes the transformation of science and technology into productive forces through original innovation, integrated innovation, and re-innovation based on imported technologies. It includes five sections: Innovation and Technology Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Universities, High-tech Achievements, and Overseas Institutions.
New Materials Industry Exhibition Area — 7.2H
The New Materials Industry Exhibition aims to promote cooperation between upstream and downstream of the industry chain, committed to promoting the high-end, digital, green, and integrated development of the new materials industry. It focuses on showcasing high-performance fibers and composite materials, high-performance alloys, polyurethane and polymer materials, green/inorganic materials, high-performance membrane materials, cutting-edge/future materials, bio-manufacturing, and new materials for commercial aerospace and low-altitude economy. While building a platform for new materials and their application enterprises to display, negotiate, and trade, it serves the R&D, application, and promotion of the new materials industry, promoting its higher quality development.
