Smart factory and sustainability at CHINAPLAS 2016

The 30th edition of CHINAPLAS willl be held on 25-28 April, 2016 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (Pudong), PR China. The show is expected to welcome 3,200 exhibitors and 140,000 professional buyers, on over 240,000 square meters of exhibition area. 

 

This year's theme -Greenovation for a Smart Future -  is reflected in the three concurrent events, namely the 2nd Medical Plastics Conference, Industry 4.0 Conference, "Design x Innovation". 

 

In response to the rapid development in the application of plastics in the medical field,  CHINAPLAS 2016 will organize "The 2nd Medical Plastics Conference" on 25-26 April, 2016 to give visitors insights on new technology breakthroughs and latest development on medical plastics and their applications on medical devices, medical disposables and packaging. Provisional topics include: automation technology for production upgrade, production technology for cleanrooms; medical grade polymer applications for disposables; pharmaceutical packaging solutions; innovative applications of 3D-printing; sterile barrier systems for medical packaging. The conference will be in bigger scale as compared to the last edition. 

 

The concept of Germany-led Industry 4.0 has taken the world by storm since its introduction in 2014 and laid down a roadmap of the fourth industrial revolution that yielded the  "Smart Factory". As China's economy matures, the Chinese government has launched "Made-in-China 2025" to promote industrial automation in its own right in a bid to help Chinese enterprises to stay competitive in the world.  The organizer of CHINAPLAS has teamed up with VDMA -- German Engineering Federation -- to organize Industry 4.0 Conference. The conference not only will give the audience a better understanding about Industry 4.0 in the context of plastics and rubber industries, but also its implementation and future developments, providing practical solutions for manufacturing sectors  to follow. 

 

 

Building on the success of "Design X Innovation" at CHINAPLAS 2015, this event will come around in Shanghai in 2016. The event's Exclusive Partner – BASF – will join hands with CHINAPLAS to give new perspectives to visitors on how design and plastics technology can together drive innovation, that in turn helps to make customer more successful and leads to a more sustainable future. The event showcases samples of the latest designs on outlook, structure and function designs inspired by high performance materials for different industries. "Design X Innovation" will engage and inspire audience in an array of offers including display gallery, open forum led by revered international experts, as well as interactive activities.