Sneak Peek at Concurrent Events
In addition to the display of innovative products and cutting-edge solutions from world-leading exhibitors, Chinaplas 2019 also will feature a series of exciting concurrent events. Visitors can explore how innovative technologies can facilitate collaboration between upstream and downstream enterprises, allowing the automotive industry to flourish.
To satisfy the need for green, energy-saving, and lightweight vehicles, the “Automobile and Rail Transit Lightweight Materials and Application Technology Seminar” and “Low VOCs Technology and Application for Automotive & Rail Transit Materials Seminar” will respectively focus on replacing steel with plastics, carbon fibers, fiber-reinforced composites, microcellular foam and thin-wall materials, and technical problems faced by Chinese and overseas manufacturers on lightweighting technology and VOCs from automotive interior. Original equipment manufacturers, representatives of the rail transit enterprises and well-known material manufacturers will be explaining the latest automotive designs, materials and manufacturing processes in detail, and government representatives will be invited to interpret their policy on promoting material application.
Additional compelling sessions will also take place during Chinaplas 2019, including: The “2019 Battery Separator and Aluminum Plastics Film Technology and Application Forum”; the “2019 Optical Films for Photoelectric Display and Related Raw Materials Technology and Application Forum”; and “The 3rd Smart Supply Chain Summit 2019”.
In response to the global trend, Chinaplas 2019 will host a concurrent event called “Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future”, with major players in Industry 4.0, including iPlast 4.0, Euromap and Germany’s VDMA. There will be two themed areas - “Manufacturing Intelligence Control Room” and “Smart Factory” - demonstrating intelligent solutions in real-life settings with a daily display of 15 scenarios related to production shop floor, business operations and supply chain management under Industry 4.0 protocols.
Recognizing the key role of design in the product development process, Chinaplas 2019 will join hands with the Guangdong Industrial Design Association to organize the event “Design x Innovation”, comprising three parts - “CMF Inspiration Walls”, “Design Forum” and “Chinaplas Designers’ Night”.
The “Plastics Recycling & Circular Economy Conference and Showcase”, meanwhile, will take place in Guangzhou on May 20 (one day before Chinaplas 2019 opens) with the themes of “Material Science for Sustainability”, “Recycling Technology” and “Environmental Packaging”, all of which will focus on issues that greatly concern environmentally minded participants in the industry.
The show organizer, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., is again organizing “Tech Talk” - a series of open-forum talks on the show floor that will shine a light on several key exhibition highlights, and showcase presentations about some of the hottest products and technologies of the year. These sessions will not only reveal important technological breakthroughs achieved by the exhibitors and other plastics and rubber industries enterprises, but will also provide a platform for professional buyers to quickly get up to speed about these latest developments.
Chinaplas 2019 returns to the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, in Guangzhou from May 21-24. The show will focus on “Smart Manufacturing”, “Innovative Materials” and “Green & Circular Solutions” to effectively address the most pressing needs of high-end downstream buyers.
This high-quality extravaganza for the plastics and rubber industries will feature more than 250,000 square meters of exhibition space. The show will attract more than 3,500 leading exhibitors from all over the world, including BASF, DuPont, Kingfa, LG Chem, Teijin, Pret, Wote, Lehvoss, Songwon, Arburg, ABB, Haitian, Yizumi, KraussMaffei, Engel, Kurz and Dekuma, and will introduce plastics machines, materials and technical solutions to buyers from around the world.
Adsale expects Chinaplas 2019 to attract more than 180,000 professional visitors from 150 countries and regions. The show typically draws officials from a diverse cross section of well-known automotive brands and enterprises, such as the GAC, SAIC, Dongfeng Motor, Geely, BAIC, General Motors, Honda, Yutong, SAIC Volkswagen, FAW, Changan, NIO, Magna, PATAC, Bosch, Valeo, Minth and Hella.
