Exhibition Report – DMP2012

14th China Dongguan International Mould & Metalworking Exhibition
14th China Dongguan International Plastics, Packaging & Rubber Exhibition
2012 International (Dongguan) Metal Casting Show (IMCS 2012)
Date: 14-17 November 2012
Venue: GD Modern International Exhibition Center, Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Total No. of Visitors: 9,707 (increased by 5.4% compared with last year)
Total no. of Exhibiting companies: 1106 (+6%↑)
Total hall area: 74,143sqm (+15%↑)
Total no. of booth: 4190 (+11%↑)

 

 No. of Visitor:

DMP2012 14 Nov (Wed) 15 Nov (Thu) 16 Nov (Fri) 17 Nov (Sat) Total
Weather Clear Clear Clear Clear
No. of Visitors 25389 26050 20370 7898 79707

 

Special Pavilions: Stamping Machine Zone, Laser Cut & Sheet Metal Zone, Hong Kong Plastic Machinery Association Pavilion, Chemical and Plastics Raw Material Zone, Taiwan Pavilion & Cutting Tool Zone
Special Show: 2nd DMold Technology & Design Innovation
Concurrent conference:3rd Global Mould Materials and Parts Application Conference

Special Activities of Metal Casting show: The Best Casting Competition, Production Line Showcase, Casting Application Zone.

Date of next event, DMP2013: 13-16th November 2013
Updated as on 20 Nov 2012
Exhibitors’ Profile
China 867
Hong Kong SAR 127
Taiwan 55
Japan 33
Korea 5
Italy 5
USA 4
Germany 3
Switzerland 3
Singapore 2
France 1
Austria 1
Total Number of Exhibitors: 1106

 

Exhibits are for 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, medial equipment.
DMP2012 has presented high precision machines and automation technology. It has successfully attracted huge amount of high quality visitors and buyers, exhibitors and exhibits from worldwide. It is regards as the most high quality machine tool show in South China.

Gathering Famous Machinery Manufacturers Around the World

Mould and Metalworking Exhibition: GF Agie Charmilles, DMG, Makino, Okuma, Haas, Mitsubishi Electric, Mori Seiki, Sodick, Emag, Kitamura, Nomura, Milltronics, Hyundri Kir, Index, OPS-Ingersoll, Quaser, Chin Fong, Proth, Carl Zeiss, Tokyo Seimitsu, Hexagon, Mitutoyo, Tornos, Renishaw, Heidenhain, Erowa, Taegu, Walter, MST, Tsudakoma, Nagoya, United Prime, Blim, Yamazen, Doosan, etc.
Plastics, Packaging and Rubber Exhibition: Milacron, Wittmann Battenfeld, Zerma, Nissei, Fanuc, JSW, Sumitomo, Star Seiki, Matsui, Yushin, Kawata, Demag, Yamazen, Thermoplay, Motan, Chen Hsong, Yan Hing, Haitian, Borch, Top-Star, Haier, Fomtec, Alfa Robot, Well-Lih,, Shini, Brown, Bosch Rexroth, Soxi, Hong Kong Plastic Machinery Association Pavilion, etc.
Metal Casting Show: L.K., Kashui, Kin Fung, Ultrform, Wan Ho, Frech, Shunking, Yizumi, Glory, Chit Shun, Tao Sheng, General, Hsin Lien Sheng, Po Hill, Quaker, Buhler, Dynacast, Idra, Inoforges, ItalPRESS, G-ace, Magma, ACME Alliance, etc.
Competitive market, China’s labour shortage and rapid wage rise issues prompt innovation, precision, automation and energy saving equipment highlighted at this year’s DMP. World-renowned precision and automation manufacturers have showcased their latest technology at DMP. It is believed that visitors will find these precision and automation technology impressive.
Comments from the Organizer and Exhibitors
DP2012 was crowded with visitors and most exhibitors were satisfied with the result of the show. Buyers increased by 5.4% while the total gross exhibition area increased by 15%.

Japanese exhibitors revealed that DMP 2012 is excellent. Overseas visitors and visitors from other provinces have increased a lot this year.

DMP Track Record
Year Hall Area m2 Booth Area m2 No. of Exhibitors No of Visitors
1999 4000 2300 172 22041
2000 6264 3728 250 33000
2001 16000 7060 409 79100
2002 21309 9939 600 81073
2003 29802 13615 640 83990
2004 42382 18804 828 89884
2005 56415 25176 943 91976
2006 73342 32000 1191 104989
2007 73966 32436 1114 106218
2008 57632 25935 957 86080
2009 43108 19322 757 62200
2010 49345 24390 922 71650
2011 64395 34026 1044 75590
2012 74143 37710 1106 79707

 

Visitors’ Profile (To be confirmed)
China 89%
Hong Kong SAR 5%
Taiwan 2%
Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea, USA, Macau, Germany,Russia, Thailand, Mexico, Turkey, UK, Chile, Brazil, Australia, India, Peru, Philippines, Switzerland, Ukraine,Venezuela, Vietnam, Africa, Italy, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, France, Canada, Belgium, Panama 4%
100%

 

Famous Buying Groups visited the show:
Shenzhen BYD Corporation, Hui Zhou BYD Battery Co., Ltd., BYD Precision Manufacturing Ltd., ASM, Guangdong Tool, Measuring and cutting tool Association, LianGuan Juhe International Machinery & Mould Complex, Shunde Chen Cun Press Machine Merchant Association, Foshan Mould Industry Assoication, etc.

Buyers by China provinces:

Guangdong 93%
Shanghai 1%
Zhejiang 1%
Jiangsu 1%
Fujiang 1%
Shandong, Beijing, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan and other Provinces 3%
100%

Buyers by Guangdong City:

Dongguan 50%
Shenzhen 25%
Guangzhou, Foshan & Panyu 10%
Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Shantou, yangjiang, Zhaoqing 15%
100%

Buyers by Company Scale of Employee:

Below 100 pax 51%
Below 500 27%
Below 1000 9%
Below 5000 8%
Over 5000 5%
100%

By Company Type:

Privately operated Enterprises 63%
Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau enterprises 19%
Sino-Foreign JV 6%
Oversea multinational Enterprises 8%
State Enterprises 4%
100%

Business Volume (RMB)

Over 100 M 19%
Below 100M 7%
Below 50 M 14%
Below 10 M 14%
Below 5M 18%
Below 1 M 15%
Below 500,000. 8%
Do not know / Not applicable 5%
100%

How do you know about this exhibition?

Invitation from exhibitor 33%
Nedia (Newspaper, magazine, radio, TV) 23%
Electronic media (Website, email, sms) 15%
Invitation by phone call 12%
Signboard, advertisement board on highway 8%
Invitation from organizer 8%
Others 1%
100%

Business Nature:

Machines, tools, equipment 25%
Trading, Agents, Sales 22%
Metal working 17%
Mould making 8%
Plastic Processing 7%
Electronic consumer goods 5%
Car manufacturing & related business 4%
Others 3%
Electrical Appliances 2%
Service industry, education & others 2%
Decoration & building materials 1%
Toys 1%
Household goods 1%
Computer, software & related business 1%
Office stationery 1%
99%

Job Position

Sales & Marketing 29%
Production 22%
Purchasing 22%
Design & Research 21%
Administration & Management 6%
100%

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