Asia's Top Machine Tool Fair, CIMES 2014, to Focus on Demand Hike for High-End Chinese Equipment and Cost-Effective Products

The 12th edition of the China International Machine Tool & Tools Exhibition (CIMES) will be held at Beijing's China New International Center from June 18 to 22, 2014. CIMES, organized by Reed Exhibition, is a truly global machine tool trading and sourcing platform in the world's largest machine tool market: China.

CIMES 2014 will display the widest range of cost-effective machine tools and tools from leading Chinese suppliers, as well as the latest high-end CNC and Automation technology from top international brands. Statistics show that Chinese companies have an increasingly high level of core technologies in the machinery industry, are constantly developing new models and applying new technologies. This is continuously improving the reliability and consistency of products. It is also driving demand, across Asia, for China-made, cost-effective, high-end machinery products.

In China's 12th Five-Year Plan, it is stipulated that this sector will account for over 20% of total equipment manufacturing by 2015. At the same time, Chinese manufacturers are demanding even more smart equipment technologies, given increasing human labor costs and the need for improved process and capacity. This is boosting demand for high-end equipment. China's manufacturing output was estimated at over RMB 20 trillion (USD 3.2 trillion) in 2013, accounting for over a third of the global total. Statistics also show that 77% of Chinese manufacturers, particularly in the fields of space, aerospace, power generation, rail and transportation, automotives, ship-building and electricity, believe it is crucially important to develop smart manufacturing technologies.

CIMES 2014, China's largest machine tool event for the year, with a gross area of 120,000 sqm, will give international buyers access to Asia's best, value-for-money, cutting-edge machine processing and industrial automation technologies. Approximately 1,300 exhibitors and industry experts from 30+ countries/regions will display nearly 3,000 pieces of machinery and tools at the show. These will include the latest metal cutting, metal forming, special purpose technology, tools, accessories and components, automation and CNC systems and a huge variety of other exhibits. CIMES 2014 will enable 100,000 visitors from over 70 countries to preview and test equipment in person, as well as to efficiently source the latest technologies that can best enhance their manufacturing efficiency.