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DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo 2026
DMP大湾区工业博览会 2026
South China industrial machinery fair: CNC machine tools, cutting tools, plastics machinery, die-casting, automation/robotics and 3D printing.
AI illustration- Dates
- 3–6 Dec Thu–Sun · 4 days
- Venue
- Shenzhen World Bao'an
- Exhibitors
- 1,848 2019 edition
- Visitors
- 133k 2019 edition
- Entry
- Free or register on site
- Open to
- Trade only business visitors, 18+
What is DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo?
DMP is South China's big year-end machinery fair. It began in 1999 as the Dongguan mould, metalworking, plastics and packaging show, run by the Hong Kong organiser Paper Communication Exhibition Services, and grew with the Pearl River Delta's factory economy. In 2019 it moved to the new Shenzhen World complex in Bao'an and was relaunched as the DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo. The 2026 show, its 27th, fills Halls 9–16 over four days in early December (the 2025 edition opened in early November).
DMP is really a cluster of sub-shows under one badge. There is a metalworking and CNC machine-tool show (five-axis, gantry, turn-mill, grinding and EDM machines), a CNC cutting-tool show (carbide inserts, tool grinders and abrasives), a plastics machinery and materials show (injection moulding, extrusion, blown film and hot runners), a metal-casting and die-casting show co-organised with the Hong Kong Foundry Association, welding and cutting, 3D printing, a manufacturing-digitalisation hall for motion control, sensors, robot components and metrology, and a "national brands" pavilion for Chinese-made machine tools. The 2026 booked-exhibitor list includes Bosch Rexroth, Keyence, LK Machinery (die-casting machines), Jiangxi Tungsten Carbide, Suzhou Xinrui Alloy Tools and metal-3D-printing firm Shanghai Yisu Laser.
The visitors are the people who run workshops: mould makers, machining subcontractors, die-casters, plastics moulders and engineers from the electronics, hardware, automotive-parts and appliance plants of Dongguan, Shenzhen and Foshan. They come to compare machines side by side, check prices and lead times, and look for component suppliers. The organiser reports 123,708 visitors for the 2018 Dongguan edition and 132,790 for the first Shenzhen edition in 2019.
The side programme is large and mostly in Chinese. For 2026 it includes the 8th China International CNC Cutting Tool Festival, a mould-industry supply-and-demand conference, a five-axis machining and tooling skills contest, forums on robot components, smart sensing, new-energy vehicle parts and going global in Southeast Asia, and the Fitmi Asian innovation and invention awards.
If you buy machined, moulded or cast parts in the Pearl River Delta, DMP shows you the equipment your suppliers use and the Chinese machine-tool brands that now compete with Japanese, German and Taiwanese makers.
Why go
- Compare CNC machine tools, cutting tools, die-casting and injection-moulding machines side by side across eight halls
- See the growing range of Chinese-brand five-axis and gantry machines in the dedicated national-brands pavilion
- Meet mould makers, casting and machining subcontractors that supply Pearl River Delta factories
- Free entry for trade visitors 18+, with a four-day run that includes a Sunday morning
- Forums and contests, including the CNC Cutting Tool Festival and a five-axis machining skills contest
Our take
Allow a full day because eight halls of heavy machinery is a lot of walking, and note that the last day closes at 14:00. Children under 12 are not admitted, and most forums are in Chinese, so bring a colleague or a translation app if you plan to talk technical details with the machine builders.
Go if you're
- Mould makers, CNC machining shops and die-casters in Dongguan, Shenzhen and Foshan
- Production and process engineers from electronics, hardware, auto-parts and appliance factories
- Plastics processors looking at injection moulding, extrusion and materials
- Buyers sourcing machined, moulded or cast parts who want to see supplier capabilities
- Machine-tool distributors and agents
Who exhibits
Some of the companies at the 2026 edition, from the organiser's exhibitor list and press. 1,848 exhibitors in all (2019).
