Suzhou International Industrial Automation & Robotics Exhibition 2026
About the exhibition
The 9th Suzhou International Industrial Automation & Robotics Exhibition (SZARE 2026) is a professional trade fair for industrial automation, robotics and smart manufacturing in the Yangtze River Delta manufacturing base. The 2026 edition runs 18-20 November 2026 at Suzhou International Expo Center, No. 688 Suzhou Avenue East, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. The official site states the show hours as 08:00-15:30 over the three days.
Theme and scale
The theme of the 2026 edition is Smart Suzhou, Meet the Future. The organiser states an expected exhibition area of about 20,000 square metres and expects more than 400 exhibiting companies from industrial automation and robotics, sharing buyers with the concurrent Suzhou industrial machine tool supply chain show. The official news release notes that the show has already staged eight editions and that the ninth is being upgraded in scale, layout and buyer invitation.
Exhibit scope
- Industrial robots and core components: articulated, collaborative, SCARA and DELTA robots, mobile robots, precision reducers, gears, bearings, servo motors, controllers, robot end-effectors, plus embodied and humanoid robot technologies
- Industrial automation and transmission control: linear guides, ball screws, motion control, PLC, human-machine interfaces, sensors and instrumentation, pneumatic and hydraulic technology, machine vision, non-standard and process automation equipment
- Smart manufacturing and the digital factory: MES, digital twin, industrial IoT platforms, industrial software, AI quality inspection, predictive maintenance and industrial cyber security
- Smart logistics and warehousing: AGV and AMR vehicles, automated high-bay warehouses, sorting, conveying and packaging systems
- Applications and system integration: turnkey Industry 4.0 solutions for automotive, 3C electronics, new energy, machine tools, home appliances, packaging, pharmaceuticals, food and logistics
Concurrent shows and activities
The fair runs alongside the Suzhou Industrial Machine Tool Supply Chain Expo, the Suzhou New Energy Vehicle Parts Expo and the Suzhou Laser Cutting and Sheet Metal Processing Expo. A concurrent industry conference on automation and robotics is held on the fair floor, and the Suzhou Embodied Intelligence and Humanoid Robot Industry Core Engine Show takes place at the same venue on 6-8 August 2026.
Organizers
Host: Suzhou Industrial Machine Tool Supply Chain Expo Organizing Committee. Organizers: Suzhou Lanpulent Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Liyang Exhibition Co., Ltd. The fair is supported by Suzhou industry associations including the Suzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Association, the Suzhou Robotics Industry Association and the Suzhou Artificial Intelligence Industry Association.
Edition history
Earlier editions of the Suzhou leg of the SIA China series were listed by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade as the "Suzhou International Industrial Automation and Robot Exhibition (SIA)", staged 16-19 March 2023 at the same venue under the earlier English name Suzhou Intelligent Factory Exhibition.
Official information
Dates, exhibitor and visitor registration, and venue access: Official website.
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Venue Map and Hotels Around
Suzhou - Suzhou International Expo Center, Jiangsu, China