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An Efficient Platform to Promote Industrial Innovation, Metal + Metallurgy China 2017
Completed with a Great Success
As Asia's largest and the world's second largest exhibition in metal and metallurgical industry, Metal +
Metallurgy China 2017 (a collective name for the 15th China International Foundry Expo, the 17th China
International Metallurgical Industry Expo and the 15th China International Industrial Furnaces Exhibition)
came to a successful close on June 16, 2017 at Shanghai New International Expo Center. Following the
last Beijing exhibition, Metal + Metallurgy China 2017 has once again made great achievements: a
strong lineup of overseas exhibitors, magnificent domestic enterprises showcase, a great atmosphere for
trade and business, and high praises from all exhibitors. The four-day exhibition attracted 1,263 leading
enterprises within a display area of 90,000 sqm and the total visits exceeded 110,359.
Excellent foundry equipment is the foundation for a stronger national foundry industry. During the
"twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China's foundry manufacturing industry has achieved breakthroughs in
many aspects by independent innovation as the core driving force, laying a solid foundation for the
independent construction of digital foundry. Keeping abreast of the trend, this year’s China International
Foundry Expo displayed comprehensively the four magic keys of the digital foundry, including digital
simulation technique, rapid prototyping, robots and big data. In addition, high-end foundry products of
automobiles, internal combustion engines, construction machineries, machine tools, metallurgical mine,
power and rail transportation could all be found on the site. Efficient and intelligent equipment as well as
green foundry materials promoted the upgrading and transformation of the whole industry and helped
tp replace the old growth drivers to new ones. A strong lineup of exhibitors made their presence with the
top-notch products and technologies, altogether interpreting the efficient and intelligent development
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trend of the foundry industry. China International Metallurgical Industry Expo, the only metallurgical and
metal’s hot-processing exhibition approved by UFI in China, showcased metallurgical equipment and
products, refractory materials, scrap metal recycling, sheet metal processing, wires and steel structure
this year, establishing the largest industrial expo only second to METEC in the globe.
Since Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd. joined the organization in 2015, Metal + Metallurgy China has
got substantial improvement in its internationalization by absorbing a large number of international
elements This year, the International Pavilion attracted an even stronger lineup of exhibitors launched a
series of the latest products and technologies, created a fantastic atmosphere for trade and business.. ABP,
Fanuc, ABB, Zhiheng, WM Technologies, ASK, SAVELLI, Fargo and Insertec all enlarged their display areas
with eye-catching products. Besides, the International Pavilion also enriched its display content this year,
adding three new display sectors including die-casting, industrial automation as well as fore and
aluminum industry, promoting the transformation and upgrading of the domestic enterprises to achieve
a quantitative leap. The main exhibitors in International Pavilion included Inductotherm, FUJI Electirc, ABB,
KUKA, Fanuc, Ebner, Eirich, ASK, WM, Insertec, Kao, ABP, Sinto, C.I.M.U, FOSECO, Gibson, Elkem, Mingzhi,
FLOW-3D, MAGMA, Pyrotek, Allied Mineral, Fargo, KOYO, Kurtz Ersa, Nabertherm, MAUS, OTTO, Calderys,
Hidea, Kaeser, Butz, Regal Beloit, Fill, Saint-Gobain, DR.AXION, Ziheng and Capital.
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With the increasing demand for industrial robots and automation applications as well as the need for
robotic solutions in the foundry industry, this year’s International Pavilion especially highlighted robots
and automation technology, gathering a lot of forerunners including ABB, Fanuc and KUKU to bring an
unprecedented industrial innovation. Hot products including handling robots, grinding robots, die-casting
feeding robots, pick-up robots and special cleaning robots were all displayed.
Most exhibitors expressed their satisfaction towards the participation results during the expo. Samuel Liu
from Key account & Market Department of ABP Induction System (Shanghai) Ltd. said, “As a company
focusing on innovation, our company has brought the most advanced third generation controlling system,
wining the big favors of many visitors. Besides, we have successfully made cooperation with a Spanish
company on our main frequency furnace. We are very satisfied with the participation effect.” Mr. Zhang
Zhiguang, a senior employee and head of Business Management Department of Qingdao Sinto Machinery
Co., Ltd. said: “Soon after the opening of the expo, our three production lines and three cleaning machines
are sold out immediately. Besides, we are also satisfied with venue and service provided by the organizers.”
Sunny Guo from Marketing Department of Inductotherm Inudstries (Shanghai) Ltd. also mentioned that
there were many visitors with clear purchasing target came to their booth for inquiry and
communication.
During the expo, Exone, Shapeline AB and ASK
Chemicals (Zhenjiang) New Materials
Technology Co, Ltd. held splendid seminars to
promote their companies. A series of fantastic
activities were also held concurrently, discussing
the development of the industry and adding
more value to theexpo. Moreover, the organizers
released real-time news on the official website
and WeChat platforms of Metal + Metallurgy
China and Hannover Milano Fairs, facilitating
exchanges and interactions among organizers,
exhibitors, visitors and media. Mainstream and industrial media from home and abroad also made
comprehensive, deep and timely news coverage.
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Providing a highly efficient platform to promote industrial innovation, Metal + Metallurgy China 2017 is
jointly organized by China Iron and Steel Association, China Foundry Association, Chinese Mechanical
Engineering Society (CMES), Metallurgical Council of CCPIT, Industrial Furnace Institution of CMES and
Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd. The next edition will be held in Beijing in 2018.
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I Overview of Visitors Situation
A. Visitors Overview of Onsite Registration
%
2017/6/13 45.74%
2017/6/14 30.49%
2017/6/15 15.13%
2017/6/16 8.64%
Total 100%
45.74%
30.49%
15.13%
8.64%
Visitors Overview of Onsite Registration
2017/6/13
2017/6/14
2017/6/15
2017/6/16
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B. Overview of Daily Visitors
%
2017/6/13 36.03%
2017/6/14 32.84%
2017/6/15 19.60%
2017/6/16 11.53%
Total 100%
36.03%
32.84%
19.60%
11.53%
Overview of Daily Visitors
2017/6/13
2017/6/14
2017/6/15
2017/6/16
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C. Overview of Daily Visits
%
2017/6/13 27.85%
2017/6/14 39.66%
2017/6/15 21.70%
2017/6/16 10.79%
Total 100%
27.85%
39.66%
21.70%
10.79%
Overview of Daily Visits
2017/6/13
2017/6/14
2017/6/15
2017/6/16
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D. Quality Analysis of Visitors Information
10.94%
89.06%
Analysis of Onsite Registration
Form Filling Info
Business Card Info
44.13%
59.25%
93.81%
97.67%
99.35%
99.62%
99.94%
100.00%
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00% 120.00%
With Post Code
With Tel
With Email
With Phone Number
With Address
With Company Name
With Name
Sample Number
Analysis of Contact Info
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II Analysis of visitors’ locality
A. The Source of Visitors’ Region
The Source of Visitors’ Region %
Visitors from Other Areas of Mainland 73.39%
Local Visitors 22.79%
Overseas Visitors 3.40%
Visitors from Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan 0.42%
Total 100.00%
Visitors from Other Areas of
Mainland, 73.39%
Local Visitors, 22.79%
Overseas Visitors, 3.40%
Visitors from Hongkong, Macau
and Taiwan, 0.42%
The Source of Visitors’ Region
Visitors from Other Areas of Mainland Local Visitors
Overseas Visitors Visitors from Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan
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B. The Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Area
Area %
East China 70.14%
North China 10.45%
Central China 6.29%
Northeast China 4.11%
Overseas 3.40%
