productronica China 2026

Productronica China 2026 takes place March 25–27, 2026 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), providing three focused days for professional sourcing and technical evaluation in electronics manufacturing. Official opening hours for visitors are 09:00–17:00 on March 25–26 and 09:00–16:00 on March 27, which is practical for scheduling supplier meetings, equipment comparisons and follow-up negotiations on-site. As a reference for scale and buyer interest, the previous edition reported 1,101 exhibitors, 72,417 professional visitors and an exhibition area of nearly 100,000 m², underscoring the show’s role as a high-density marketplace for production equipment and manufacturing solutions in China and broader Asia.

Productronica China is positioned to cover the entire electronics production value chain, which makes the event relevant both for factories expanding capacity and for engineering teams upgrading processes for yield, repeatability and throughput. The official topic structure includes PCB manufacturing, EMS and component manufacturing, as well as cable processing that supports harness and interconnect production. For assembly and process control, the show highlights component mount technology and SMT, dispensing systems used in miniaturized and high-reliability applications, and test and measurement solutions required for verification throughout development and production. A dedicated focus on electronic and chemical materials complements equipment sourcing by enabling visitors to validate compatibility between processes, substrates, consumables and final performance requirements.

The event targets professional audiences across the electronics manufacturing ecosystem, bringing together international and local market leaders and addressing key target groups on both the supply and demand sides. This typically includes equipment manufacturers and solution providers for SMT lines, inspection and automation, suppliers of PCB and EMS capabilities, as well as material and chemical vendors supporting advanced manufacturing techniques. For visitors, the format is most valuable to decision-makers and functional owners such as operations directors, manufacturing engineers, process and quality managers, R&D teams transitioning designs into scalable production, and procurement groups responsible for capex and production continuity. The organizer emphasizes international standards and a strong supporting program with industry partners, which is relevant for visitors who need not only product selection but also up-to-date context on technology roadmaps and implementation practices.

Exhibits are structured to support end-to-end sourcing across the production chain, enabling companies to connect upstream technologies with final assembly and verification. In PCB manufacturing and EMS-focused areas, visitors can evaluate production and assembly solutions aligned with automation and quality requirements. For SMT and component mounting, the show explicitly points to state-of-the-art equipment including soldering technology and automated optical inspection, which are central to achieving stable output at scale. Dispensing solutions and resin system applications are presented in the context of rising precision needs driven by miniaturization and new application sectors, while test and measurement offerings address the full spectrum from basic tools to complex automatic test equipment used in industrial environments. Material and chemical exhibits support process reliability by focusing on compatible, high-quality material solutions from board level to final assembly.

Productronica China 2026 is hosted at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), a major exhibition venue in Shanghai with international positioning and operational standards described as Sino-German in nature. The venue is located in Pudong New Area and is designed for high visitor throughput, with practical connectivity via public transport interchange at Longyang Road Station and additional metro access that supports efficient daily attendance for teams coming from across Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. For exhibitors and visitors, this venue choice is operationally important because it reduces travel friction for multi-day agendas, facilitates equipment demonstrations and technical discussions, and allows structured navigation across halls and product categories during the show dates.

The organizer of productronica China 2026 is Messe Muenchen Shanghai Co., Ltd., which positions the event within a broader international trade-fair network and highlights its experience delivering exhibitions with global standards and structured industry engagement. The organizer’s messaging emphasizes the show’s embeddedness in a worldwide cluster and the resulting ability to attract market leaders and create a business-focused environment for both exhibitors and visitors. In practical terms, this organizational model tends to translate into a disciplined exhibitor mix, strong visitor acquisition through industry channels, and a supporting program that helps buyers and engineers make faster, better-grounded sourcing decisions.