Places where to unveil the new trends of the plastics industry

Chinaplas’ concurrent events have always been the highlight of the trade fair, and well received by exhibitors and visitors alike. Chinaplas 2017 will be held in Guangzhou from May 16-19. Not only will more than 3,300 exhibitors introduce innovative solutions for the plastics and rubber industries, but also will the organizer hold a wealth of concurrent events to meet the industry’s multiple needs. Focusing on the theme of “Intelligent Manufacturing, High-tech Materials, Green Solutions”, the organizer Adsale Exhibition Services will administrate three big concurrent events during the exhibition: the second “Industry 4.0 Conference”, “Design x Innovation”, and the “Third Medical Plastics Conference”.

“Design x Innovation”, in particular, enlightens the upstream and downstream sectors. Enterprise transformation and upgrading calls for industrial design innovation. Since its inception, “Design x Innovation” has attracted a lot of attention. As visitors’ needs get more sophisticated, the event itself gets more vibrant - “Innovation Gallery”, “Open Forum”, “Meet the Designers” are the programs which introduce success stories of innovative industrial designs to visitors, who gain inspirations on application of new materials and at the same time discuss and exchange solutions face-to-face, further creating value.

At the “Design x Innovation” event in 2016, the “Innovation Gallery” showcased a wide range of creative products for use in everyday life, for example, in the stadium, and at transportation hubs, among which the e-floater received great attention. This solar-powered electric scooter could help solve the “Last Mile” problem when applied to short-distance travel in the city. 80% of its materials come from Basf composites and plastics, thereby reducing weight and increasing flexibility in design.

On the other hand, innovative products such as Elastopave permeable pavement, Running track with ETPU+EPDM composite, artificial turf, air fryer, Volvo integrated leather PU engine sound absorbing decorative covering and other innovative products have left visitors deeply impressed. 

In addition, nearly 400 professionals also participated in five “Open Forum” sessions. “Plastics, especially new materials, continue to emerge, providing enormous help to the designing process,” remarked one of the speakers, Lian Zhen, general manager of LKK Design, Shanghai.

“During its many years of development, plastics have been inspiring and providing an increasing number of possibilities of designs, including innovations in the upstream and downstream industries, which focus on plastics and injection, and have enriched our imagination, realizing creative ideas that once could only be dreamt but not tried”.

“The “Design x Innovation” open forum is a relatively new format, allowing exchanges between creative designers and technical personnel, through which different sectors manage to understand each other's needs and demands, and leads to better co-operation. I learned a lot from them”.