Manufacturing World Osaka is Asia’s leading manufacturing exhibition, comprising a total of nine exhibitions. Since it was first held in 1998, it has expanded in scale every year to become the largest manufacturing exhibition in western Japan. It attracts visitors from the design and development departments, manufacturing and production technology departments, IT and factory management of many manufacturing companies in the Kansai region and beyond.

Since the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy in 1994, there has been increasing movement among trade fair organisers to stop holding exhibitions in regional cities, and a trend has spread among trade fair organisers that it is impossible to hold successful trade fairs in regional cities outside Tokyo. Against this trend, we organised the first edition in Osaka in 1998. Since then, the scale of the fair has grown every year, and by 2019 it will be the largest*2 trade fair in western Japan, with 1,367 exhibitors*1. It has proved that, even in regional cities, companies are willing to exhibit as long as they can offer commercial advantages. *1 Including concurrent exhibitions. *2 Comparison of the number of exhibitors and product exhibition area with similar trade fairs.

Following its success in Tokyo, the first edition was held in 1998 in Osaka, where the main manufacturing bases in western Japan are concentrated. Approximately 90% of the visitors come from the Kansai region, centred on Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, as well as western Japan and Kyushu, and the number of visitors reaches 40,000 (including concurrent exhibitions). A feature of this exhibition is that visitors can bring their drawings and workpieces for technical consultation with exhibitors, and it is regarded as an indispensable exhibition by many users in the manufacturing industry.

With the ageing of the population in Japan and other developed countries, the medical equipment market is expanding rapidly and Japanese manufacturing technology is expected to be utilised in this field. Medical Device Development Expo Osaka is a specialised exhibition featuring components and devices used in medical and healthcare equipment, as well as development and manufacturing technologies and OEM services. Every year, the exhibition attracts engineers from MRI, dialysis machine, catheter and syringe manufacturers.

Many visitors asked for a trade fair where they could see all the equipment needed for factories in one place, and in 2016 this exhibition was created within Manufacturing World Osaka. Many users have high expectations of this exhibition, where they can see all the equipment necessary for factories, from air-conditioning and blowers to work clothes, helmets and other equipment, all in one place. With this, Manufacturing World Osaka has become a trade fair covering all aspects of the manufacturing industry, from machine parts and IT to machinery and factory equipment, further solidifying its position as a leading trade fair for manufacturing.

In response to strong requests from numerous visitors from western Japan to hold a trade fair specialising in AI and IoT for the manufacturing industry, Industrial AI⁄IoT Expo Osaka was held for the first time in Osaka in October 2018. This exhibition was a great success, with the venue filled with many visitors from the very first time. In the future, the exhibition is expected to develop rapidly as a great place for manufacturers in western Japan to introduce AI and IoT products and solutions.

This exhibition is a specialised trade fair where all kinds of products, technologies and services related to 3D printing, including 3D printers, additive manufacturing (AM), materials and contract services, are exhibited, and was held for the first time in Osaka in 2019. The 3D printing market is certain to grow dramatically both in Japan and overseas, and it is said that 3D printing technology will change the way manufacturing has been done to date. This exhibition will be held to contribute to further market expansion and technological innovation in the 3D printing market.

This is a specialised exhibition for measuring equipment, inspection equipment and sensors, and was held for the first time at INTEX Osaka in 2020. Users from the manufacturing, production engineering, quality, maintenance, research, design and development sectors of the manufacturing industry will visit the exhibition.

Manufacturing DX Expo Osaka is an exhibition of IT products and services that promote business digitalisation and digital transformation (DX) in the manufacturing industry. Users from the information systems, manufacturing, development, procurement, quality, sales and management planning departments of the manufacturing industry are expected to attend.

Industrial ODM/EMS Expo Osaka is an exhibition where companies specialising in manufacturing development, manufacturing ODM and EMS gather. Users from manufacturing, production engineering, design, development, corporate planning, procurement and quality departments in the manufacturing industry will visit the exhibition.

The latest technologies and solutions to realise next-generation smart factory such as IoT solutions, FA/robots, AI will gather under one roof.

Consists of SMART FACTORY Expo Nagoya (exhibition for DX in manufacturing), RoboDEX Nagoya (exhibition for robotics technologies), and Green Factory Expo Nagoya (exhibition gathering sustainable solutions for factories).