Lying between the old metropolis of Guangzhou and the Silicon Valley of hardware Shenzhen is a place known as ‘the world’s factory’ – Dongguan. With the information technology as its pillar industry, Dongguan has witnessed a successful transformation from manufacturing to smart manufacturing over the past 30 years.
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Workers at Dongguan’s Huajian shoe factory; Photo credit: The Guardian
Chaihuo (the 1st maker space in Shenzhen, created by Seeed) unveiled its upgraded space x.factory last year, with a vision of connecting maker pros with the industry. And now we are launching a new x.factory based in Dongguan with the aims to make Dongguan’s manufacturing resources more accessible for global makers. Would you like a sneak peek of x.factory in Dongguan and visit one of the fully automatic factories in Dongguan? If so, join our tour!
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Dongguan x.factory Rendering
During the tour, you will be able to take part in a forum about smart manufacturing, obtaining information about how smart manufacturing is evolving in Dongguan; get a close look at a current construction project by Vanke (one of the biggest real-estate companies in China), and visit a fully automatic factory.
Here is the information of the tour:
• Dates: October 15th, 2018 (Mon.)
• Places: Dongguan City (travel from Shenzhen)
Initial Schedule:
7:45 Meeting point at Window of the World Metro Station B Exit, Shenzhen , travel to Dongguan by coach
09:30 – 10:00 Forum registration
10:00 – 11:00 Smart Manufacturing Forum at Vanke ‘1835 Creative Community’
11:00 – 11:30 Travel to Vanke ‘Star of Dongjiang’
11:30 – 12:30 Visit Vanke ‘Star of Dongjiang’ construction site
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Party (At Dongguan x.factory)
13:30 – 14:00 Travel to Janus Dongguan Precision Components Company Limited
14:00 – 14:45 Visit Janus Dongguan Precision fully automatic factory
14:45 – 15:00 Photographs & End of tour
15:00 Return back to Shenzhen by coach
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A robotic arm is used at an assembly line in a factory in Dongguan; Photo credit: cbcnews
To ensure you’ll have a pleasant trip to Dongguan and enjoy the tour as much as we expect, we’ll only open 20 spots for the tour. As the Dongguan x.factory is a follow-up event of Maker Faire Shenzhen, the exhibitors/workshop hots/Forum speakrs of MFSZ 2018 will have the priority to participate!
If you would like to join the tour, please fill in the following form to apply for a spot. We will let you know whether you’d be able to join the tour ASAP via email.
Application Link: https: https://jinshuju.net/f/qMqbQU
