Annual fair brings 800 companies from across the world together

The upcoming Internet Plus Expo in Foshan in South China's Guangdong province, will focus on the industrial internet and intelligent manufacturing in a bid to foster local industrial upgrading.

The China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition, organized by CEBIT, a world leader in digital events, will be held at Guangdong Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center from Oct 16 to 19.

Covering an area of 55,000 square meters, the annual fair, one of the most important internet shows in China, will gather 800 leading companies from home and abroad to showcase the latest applications and emerging developments in seven major areas: cutting-edge Internet Plus technologies, digital business, digital life, innovation and entrepreneurship, intelligent manufacturing, robots and robot competitions.

"This year's expo will ride on the latest trends of the industry, focusing on technologies and solutions regarding industrial internet and intelligent manufacturing," said Liu Guoliang, managing director of organizer Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai.