Three events will help celebrate the 30th edition of Chinaplas under the theme “Greenovation for a Smart Future,” announced event organizer Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.

In response to the rapid development of the medical field, Chinaplas 2016 will organize its second Medical Plastics Conference, on April 25-26, in an attempt to give visitors insights on new technology breakthroughs and the latest developments in medical plastics and their applications for medical devices, medical disposables, and packaging.

Provisional topics include: automation technology for production upgrades, production technology for cleanrooms, medical-grade polymer applications for disposables, pharmaceutical packaging solutions, innovative applications of 3D-printing, and sterile barrier systems for medical packaging. The conference will be bigger in scale as compared to the last edition.

Industry 4.0

The concept of the Germany-led Industry 4.0 laid down a roadmap of the fourth industrial revolution for realizing 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.

Adsale has teamed up with VDMA (the German engineering federation, currently the largest industry association in Europe) to organize the Industry 4.0 Conference, which will give the audience a better understanding about Industry 4.0 in the context of the plastics and rubber industries, but also its implementation and future developments, providing practical solutions for manufacturing sectors to follow.

Being held April 26-27, the conference will invite leading firms and heavyweight speakers in this field to share their know-how ultimately improve productivity, production efficiency, product quality, and level of automation in the factory.

Some of the topics will include: use of Industry 4.0 concepts at one company, a smart factory, by Haier Inc.; Industry 4.0 from the perspective of an injection molding machine manufacturer, by KraussMaffei; individualized mass production, by Arburg; and “Inject 4.0”—solutions for a smart factory, by Engel.

“Design X Innovation”

Building on the success of Design X Innovation at Chinaplas 2015, this event will come to Shanghai in 2016. 

The event’s exclusive partner—BASF, the world’s leading chemical company—will join hands with Chinaplas to give new perspectives to visitors on how design and plastics technology can together drive innovation, which in turn helps make customers more successful and leads to a more sustainable future.

Design X Innovation will engage and inspire audience in an array of offerings, including a display gallery and an open forum led by revered international experts, as well as interactive activities.

Speaking about the reasons for choosing these three concurrent events for Chinaplas 2016, Adsale’s General Manager Ada Leung says: “All these topics have been meticulously picked to reflect the macro trends of the current manufacturing sectors, where innovation, automation, and sustainability are essential elements to bring the industry to the next level. It is also the extension of last year’s theme and topics to deepen audience understanding for these hot topics.”

Chinaplas 2016 will be held in Shanghai, China, April 25-28.