A large number of exhibitors wanted to expand their sales channels in the Chubu region, so they strongly requested that the exhibition be held not only in Tokyo and Osaka, but also in Nagoya. In response, the decision was made to hold the exhibition in Nagoya in April 2016. Immediately after the announcement, requests to exhibit poured in, and the planned venue space was hastily expanded. From the very first edition, the fair became a large-scale trade fair with 707 exhibitors (including concurrent exhibitions). By 2022, it will be Asia’s leading manufacturing trade fair, with 1,650 exhibitors.

The Chubu region, centred on Aichi Prefecture, is one of the most important manufacturing clusters in Japan. The first exhibition was held in Nagoya in April 2016 in response to requests from engineers for a full-scale trade fair specialising in manufacturing to be held in Aichi, where major manufacturers in the automotive, heavy industry and aeronautics industries are concentrated. The exhibition received enthusiastic expectations as a trade fair specialising in the Chubu region, and has become a large-scale trade fair with 35,361 visitors in its third edition. With the birth of this exhibition, it will be held three times a year, following Tokyo and Osaka, to contribute to the revitalisation of the manufacturing industry in all regions of the country.

In October 2016, RX Japan announced that it would be holding a factory equipment and fittings exhibition in Osaka, and at the same time announced that it would also be holding this exhibition in Nagoya in April 2017. Held in Aichi Prefecture, which boasts the largest number of factories in Japan, the exhibition has attracted a great deal of attention from industry professionals since its inception, attracting many visitors from factory management, manufacturing and production engineering departments in Aichi Prefecture and other parts of the Chubu region. In the near future, the number of exhibitors and visitors will rapidly increase from all over the world, making it one of Asia’s leading international trade fairs.

The aerospace industry is expected to be a major growth industry for Japan in the future. This is where the state-of-the-art manufacturing technology of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is greatly needed. In response to this trend, RX Japan organised the Aerospace Technology & Components Expo Nagoya in April 2017. Many users from the Chubu region, the heart of the aerospace industry, visited the exhibition. In the future, the number of exhibitors and visitors is expected to increase significantly, not only from Japan but also from overseas, and RX Japan is expected to grow into one of the world’s leading specialised trade fairs in five years’ time.

RX Japan has decided to hold Additive Manufacturing Expo in Tokyo in February 2019. Following this announcement, we received a number of requests from automotive and aircraft-related manufacturers in the Chubu region, who said it would be difficult for them to travel to Tokyo, and that they would like the exhibition to be held in Nagoya as well, and that they would like their subordinates on the manufacturing floor to visit the exhibition. We have received a number of comments such as “It is difficult for me to travel to Tokyo, so I would really like to have the exhibition in Nagoya. In response to these comments, the decision was made to hold this exhibition at Port Messe Nagoya in April 2019 at short notice.

This is a specialised exhibition where IoT and AI solutions for the manufacturing industry, including IoT platforms, AI solutions, security and communication devices, are exhibited under one roof. Many users from the manufacturing, production engineering, quality, design, development and information systems sectors of the manufacturing industry visit the exhibition and engage in active business discussions with exhibitors.

This is a specialised exhibition where measurement, inspection and sensor products are exhibited in one place. It was held for the first time in 2020 in response to a number of requests from industry participants to have more measurement and sensor products gathered at Manufacturing World Nagoya, and to hold an exhibition where exhibitors of measurement products play a leading role.

Manufacturing DX Expo Nagoya 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. The exhibition will be held at Port Messe Nagoya and also in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.

Manufacturing ODM/EMS Expo Nagoya brings together companies specialising in manufacturing development, manufacturing ODM and EMS. Users from manufacturing, production engineering, design, development, corporate planning, procurement and quality departments in the manufacturing industry are expected to attend. The exhibition will be held at Port Messe Nagoya and also in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.