Exhibitors operate their machines during the 22nd Taizhou Machine Tool Exhibition. [Photo/Tide News]

The 22nd Taizhou Machine Tool Exhibition concluded on March 16 in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Covering over 50,000 square meters with nearly 1,000 exhibitors and more than 2,500 booths, the four-day event showcased the latest in machine tools and smart manufacturing solutions.

This year's exhibition focused on the smart upgrading of manufacturing, displaying a wide range of machine tools and automation solutions. It included specialized areas for cutting machines, smart factories, grinding tools, forming machines, and machine tool accessories, catering to one-stop purchasing needs and promoting innovation and industry upgrades.

Exhibitors included over 800 companies from China and abroad, with Germany's Zeiss Group demonstrating its high-precision industrial measurement instruments. Zhejiang Jack Intelligent Equipment, based in Jiaojiang district, also presented its latest models, including tracking grinding machines and AI grinding machines.

The event attracted numerous buyers from across China, fostering face-to-face exchanges and cooperation among upstream and downstream enterprises in key industries like automotive, intelligent sewing equipment, high-end molds, and pumps.

Taizhou, known as a major hub for machine tool manufacturing, houses over 2,000 related companies, contributing to nearly one-third of the nation's CNC machine tool output.