From June 24-26, 2026, the three-day 16th Fastener Expo Shanghai (Fastener Expo Shanghai 2026) concluded successfully at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

As the largest professional fastener exhibition in Asia, this year's expo was co-hosted by Luosi.com and Shanghai Shangsou Exhibition Co., Ltd., and received strong support from the Hardware and Fasteners Sub-Chamber of the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and the Hongqiao Administrative Committee.

The 16th Fastener Expo Shanghai continued its exhibition characteristics of being "professional, international, and efficient," strengthening the commercial value of "authentic, effective, and high-quality matchmaking." Utilizing Halls 1.1, 2.1, and 3, the exhibition scale reached 70,000 square meters, bringing together nearly 1,400 exhibiting companies. It centrally presented finished fasteners, equipment, molds, wire rods, and related supporting products, covering multiple dimensions such as manufacturing, terminal application, equipment upgrades, procurement matchmaking, technical exchange, and international cooperation.

Over the three-day exhibition period, on-site displays, procurement, negotiations, forums, and international matchmaking advanced simultaneously. This reflects the urgent need of fastener companies for market expansion and technological upgrades, and also demonstrates the continuous vitality of China's fastener industry in the global supply chain.

16 Years of Accumulation, Three-Hall Collaboration Witnesses New Industry Momentum

Since its inception in 2010, the Fastener Expo Shanghai has gone through sixteen years. Over the past 16 years, FES has continued to focus on product display, commercial matchmaking, technical exchange, and market expansion in the fastener industry, witnessing the industry's progression from scale manufacturing to quality improvement and application upgrades.

This year's exhibition built diverse display scenarios through a three-hall collaboration, further amplifying the platform's industry-linking value. Among them, Halls 1.1 and 2.1 served as finished fastener halls, centrally displaying various finished fasteners and application solutions. Hall 3 focused on equipment, wire rods, and molds, showcasing manufacturing upgrade achievements in the directions of automation, intelligence, and high efficiency. Meanwhile, industry clusters such as the Haiyan Pavilion, Jiashan Pavilion, and Wenzhou Pavilion made concentrated appearances, bringing the characteristic advantages of different production areas in product manufacturing, supporting capabilities, and market services, which allowed the exhibition site to form a multi-dimensional presentation from product display and manufacturing equipment to regional clusters.

The rich display content also attracted professional visitors with more procurement needs and application backgrounds. The exhibition brought together multiple types of professional visitors, including fastener distributors, traders, foreign trade enterprises, terminal buyers, equipment procurement managers, factory directors, technical engineers, and industry media. In addition to traders such as Reyher, Wurth, Bollhoff, Bofang, fischer, Nord-Lock, ASMET, Pgb-Asia, Berrang, and Deli Jishe, terminal enterprise representatives from Autoliv, TDK, Atlas Copco, OTIS, Johnson Controls, Goldwind, Buhler, Wuxi Huatian Gas Turbine, HASCO Power, Flex, the 21st Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, China State Construction Engineering Corporation 8th Bureau, China Lonking, Voith, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), Phoenix Contact Asia-Pacific, and Dinkle Electromechanical also visited the site, engaging in matchmaking with exhibitors focusing on product selection, technical solutions, supply chain cooperation, and procurement needs.

Finished Fasteners Take the Stage Centrally, Covering Diverse Application Scenarios

As the finished fastener halls of this exhibition, Halls 1.1 and 2.1 centrally displayed stainless steel standard parts, high-strength bolts, riveting parts, washers and retaining rings, drill tail screws, nuts, and various industry-specific fasteners. These covered multiple application fields such as automotive, wind power, photovoltaics, machinery manufacturing, construction engineering, electronic appliances, rail transit, and aerospace, comprehensively presenting the continuous upgrades of Chinese fastener manufacturing in product systems, technical capabilities, and application scenarios.

In addition, international and Taiwan (China) enterprises and institutions such as Germany's Reyher, Germany's Wurth Industry, America's ICC-ES Certification, Switzerland's SGS, South Korea's ND Industries, and Taiwan's Fang Sheng Screw also made concentrated appearances. They brought fastener products, surface treatment technologies, certification and testing services, and supporting solutions, further promoting domestic and foreign technical exchanges and industrial cooperation, and helping Chinese fastener enterprises align with international standards and expand into global markets.

