Exhibition Report – DMP2018

4th Guangdong International Robot and Intelligent Equipment Exposition
20th China Dongguan International Mould & Metalworking Exhibition
20th China Dongguan International Plastics, Packaging & Rubber Exhibition
5th 2018 South China International Sheet Metal & Laser Show
8th International (Dongguan) Metal Casting Show
4th 3D Printing Show
14th Dongguan International Electro-Plating, Surface Finishing & Coating Exhibition
2018 DMP Hardware & Tools Show
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Date: 27 – 30 November 2018
Hosts: The Economic & Information Commission of Guangdong Province
Dongguan Government
Venue: GD Modern International Exhibition Center,Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Total No. of Visitors: 123,708 (increased by 2.4 % compared with last year)
Total no. of Exhibiting companies: 1,675 (increased by 21 % compared with last year)
Total hall area: 123,934sqm (increased by 9 % compared with last year)
Total no. of booth: 7,181 (increased by 15.5 % compared with last year)
Hosts:
Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province
Dongguan Government
Organizers:
Dongguan Economy & Information Technology Bureau
Houjie Government
Paper Communication Exhibition Services
Guangdong Xunzhan Convention & Exhibition Ltd.
Shanghai Xunzhan Convention & Exhibition Ltd.
Dongguan Paper Communication Exhibition Ltd.
Dongguan Machinery Association

 

No. of Visitor:

DMP 2018
27 Nov
(Tues)
28 Nov
(Wed)
29 Nov
(Thu)
30 Nov
(Fri)
Total
Weather Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear
No. of Visitors 36,125 43,175 34,323 10,085 123,708

 

2018 “Guangdong International Robot & Intelligent Manufacturing Expo” (“GIRIE”), “20th China Dongguan International Mould, Metalworking, Plastics and Packaging Exhibition”(“DMP”), “South China International Sheet Metal & Laser Show”, “the 8th International (Dongguan) Metal Casting Show”, “3D Printing Show”, “14th Dongguan International Electro-plating, Surface Finishing & Coating Show”, “2018DMP Hardware & Tools Show” were held at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center, Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong, China on November 27-30, 2018.
As one of the largest machinery exhibition in South China region, the show used 8 exhibition halls, taking up 124,000sqm with 7,181 booths, featuring high precision machineries and equipment and holds 34 seminars. This year, 3D Printing HK Pavilion, Fitmi’s Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Demonstration, Dongguan Industrial Park Zone, Hardware & Tools Exhibition, were newly added.
The exhibition was divided into different zones: sheet metal & laser; metal-cutting tools, toolings & mould parts; mould & metal-working machinery, plastics & packaging; robots, 3D printing and Industrial 4.0; plastic packaging & auxiliary equipment; die-casting & automation, electroplating, surface finishing & coating; special pavilions: Fitmi’s Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Demonstration & seminars, 3D Printing HK Pavilion, Dongguan Industrial Park Zone, Korea Pavilion, Taiwan Pavilion, Lubricant & Chemicals Show, Engineering Plastic Zone.
1,675 exhibitors came from Japan, Korea, Germany, the US, Italy, France, Israel, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Local and international big names of automation and intelligent equipment included GSK, CATO, Topstar, Borunte, etc. The show attracted 120,000 local and foreign visitors.
Gathering Well-known Manufacturers From Around the World
Machine Tools Exhibitors: HAAS from the US, Emag from Germany, Roeders, Tornos Blum, Exeron; Renishaw from the UK, Erowa from the Swiss; Sodick, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Mitutoyo, Yamazen from Japan, Beijing Jingdiao, Bystronic DNE, Han’s Laser, Zeiss, Accretech and more.
Plastics and Packaging Exhibitors: Arburg from Germany; Piovan from Italy; Wittmann Battenfeld from Austria, Fanuc, Star Seiki, Sumitomo, Toyo, JSW, Yushin, Kawata, Matsui, Harmo from Japan; Haiten, Topstar, Multitech, Fomtec and more.
International (Dongguan) Metal Casting Show: Buhler from the Swiss, Hishinuma from Japan, LK, Glory, Yan Hing, Chit Shun, Kashui, Shun King just to name a few.
Concurrent Events & Seminars
During the exhibition, 34 events and seminars were held such as The 2018 Int’l Advanced Manufacturing Industry (China Guangdong) Summit, The 9th International Conference on Mould Materials and Parts Application, The 3rd Dongguan International Cutting Tool Festival, 3D Printing Mould & Precision Casting Forum.
Exhibitors & buyers came from around the world
Exhibitors & buyers came from: Japan, Korea, Italy, the US, Germany, Swiss, the UK, Austria, Sweden, Singapore, France, Israel, Turkey, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and more.
There were totally 1,675 exhibitors, including China 1535 companies (Dongguan, other Guangdong area and other provinces), 78 from Hong Kong SAR, 40 from Taiwan, 13 from Korea, 6 from Japan, 1 from Italy, 1 from France and 1 from Israel.
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, Turkey 1, Taiwan 1.
Featuring Latest Robots and Intelligent Equipment
DMP gathered world-renowned machine manufacturers such as Wittmann Battenfeld from Austria, Hardinge from the US, Fanuc, Sodick, JSW, Star Seiki, Yushin, Mitsubishi & THK from Japan, Cato, 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.
Well-known Brands and Manufacturers Visited the Show
29 association groups, enterprises, insitutes and total 49 buyer groups were organized. These groups included well-known manufacturers such as BYD, Foxconn, ASM, Bandai, GREE, Guangdong Xinbo Electrical Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd. and Lianguan Group.
Buyers of previous DMP came from: China, Macau, HK, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea, US, Germany, Russia, Thailand, Mexico, Turkey, UK, Chile, Brazil, Australia, India, Peru, Philippines, Switzerland, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Lao, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Austria, Spain, Italy, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, France, Canada, Belgium and more.