South China 2.83%
Northwest China 1.19%
Southwest China 1.17%
Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan 0.42%
Total 100.00%
East China, 70.14%
North China, 10.45%
Central China, 6.29%
Northeast China, 4.11%
Overseas, 3.40%
South China, 2.83%
Northewest China, 1.19% Southwest China,
1.17% Hongkong,
Macau, Taiwan, 0.42%
The Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Area
East China North China Central China
Northeast China Overseas South China
Northewest China Southwest China Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan
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C. Analysis of Provinces in Mainland China
Area NO. Province %
East China
1 Jiangsu 24.43%
2 Shanghai 23.69%
3 Zhejiang 10.09%
4 Shandong 9.37%
5 Anhui 3.01%
6 Fujian 1.84%
7 Jiangxi 0.49%
Total 72.93%
North China
8 Hebei 3.91%
9 Beijing 3.09%
10 Shanxi 1.99%
11 Tianjing 1.39%
12 Inner mongolia 0.49%
Total 10.86%
Central China
13 Henan 3.95%
14 Hubei 1.69%
15 Hunan 0.91%
Total 6.54%
Northeast China
16 Liaoning 3.10%
17 Jilin 0.61%
18 Heilongjiang 0.56%
Total 4.27%
South China
19 Guangdong 2.57%
20 Guangxi 0.36%
21 Hainan 0.01%
Total 2.94%
Northwest China
22 shaanxi 0.78%
23 Ningxia 0.15%
24 Gansu 0.13%
25 Xinjiang 0.13%
26 Qinghai 0.05%
Total 1.24%
Southwest China
27 Sichuan 0.75%
28 Yunnan 0.24%
29 Chongqing 0.14%
30 Guizhou 0.09%
Total 1.22%
Total 100.00%
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D. Analysis of Country and Area
Continent No. Country/Area %
Asia
1 South Korea 14.73%
2 Thailand 12.67%
3 Japan 11.13%
4 India 10.79%
5 Vietnam 7.19%
6 Malaysia 3.25%
7 Iran 2.74%
8 kazakhstan 2.74%
9 Indonesia 1.71%
10 Philippines 1.20%
11 North Korea 0.86%
12 The united Arab
emirates 0.86%
13 Singapore 0.68%
14 Pakistan 0.51%
15 Bangladesh 0.34%
16 Oman 0.17%
17 Israel 0.17%
Total 71.75%
Europe
18 Germany 2.40%
19 Russia 2.23%
20 Ukraine 1.03%
21 Turkey 0.86%
22 Netherlands 0.68%
23 Switzerland 0.68%
24 Italy 0.68%
25 Romania 0.68%
26 France 0.51%
27 Portugal 0.51%
28 Poland 0.34%
29 Finland 0.34%
30 United Kingdom 0.34%
31 Slovenia 0.34%
32 Belgium 0.17%
33 Denmark 0.17%
34 moldova 0.17%
35 Austria 0.17%
Total 12.33%
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Hongkong,
Macau, Taiwan
36 Taiwan 9.42%
37 Hongkong 1.54%
Total 10.96%
North America
38 America 1.20%
39 Canada 0.51%
40 Mexico 0.51%
Total 2.23%
Africa
41 Zimbabwe 0.51%
42 Algeria 0.34%
43 Egypt 0.17%
44 Morocco 0.17%
45 South Africa 0.17%
Total 1.37%
South America 46 Brazil 0.86%
47 Argentina 0.17%
Total 1.03%
Oceania 48 Australia 0.34%
Total 100.00%
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E. List of Major Sources of Visitors’ Cities in Mainland China
No. City Province
No. City Province
1 Shanghai Shanghai 35 Shenyang Liaoning
2 Suzhou Jiangsu 36 Linyi Shandong
3 Wuxi Jiangsu 37 Ma'anshan Anhui
4 Changzhou Jiangsu 38 Fuzhou Fujian
5 Beijing Beijing 39 Jinhua Zhejiang
6 Ningbo Zhejiang 40 Wuhan Hubei
7 Hangzhou Zhejiang 41 Xi’an shaanxi
8 Qingdao Shandong 42 xingtai Hebei
9 Nanjing Jiangsu 43 Jining Shandong
10 Nantong Jiangsu 44 Foshan Guangdong
11 Tianjing Tianjing 45 Harbin Heilongjiang
12 Jinan Shandong 46 Taiyuan Shanxi
13 Dalian Liaoning 47 Changchun Jilin
14 Kunshan Jiangsu 48 Baoding Hebei
15 Weifang Shandong 49 Dongguan Guangdong
16 Jiaxing Zhejiang 50 Xinxiang Henan
17 Taizhou Shandong 51 Chengdu Sichuan
18 Yancheng Jiangsu 52 Wuhu Anhui
19 Taizhou Zhejiang 53 Liaocheng Shandong
20 Zhengzhou Henan 54 Xiamen Fujian