Equipment and Mold Enterprises Gather, Presenting a One-Stop View of Manufacturing Upgrade Solutions

As the fastener manufacturing equipment and mold hall, Hall 3 centrally showcased multi-station cold heading machines, nut machines, packaging machines, thread rolling machines, tapping machines, screw assembly machines, CCD optical sorting machines, testing equipment, surface treatment equipment, molds, consumables, and other fastener production-related products and solutions. This provided more references for fastener enterprises' production line upgrades, efficiency improvements, quality control, and automation transformations.

Additionally, overseas and Taiwan (China) exhibitors such as Jiancai, Sanyong Electric Furnace, Taiya Mold, Jingbin Mold, and Hongli from Taiwan (China), as well as Denmark's SKAKO VIBRATION and Germany's AViTEQ, made concentrated appearances. They brought fastener manufacturing equipment and related supporting solutions, further enriching the exhibition's international display content and promoting domestic and foreign technical exchanges and industrial cooperation.

To help enterprises efficiently match with equipment procurement needs, the 2nd Huawang Fastener Equipment Purchasing Festival was held concurrently, with nearly 200 equipment manufacturers showcasing cold heading machines, heading machines, thread rolling machines, packaging machines, and CCD optical sorting machines. During the exhibition, Huawang continued to launch machine purchase subsidy policies: a subsidy of 1,000 RMB/unit for ordinary equipment, and an increased subsidy of 3,000 RMB/unit for 3-die 3-blow (and above) multi-station cold heading machines and 14B (and above) nut forming machines. The total subsidy amount reached 500,000 RMB, collaboratively creating a mid-year equipment procurement feast for fastener enterprises.

Professional Insights, Discussing New Trends in the Fastener Industry Together

During the exhibition, more than 10 industry professional forums and matchmaking activities were held concurrently, focusing on industry ecology, channel investment promotion, anti-loosening technology, material trends, international procurement, talent development, and AI export applications, building an efficient matchmaking and deep communication platform for the industry.

• June 23: The 2nd National Fastener Dealer Conference and Investment Promotion Conference took the lead. With the theme of "Intensive Cultivation, Value Symbiosis," this conference focused on distribution channels and regional markets, linking fastener brand enterprises with national distributor resources, and driving deep communication between supply and demand regarding brand agency, channel expansion, and regional market development.
• Exhibition Day 1: Relying on upfront procurement need research and an accurate matching mechanism, the B2B International Buyer Matchmaking Event invited buyers from Malaysia, Russia, Turkey, the UAE, Indonesia, South Korea, Brazil, and other countries to communicate on-site. This helped domestic exhibitors access overseas procurement needs more efficiently, improved on-site negotiation efficiency, and further demonstrated FES's platform value in international commercial matchmaking.
• Concurrently: The 5th Fastener Anti-Loosening Performance Invitational Competition and Anti-Loosening Technology Forum were held simultaneously. The event focused on anti-loosening product inspection, application cases, technological trends, and achievement transformation, providing a highly practical communication scenario for anti-loosening technology to move from experimental verification to terminal application, and offering references for application-end selection and enterprise technological upgrades.
• June 25: The Industry Annual Technical Talent Index Release and Human Resources Symposium was successfully held. The meeting focused on practical issues such as recruitment difficulties in the fastener industry, insufficient job matching, and slow talent pipeline development. It also released salary data and talent recruitment conditions for the fastener industry for 2025-2026, discussing skilled talent development, changing job requirements, and enterprise employment structure upgrades.
• June 25: The 2026 5th National Industrial Rod and Wire (Shanghai) Conference and Fastener Industry Development Conference approached from the perspective of raw materials and industrial synergy. Discussions centered on market trends, variety dynamics, CBAM regulations, and the application of steel for fasteners, helping steel mills, distributors, wire drawing factories, and fastener enterprises strengthen resource matchmaking and upstream/downstream synergy.
• Concurrently: The 2026 Global Fastener Industry Ecosystem Conference focused on the industrial chain synergy of "fastener production—distribution—application," inviting domestic and foreign industry association representatives, top traders, and industry chain enterprise representatives to jointly discuss new opportunities in the context of addressing shortcomings and strengthening the ecosystem. The conference provided fastener enterprises with a broader industry perspective from the angles of global procurement, supply chain synergy, certification access, quality management, and industrial ecological construction.
• June 25 (Evening): The 2026 Luosi Night was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Golden Hall). As a high-level exchange grand event in the fastener industry, this year's Luosi Night was upgraded to a scale of 1,000 people, gathering chambers of commerce, enterprise executives, experts, scholars, and overseas representatives. Multiple industry awards were presented on-site to recognize innovative achievements and excellent enterprises, setting industry benchmarks.
• June 26: The Fastener Youth Association Exchange Meeting was held. This closed-door event shared insights around the theme of "The Application of AI in the Export Sales of the Fastener Industry," focusing on foreign trade scenarios such as customer acquisition, content generation, customer communication, and business growth, providing new ideas for fastener enterprises exploring digital overseas expansion.
• During the Expo: An Indian procurement delegation made a special trip to Gaojia Intelligent Equipment (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. for an on-site inspection of automatic oil removal equipment such as heading oil centrifuges and oil filters. They learned about solutions for oil consumption recovery, iron scrap separation, labor savings, and safe/environmentally friendly production, promoting exchange and matchmaking between overseas markets and Chinese fastener supporting equipment enterprises.

