[Deutsch] After 14 years, SIAF has been renamed SPS - Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou and the organizers are pleased with the positive feedback. With the renaming, the trade fair received a brand upgrade and is now better integrated into the international network of the SPS - Smart Production Solutions brand. This initiative is in line with the ambitions of South China's manufacturing sector, which is working towards a new industrialization and smart transformation of its industries, according to Messe Frankfurt (HK).

Mr. Richard Li, Chairperson of the Board of Management at Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd reflected on the updates: "Since the brand upgrade we've seen an infusion of additional resources into the show, which has significantly amplified its global exposure. The increased participation of industry leaders and smart manufacturing experts, alongside buyers and visitors from around the world, indicates that our rebranding efforts are moving in the right direction. Moreover, it ensures that our event is more closely integrated with SPS in Germany and can fully benefit from the shared resources and complementary strengths of the brand's global network."

This year, the Guangzhou Industrial Technology Exhibition and Asiamold Select took place at the same time as SPS. The trade fair trio attracted a total of 37,264 trade visitors with 78,111 visits.

Now that it is not allowed to do business with Russia in Europe, the country is looking in other directions. This can also be seen in the visitor analyses. A total of 909 visitors from 83 countries came to Guangzhou. Sorted by region and in descending order of visitor numbers, they came from Russia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Belarus, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Turkey, the USA and Australia.

The next SPS stop is Italy. SPS Italia will take place from May 28 to 30 in Parma, from September 9 to 14 the trade fair will stop in Chicago as part of the IMTS exhibition and from November 12 to 14 SPS will open its doors in Nuremberg.