Industrial Automation Show 2026
About the Exhibition
The Shanghai International Industrial Automation Show (IAS) is a major event for world-renowned players in the industrial-automation market, where key companies present the latest software, high-precision sensors, smart robots and microtechnologies. Key products include manufacturing automation (control systems, sensors, drives, assembly and handling systems, linear positioning, data acquisition, identification, laser instruments, machine vision, industrial networks); IT and software (industrial software, development tools, the industrial internet, factory LANs); electrical systems (servo motors and frequency converters, transformers, batteries, UPS, gearboxes, mechanical drive systems, wiring, cables, switches, photovoltaic cells, power meters, test equipment); microtechnologies (micro-sensors and -actuators, microsystem components and modules, design, modelling and miniature optical and fibre-optic developments); and industrial robots, smart vehicles and VR. IAS serves industrial automation, robotics and smart-device development, IT, renewable energy, construction, heavy industry, aviation, aerospace and automotive, infrastructure and research.
Practical Information
- Start
- 12 October 2026
- End
- 16 October 2026
- City
- Shanghai
- Venue
- National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai (NECC)
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The Shanghai International Industrial Automation Show (IAS) is a major event for world-renowned players in the industrial-automation market, where key companies present the latest software, high-precision sensors, smart robots and microtechnologies.
Dates: 12–16 October 2026. City: Shanghai. Venue: National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai (NECC). Dates are set by the organizer and can be revised, so check them against the official source before booking travel.
Sectors: Industrial Engineering. The organizer publishes the full list of halls and the exhibitor line-up closer to the dates.
Most stands work in Chinese and only some teams speak English. We arrange a Chinese interpreter in Shanghai: at the stands, in supplier negotiations and on factory visits.
Hotels near the venue sell out months ahead, so start planning well before 12–16 October 2026. Entry requires a visa: we explain the document requirements, and the Chinese consulate decides on issuance.
Related events by sector or city: BLSE 2026 (26–28 June 2026); Gifts & Home Products Expo 2026 (26–28 June 2026); China Stationery Fair 2026 (26–28 June 2026). Several fairs can often be combined into one itinerary when the dates do not overlap.
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