CIEX 2026

CIEX 2026 is positioned as the 22nd edition of the Tianjin Industrial Expo and will be held on March 18–21, 2026 at the National Convention and Exhibition Centre (Tianjin). The official overview emphasizes that the event is approved by China’s Ministry of Commerce and certified by UFI, and frames the expo as a market-facing, manufacturing-focused platform designed to serve the full industrial manufacturing value chain. The 2026 edition is planned at the scale of around 100,000 square meters, with expectations of nearly 1,000 exhibiting enterprises and close to 100,000 professional buyers, indicating a procurement-heavy format rather than a small technical showcase. In practical terms, this makes CIEX relevant for factories and EPC/automation teams that need to benchmark suppliers, validate equipment capabilities, and move quickly from initial contact to specification alignment and project-level negotiation within a four-day onsite schedule.

CIEX 2026 is organized around core technology blocks that are directly tied to production upgrading and industrial efficiency. The official scope highlights machine tools and high-end manufacturing equipment alongside robotics, industrial automation, and “embodied intelligence” as a forward-looking direction for smart manufacturing. It also explicitly includes welding and cutting, laser processing, intelligent pump and valve technologies, electronics, and casting plus heat treatment, which together cover both discrete manufacturing and enabling infrastructure used across automotive, machinery, shipbuilding, energy, and general equipment manufacturing. This topic mix is important for procurement teams because equipment decisions increasingly depend on integration readiness, stability of supply, and the ability to match upstream process equipment with downstream automation and quality requirements, rather than purchasing isolated machines without line-level interoperability.

CIEX 2026 targets a professional audience where both sides of the industrial supply chain are present: equipment OEMs and technology providers on the exhibitor side, and plants, contractors, distributors, and engineering teams on the buyer side. The official positioning stresses industrial-chain linkage and a one-stop platform model, which typically translates into a visitor profile with procurement authority and technical responsibility for equipment selection, commissioning, and lifecycle service. For exhibitors, the planned scale and buyer expectations support structured lead generation and customer maintenance; for visitors, the consolidated format supports supplier mapping, rapid comparisons, and direct discussions on delivery capacity, application support, and integration into existing production environments, which are essential factors when selecting CNC, robotics, automation, laser lines, and plant infrastructure equipment.

The exhibition content of CIEX 2026 is presented as a comprehensive portfolio centered on industrial manufacturing equipment and the systems that enable scalable production. The English event overview states that CIEX brings together high-end CNC machine tools, intelligent control systems, industrial robots, automated production lines, laser welding lines, casting technologies, and automotive vertical production lines, reflecting an emphasis on production-capable solutions rather than concept-only demonstrations. This structure is especially relevant for purchasing departments and plant engineers because it allows them to evaluate complete line concepts, compare automation architectures, and assess how suppliers handle integration, safety, and reliability requirements under real manufacturing constraints. The inclusion of multiple concurrent sub-exhibitions further supports cross-category sourcing, which is often needed when projects involve simultaneous upgrades in machining, automation, joining, and shop-floor logistics.

CIEX 2026 will be held at the National Convention and Exhibition Centre (Tianjin). The official venue guide provides the address as No. 888, Guozhan Avenue, Xianshuigu Town, Jinnan District, Tianjin, and the organizer’s traffic guide repeats the same venue location in local format, which is important for freight routing, exhibitor build-up planning, and delegation logistics. From an operational standpoint, the venue is suitable for equipment-heavy exhibitions where onsite demonstrations, larger booth footprints, and structured visitor flows are required, and where procurement teams often attend with mixed delegations (engineering, production, and purchasing) to evaluate suppliers in parallel across multiple technology zones.

The organizer information published by the official CIEX site lists China Machinery Industry Federation and Zhenwei International Exhibition Group as the hosting entities, with Tianjin Zhenwei International Exhibition Group Co., Ltd. shown under the organization structure. The English contact page also identifies Zhenwei International Exhibition Group as the organizer and provides the organizer’s address in Tianjin’s Economic-Technological Development Area, confirming the operational organizer responsible for exhibitor coordination and show delivery. For participants, this clarification is practical because it defines the contracting and service interface for booth booking, exhibitor services, and onsite management across the exhibition period.