The theme of the forum is "digital factory and production process control". More than 300 people from different industries attend the forum, including iron and steel, engineering machinery, electronics, military, energy, aerospace and defense, food and beverage. Many famous large and medium enterprises like XGMG, M-FLEX, OSI Group, Zhengzhou Jingyida Auto Parts etc. attended the forum.

The forum started with Dr. Pei Huang's opening speech, in which he introduced MES applications and its development trends, related heated topics, and measures of MES application promotion.

Dr. Pei Huang, e-works CEO

Guests from electronics, equipment, automotive, and food and beverage industry shared their MES application and implementation experience. Mr. Qiliang Zhang, XGMG Information Management Department Director introduced XGMG's digital factory and MES implementation experience. Mr. Hang Zhong, IT Project Manager of M-FLEX presented the vision of M-FLEX smart factory and introduced their MES application selection, system functions, solution architecture, and successful implementation experience. OSI Group IT Director Mr. Kai Yao shared their group implementation experience. Mr. Jun Liu, Senior Project Manager of Zhengzhou Jingyida Auto Parts analyzed MES’s role in lean production and their MES implementation and application effects.

Senior consultants, industry experts from Wondervare, Intmes, MPDV, EWININFO, Honeywell, LGCX, EUS, BenQ Guru, EMIS, and Camstar brought latest MES technologies, solutions, and successful cases to the forum.

Exhibition Booth

In roundtable discussion session, guests discussed which key factors should be the concern in MES selection, MES implementation difficulties, and solutions.

Roundtable Discussion

At the end of the forum was a MES application salon. Participants and guests have face-to-face discussions on MES project planning and implementation, MES team building, and common issues on MES implementation and application. Guests answered each question patiently until the end of the forum.

MES Application CIO Salon

The MES forum offered a platform for analyzing MES application features, implementation, and difficulties. Conferees commented that it is a very practical forum and offers significant detailed information for enterprises in selecting and applying MES software. e-works has successfully held 9 MES application conferences and 3 MES application forums. The MES forum has been one of the grandest MES events in China and has deep and significant influence on local manufacturing enterprises and software vendors.