Thanks to Exhibitors, Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and Every Visitor's Attendance

The successful conclusion of an exhibition is inseparable from the support and companionship of every participant.

Thank you to all exhibiting companies for bringing high-quality products, equipment, technologies, and solutions; thank you to every professional visitor for their on-site communication, procurement negotiations, and valuable suggestions; thank you to the associations, chambers of commerce, and procurement delegations from various regions for their active organization and support; thank you to all forum guests for their professional sharing; and thank you to every partner, media friend, volunteer, and staff member for their full dedication.

During this exhibition, associations and chambers of commerce formed groups to visit the site, including the Zhejiang Fastener Industry Association, Jiangsu Fastener Industry Association, Guangdong Fastener Industry Association, Shanghai Fastener Industry Association, Hong Kong Screw & Fastener Council, Hangzhou Fastener Industry Chamber of Commerce, Shenzhen Fastener Industry Association, Suzhou Fastener Intelligent Manufacturing Chamber of Commerce, Ningbo Fastener Industry Association, Wenzhou Fastener Industry Association, Dongguan Fastener Industry Association, Yangjiang Fastener Industry Association, Yangjiang Machinery & Equipment Industry Association, Dongtai Fastener Industry Association, Yueqing Fastener Industry Association, Ningbo Zhenhai District Fastener Industry Association, Xinghua Dainan Fastener Industry Association, China Fastener Industry Xiang Army Group, Fastener Association of India, and the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Hardware and Machinery Merchants' Association (SAFMA). They engaged in exchanges focused on industry trends, industrial synergy, and supply-demand matchmaking, jointly facilitating efficient resource linkage across the upstream and downstream fastener industry chain.

Gathering out of trust, growing by walking together. The support and attendance of every participant make FES an important force for the fastener industry to connect with each other, build consensus, and run toward the future.

Huawang Shanghai Expo, New Expectations in March!

The three-day exhibition connected products and markets, gathered industry and confidence, and witnessed the continuous upward power of China's fastener industry.

The 16th Fastener Expo Shanghai has concluded perfectly, but the communication and cooperation belonging to fastener professionals continues. Thank you for the attendance of every fastener professional, and we look forward to gathering with everyone again next time to jointly witness more new products, new technologies, new trends, and new opportunities in the industry.

From March 3-5, 2027, the 17th Fastener Expo Shanghai will continue to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). A new time, a new starting point, and new expectations; FES will continue to join hands with upstream and downstream enterprises in the fastener industry for our next industrial appointment.

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