Forums, awards & what else is on
- 8th China International CNC Cutting Tool Festival (2026)
- National-brands machine-tool pavilion and the first national-brands machine-tool industry forum (2026)
- 5th High-Performance Five-Axis CNC Machine Tool & Tooling Skills Contest (2026)
- Mould-industry supply-and-demand conference and die-casting meetups
- Fitmi Asian International Innovation & Invention Awards ceremony
- Forums on robot core components, smart sensing, NEV parts manufacturing and going global in Southeast Asia
This year's edition
27th edition, Halls 9–16, Shenzhen World. Hours: 3–5 Dec 09:30–17:00, 6 Dec 09:30–14:00. Children under 12 not admitted.
Days & opening hours
Hours are the organiser's. Last entry is usually 30 minutes before closing, and the last day often closes early.
How to get in
- Just turn upTrade visitors can almost always register at the on-site counter. Bring your passport and a business card.
- Or pre-register onlineFree, about 3 minutes. You get a QR e-badge and skip the counter queue. Organiser's registration page ↗
- Collect your badgeShow the QR (or your passport) at the badge desk. Screenshot it first — venue Wi-Fi is slow on day one.
Free for trade visitors aged 18+ with online pre-registration
Flying in? The visitor guide
What international buyers ask us most, in one place.
Many passports get 30 days visa-free, and 55 nationalities can use 240-hour visa-free transit via Shenzhen when flying on to a third country. Check your eligibility before booking.
Link a Visa or Mastercard to Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly — booths, taxis and canteens rarely take cards. Keep ¥500 cash for samples.
Get a roaming eSIM: Google, WhatsApp and Gmail don't work on hotel or venue Wi-Fi. Suppliers will ask for your WeChat, not your email.
Pre-register, bring your passport to collect the badge, and pack 200 business cards. Photograph each card next to the booth number — you'll forget by day two.
Hall English is patchy outside the big brands. A freelance interpreter costs ¥800–1,500 a day; book a week ahead for big fairs.
Don't carry 40 kg home. SF Express and DHL counters sit in the main lobbies and will ship samples door to door from about ¥200.
Hotels on site sell out months ahead. Bao'an Center or Qianhai are 25–30 min away with far more choice.
- Wear proper walking shoes — 20k steps a day is normal.
- Taxi queues after 5pm are brutal; walk to Shenzhen World North station or book a Didi for 4:30pm.
- Food courts sit along the central corridor; the ones at the far ends are quieter.
Good to know
When is DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo 2026?
Thu 3 Dec – Sun 6 Dec 2026. Doors open at 9:30am; the last day closes at 2pm.
Where is DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo held?
Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (深圳国际会展中心), 1 Zhancheng Rd, Fuhai, Bao'an District. Take metro Line 12/20 to Shenzhen World station.
Is DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo free to visit?
Yes for trade visitors. Pre-register online to skip the queue, or just turn up and register at the counter with your passport.
Is DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo open to the public?
No — it's trade only. Register with your company details and bring a business card.
Is DMP the same show as the old Dongguan DMP?
Yes. The Dongguan mould, metalworking, plastics and packaging exhibition moved to Shenzhen World in 2019 and became the DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo; the edition numbering carries on.
Which halls cover what?
In 2026, Hall 9 is manufacturing digitalisation and automation parts, Hall 10 plastics machinery and materials, Hall 11 CNC machine tools, Hall 12 cutting tools, Hall 13 EDM, casting and welding, and Halls 14–15 Chinese-brand machine tools and core components. Hall 16 mixes several sections.
Is there an age limit?
Entry is free for trade visitors over 18, and children under 12 are not admitted.
Can I find the exhibitor list before the show?
Yes. The organiser posts exhibitor lists and directories for recent editions on the dmpshow.com exhibitor-list page, and the Chinese site dmpsz.com has an exhibitor search.
Does the organiser help groups get there?
Delegations of 20+ can ask for a free shuttle bus, and the Chinese site offers free coaches and lunch for groups from within Guangdong.
Sources
Researched from the organiser's own pages, last checked 2026-09-26. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
- Official site · dmpshow.com ↗
- official site: visitor reminder (under-12 rule, on-site registration, group shuttle) ↗
- official Chinese site: booked 2026 exhibitors, hours, visitor services ↗
- official Chinese site: about the show ↗
- official site: exhibitor lists by year ↗
- official Chinese site: 2025 exhibitor news (SCANTECH) ↗
- official Chinese site: 2025 exhibitor news (ZD Motor), 2025 opening on 5 November ↗
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