As China’s manufacturing sector accelerates its transition toward automation, digitalization, and flexible production, competition within the fastener industry is extending beyond core manufacturing to downstream processes. Fastener packaging—once regarded as a supporting step—is now undergoing a fundamental technological transformation and emerging as a critical factor in cost control, delivery quality, and supply chain stability.

Against this backdrop, Fastener Expo Shanghai 2026, to be held June 24–26, 2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), will for the first time systematically spotlight the fastener packaging machinery sector, providing a dedicated platform for innovation display and industry exchange.

Packaging Upgraded from Manual Support to Core Production Node

Driven by growing demand from industries such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, construction machinery, and high-end appliances, fastener orders are increasingly characterized by multiple specifications, small batches, and high-frequency delivery. Traditional manual weighing and packing methods can no longer meet market requirements for counting accuracy, consistency, traceability, mixed-part identification, and data visibility.

As a result, packaging has become a key focus of automation and digital transformation projects across fastener manufacturing plants.

From Mechanical Competition to Integrated System Capability

Industry observations show rapid adoption of next-generation packaging equipment featuring vision-based counting, automatic feeding, flexible mixed-part packing, intelligent inspection, and data tracking. These systems go beyond simple labor replacement, integrating deeply with factory automation through combined automation, digitalization, and information systems.

In complex supply chains with frequent mixed orders, vision-based high-speed counting and algorithm-driven control significantly reduce human error while increasing efficiency and stability. The industry consensus is that competitive advantage in fastener packaging machinery is shifting from mechanical design alone to a holistic combination of algorithms, sensing, and execution.

Chinese Equipment Suppliers Accelerate Innovation

Domestic suppliers are rapidly expanding their presence in this segment.

Shanghai Feiyu Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Yuefei Packing Equipment Co., Ltd. exemplify this trend, with strengths in high-speed stable counting systems and digital flexible packaging lines respectively.

Shanghai Feiyu brings extensive experience in fastener packaging automation, offering integrated solutions for screws, nuts, and washers through vibration feeding, vision recognition, and automated sealing—particularly effective for high-volume mixed orders.

Suzhou Yuefei focuses on digitalization and system integration, enabling real-time monitoring of counting accuracy, equipment load, and operational status, while supporting MES and ERP connectivity. This transforms packaging from a final shipment step into a traceable and optimizable production node.

Clear Trends: Speed, Flexibility, and Digitalization

Packaging machinery innovation is moving in three clear directions: higher operating speeds, enhanced precision through vision and weight verification, and greater flexibility to handle diverse product types. Digital capabilities are becoming central, enabling full-process traceability and data-driven optimization.

Industry experts note that this “catch-up” phase in packaging automation reflects the broader shift of the fastener industry toward intelligent manufacturing, where even marginal efficiency gains can generate significant economic returns.

Fastener Expo Shanghai 2026: A Key Industry Platform

Fastener Expo Shanghai 2026 will significantly expand its focus on packaging machinery, showcasing automatic counting systems, flexible packaging lines, mixed-part solutions, and intelligent inspection modules. Organizers report growing demand from fastener manufacturers seeking packaging automation solutions, underscoring the sector’s rising importance.

From a value-chain perspective, advances in control systems, optics, algorithms, servo drives, and packaging materials are jointly enabling this evolution. As more manufacturers upgrade their production lines, fastener packaging machinery is expected to become one of the most dynamic growth segments in the coming years.

Fastener Expo Shanghai 2026 will serve as a milestone for this emerging sector, accelerating the transition from rising demand to a fully established industry track.

After fifteen consecutive editions, the Fastener Expo Shanghai (FES) has developed into one of the “three major global fastener trade shows.” Its exhibitors, product quality, event content, the number of domestic and international visitors, and on-site transaction volume all set industry benchmarks. In 2025, the expo further became the largest fastener exhibition in the world in terms of exhibition area.

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