Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives BEIJING 2018 (IAMD BEIJING) will kick off in Beijing Exhibition Centre from the 9th to 11th of May, 2018. Comparing with previous years, this year both the exhibit’s quality and the international exhibitors’ ratio have been improved dramatically, more than 60% of the exhibitors are multinational companies. IAMD BEIJING 2018 will accommodate some 200 well-known industrial leaders including Phoenix, Beckhoff, Cognex, Weidmueller, Pilz, Banner, IFM, Schmalz, Nord, Fuji, Rollon, Rittal, MINDMAN and CHELIC  to showcase control technology, mechanical transmission, parts and equipment, sensor technology, industrial automation software, interface technology and power supply solution on a total display area of nearly 20,000 sqm. The high-end industrial leading conference “2018 International Intelligent Manufacturing Conference” will be held concurrently with the exhibition. Experts from China, Germany, USA and UK will deliver speeches on the site.

New name with new contents to complete and complement between industries
With the further development of economic globalization, regional integration, and the wide application of new generation information technology, integration has become an inevitable trend and distinctive feature of this era. As the organizer of HANNOVER MESSE - Deutsche Messe AG announced last year to merge “Industrial Automation (IA)” an annual exhibition and “Motion Drive Automation” a biannual exhibition to a new brand trade fair - IAMD. Chairman of the board Dr. Jochen Köckler highlighted: “From the technology point of view, for years, industrial automation and power transmission control topics have already shown the tendency of convergence. This merge is reflecting the present technology trends that the market increasingly favors’ cross-industry, cross-platform solutions and digital integrated products.

Under the global brand umbrella of IAMD,  IAMD BEIJING also updated the show name and show logo this year. Following the trends of Industry 4.0 to integrate power transmission exhibits to automation trade fair, IAMD BEIJING will showcase the overall solutions of automation, power transmission and fluid power transmission sectors.

Application Park to share the cutting edge application information
Since the first edition was successfully held and well received by both the exhibitors and visitors of IA BEIJING 2017, “Application Park” will continue its presence in IAMD BEIJING 2018.  The marketing director of Pilz Automation Shanghai Ltd. said: “The forum in Application Park is very attractive. We hope to see more similar activities on the show.” This year, “Application Park” will cover five hot topics which are automobile manufacturing, intelligent packaging, agriculture equipment, aviation and electronic manufacturing. Numerous industrial leading companies will bring their market oriented total automation solution, showcasing the applicable ways of reforming, upgrading production lines and ways of improving quality and efficiency on an ideal platform.

International Intelligent Manufacturing conference to interpret the trends of intelligent manufacturing
In recent years, China’s economy development has entered a period of New Normal, the needs of switching old and new energy source is imminent. Promoting intelligent manufacturing is one of the best ways to cultivate and accelerate emerging industries, in the meantime reforming and upgrading the traditional industries. “Made in China 2025” plan has already made the development of intelligent manufacturing as the main direction and breakthrough point. Seizing intelligent manufacturing as the core development will certainly make far-reaching impact on integrating internet and manufacturing, consolidate  the base of entity economy. The Minister of China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Mr. Miao Wei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Mr. Lu Yong Xiang, Vice Chairman of the National Committee Mr. Wan Gang will continue their presence to this conference, to interpret the latest trends of “Intelligent Manufacturing” by looking closely to the industrial hot topics.