2026 WOD Manufacturing Digitalization Expo & Conference concludes successfully in Shanghai
On June 5, the 2026 WOD Manufacturing Digitalization Expo (Shanghai) and the WOD Manufacturing Digitalization Conference concluded successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The expo was co-hosted by Digital Intelligence Paradigm Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the Digital Economy Research Institute.
Anchored on the theme "Digital Intelligence Empowers · Manufacturing Renews — Seizing the New Global Manufacturing Track," the event aligned with the national "15th Five-Year Plan" manufacturing digitalization deployment and the cultivation of new-quality productivity. 200+ suppliers from over 10 countries and regions and 25,000+ professional visitors — decision-makers, digitalization leads, technical talent and procurement — took part.
Opening and conference dignitaries included Ma Lesheng (Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics), Song Zhiming (Vice Chairman, CFOCM), Lin Zhongqin (CAAM), Yang Huayong (Chair, International Intelligent Manufacturing Alliance),郝玉成 (member, National Expert Committee on Intelligent Manufacturing), Tao Fei (Beihang), Peter Sachsenmeier (acatech), Xu Honghai (Shanghai Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Association), and executives from Siemens, Festo, Phoenix Contact, Fraunhofer, OCTAVE, EPLAN and more.
As the world's first professional platform covering the full scene of manufacturing digitalization, WOD staged seven high-value flagship programs: the Supplier Zone, the Manufacturing Digitalization Conference, the mDX Transformation Summit, the WOD Bundside Insight Salon, the mDX Entropy-Key Awards, the mDX Matchmaking Salon and the Finance & Capital Salon — together forming an integrated value matrix of "strategy + practice + business."
Opening: digital intelligence empowers, manufacturing renews
On June 3 the expo opened. Qiu Ping (Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics) noted it has become a key window for showcasing, exchanging and matching global manufacturing digitalization. Song Zhiming (CFOCM) stressed the expo's significance for mechanica-lindustry upgrading under "AI + Manufacturing." WOD founder Zhou Jianliang revealed that the WOD mini-program had already collected 7,000+ precise purchase intents worth nearly ¥3 billion. Hao Yucheng delivered the opening keynote, arguing that smart factories are the core path for China to upgrade from "world factory" to "global manufacturing innovation centre."
Exhibitor showcase: old friends and new partners paint the digital ecosystem
The floor mixed long-time China players and first-time exhibitors, global leaders and niche specialists — collectively showing the diverse vitality of manufacturing digitalization.
WOD Manufacturing Digitalization Conference: strategy rebuild & leadership leap
Focused on digitalization strategy, "AI + Manufacturing" and humanoid robots / industrial embodied intelligence, the three-day conference drew 3,000+ senior manufacturing attendees. Lin Zhongqin spoke on ship robotic welding; Yang Huayong on AI accelerating industrial digitalization. On June 4 the CEIBS alumni forum on industrial internet was held; on June 5 sessions explored industrial embodied intelligence with Zhang Hao (Shanghai AI Society) and the China Electronic Product Reliability & Environment Testing Research Institute (CEPREI).
Bundside Insight Salon: think digital, share friendship, gather opportunity
A high-end cross-industry dialogue for C-level decision-makers, the salon turned industry viewpoints into collisions and turned platform thinking into business connections.
mDX Transformation Summit: methodology meets practice
On industrial-AI deployment, core tech and smart-factory reconfiguration, the summit convened experts from CAICT, Siemens, Phoenix Contact, Delta, Emerson, HollySys, Baosight, SUPCON, PTC, OCTAVE, EPLAN, KUKA and more. 2,000+ attendees focused on automotive, electronics & semiconductors, industrial AI and embodied intelligence.
mDX Entropy-Key Awards: honoring benchmarks, inspiring innovation
Seven categories — innovative technology, excellent new product, outstanding solution, digitalization agility, digitalization benchmark, digitalization leader and digitalization transformation expert — recognized 2025's 25 winning companies and individuals.
mDX Matchmaking Salon: one-stop precise connection
Emphasizing precise matching and efficient conversion over broad contact, the salon helped companies reach preliminary cooperation intentions on real transformation pain points.
Next-gen intelligent manufacturing & finance salon
30+ industry guests, financial-institution reps and enterprise leaders explored industrial financing, project landing and capital empowerment.
WOD will continue linking global industrial resources and enabling manufacturing upgrading. Next stop: 2026 WOD Shenzhen, December 3–6.
2026 WOD Manufacturing Digitalization Expo (Shenzhen) · December 3–6, 2026