21 Wenzhou Zhejiang 55 Hengshui Hebei
22 Yantai Shandong 56 shiyan Hubei
23 Zibo Shandong 57 Xuancheng Anhui
24 Luoyang Henan 58 Handan Hebei
25 Hefei Anhui 59 Dongying Shandong
26 Yangzhou Jiangsu 60 Nanyang Henan
27 Cangzhou Hebei 61 An’yang Henan
28 Shenzhen Guangdong 62 Baotou Inner
Mongolia
29 Zhenjiang Jiangsu 63 Quanzhou Fujian
30 Xuzhou Jiangsu 64 Taicang Jiangsu
31 Huzhou Zhejiang 65 Jiaozuo Henan
32 Guangzhou Guangdong 66 Tai’an Shandong
33 shijiazhuang Hebei 67 Zhangjiagang Jiangsu
34 Shaoxing Zhejiang
Note:There are 67 cities in total, accounting for 82.37% of all valid data.
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F. Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Position
G. Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Department
Decision-Maker, 33.83%
Manager, 15.64% Professional Staff,
10.96%
Not Specified, 39.57%
Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Position
Decision-Maker Manager Professional Staff Not Specified
Technology, 28.94%
Purchasing, 17.48%
Service, 11.46%
Management, 3.82%
Sales, 38.30%
Classified Statistic of Visitors’ Department
Technology Purchasing Service Management Sales
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III Analysis of Questionnaires Filled Out by Visitors
A.What is your Industry?
B.What is your job title/position?
6.16%
7.52%
7.34%
6.93%
2.77%
2.40%
5.98%
2.32%
13.68%
2.32%
6.23%
12.43%
12.50%
26.04%
20.21%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00%
Other
Robotics and Automation
Industrial Design
Auto, Motorbike
Aerospace
Shipping
Machine Tool
Power Inustry/Power Station
Machinery Manufacturing
Bearing
Trading of Steel Materials, Castings or Forgings
Heat-Treatment
Industrial Furnace
Foundry
Metallurgy
1.59%
5.16%
11.10%
10.37%
10.84%
14.39%
21.80%
13.72%
12.69%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00%
Other
Marketing/Consulting/PR
Sales/Distribution
Purchasing and Procurement
Manufacture/Production/Quality Control
Research and Development/Design
Head of Department/Section Manager
Proprietor/General Manager
Owner/Partner/Self Employed/Board Member
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C.What is your involvement in purchasing?
D.What are your product interests?
12.39%
15.46%
36.04%
23.28%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00%
No Involvement
Specifying Requirements
Recommendations
Final Approval
1.70%
10.59%
4.02%
12.32%
12.76%
18.44%
14.50%
15.46%
16.45%
21.65%
26.63%
12.43%
14.87%
19.70%
20.36%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%
Other
Robotics and Automation
Information & Trade
Technical Processes
Heat-Treatment
Refractory Material
Industrial Automation
Industrial Furnaces and Kilns
Castings
Foundry Materials
Foundry Equipment
Nonferrous Products
Iron & Steel Products
Metallurgical Equipment
Metallurgical Materials
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E.How did you hear about Metal+Metallurgy China?
F.Would you like to receive information of Metal+Metallurgy China?
1.73%
5.72%
13.24%
2.29%
5.09%
11.91%
5.27%
10.29%
22.35%
20.44%
19.44%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%
Other
Trade Association
Friends/Colleagues/Business Associates
TV/Radio
Social Media
Website/Searching Engine
Newspaper/Magazine
E-mailing Show Express
Visit Onsite for Years
Invitation from Exhibitors
Invitation from Organizers
20.36%
49.94%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
No
Yes