 
Dates of the Next Shows:

May 8-11, 2019 GD Modern International Exhibition Center (Houjie, Dongguan)
Nov 26-29, 2019 Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (new)

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 (14%↑) 24390 (26%↑) 922 (22%↑) 71650 (15%↑)
2011 64395 (30%↑) 34026 (40%↑) 1044 (13%↑) 75590 (5%↑)
2012 74143 (15%↑) 37710 (11%↑) 1106 (6%↑) 79707 (5%↑)
2013 75989 (3%↑) 40663 (8%↑) 1194 (8%↑) 81300 (2%↑)
2014 85554 (13%↑) 43260 (6%↑) 1226 (3%↑) 87495 (8%↑)
2015 99403 (16%↑) 46679 (8%↑) 1318 (7%↑) 107200 (22%↑)
2016 106082 (7%↑) 49969 (7%↑) 1372 (4%↑) 110052(3%↑)
2017 113,658 (7%↑) 55,946.34 (12%↑) 1,381 (0.7%↑) 120,799(10%↑)
2018 123,934 (9%↑) 64,631 (15.5%↑) 1,675 (21%↑) 123,708 (2.4%↑)

Visitors’ Profile:

Total no. of visitors : 123,708, mainly professionals and buyers, above 95% are professionals.

Visitor percentage (countries & areas)

China 95%
Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan 3%
Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea, US, 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 2%
100%

 

Buyers percentage by China provinces:
Guangdong 90%
Shanghai 3%
Zhejiang 3%
Jiangsu 1%
Fujiang 1%
Shandong, Beijing, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan and other Provinces 2%
100%

 

Buyers percentage by Guangdong cities:
Dongguan 56%
Shenzhen 22%
Guangzhou (include Foshan, Panyu) 9%
Other cities (include Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Shantou, Yangjiang, Zhaoqing) 13%
100%

 

Buyers by Company Scale of Employee:
Below 100 pax 49%
Below 500 20%
Below 1000 13%
Below 5000 11%
Over 5000 7%
100%

 

By Company Type:
Machines, tools, equipment 16%
Trading, Agents, Sales 15%
Metal working 14%
Mould making 12%
Plastic Processing 9%
Electronic consumer goods 7%
Car manufacturing & related business 5%
Electrical Appliances 3%
Service industry, education & others 3%
Decoration & building materials 1%
Toys 1.4%
Household goods 2.3%
Computer, software 1.9%
Office stationery 0.5%
Others 8.9%
100%

 

How do you know about this exhibition?
Invitation from exhibitors 22%
Media (Newspaper, magazine, radio, TV) 21%
Electronic media (Website, email, sms) 20%
Invitation by phone call 5%
Signboard, advertisement board on highway 8%
Invitation from organizer 24%
100%

 

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