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2026 World Manufacturing Convention Opens Sept. 20 in Hefei

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“Made in Anhui” Takes the Global Stage

HEFEI, China, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 2026 World Manufacturing Convention will bring global business leaders, government officials and technology experts to Hefei, Anhui Province, from September 20 to 23 for four days of business engagement, technology showcases and discussions on the future of manufacturing.

Held under the theme “Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future,” the convention will feature an opening ceremony and keynote addresses, business-matching sessions spanning key industrial and supply chains, investment and project meetings, the release of major industry reports, and exhibitions highlighting the latest manufacturing technologies and achievements. Organizers have identified 946 potential partnership projects to date, representing more than RMB 400 billion in combined investment.

More than 1,000 prominent guests from around the world are expected to attend, according to the World Manufacturing Convention Executive Committee Office. They will include foreign political leaders and ministerial-level officials; representatives of the guest country of honor and international partner provinces, states and cities; diplomatic and consular officials based in China; and heads of international organizations.

The convention will also welcome more than 500 international delegates, including C-suite executives representing Fortune Global 500 companies and other multinationals, among them Merck, Mitsubishi Electric and Air Liquide.

The United Kingdom will serve as this year’s guest country of honor, while more than 40 companies from the United States, France, Russia and other countries will participate as exhibitors. A series of international business programs will connect Chinese and overseas companies, with sessions devoted to the international expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises, cross-border industrial and supply-chain partnerships, China-Europe manufacturing cooperation, and the future of industry in China and France. Dedicated programs will also feature the guest country of honor and Anhui’s international partner provinces, states and cities.

By bringing together companies and resources from across the industrial value chain, the convention aims to translate Anhui’s manufacturing strengths into new commercial partnerships and investment opportunities. Provincial delegations have also promoted the event and pursued potential projects in Germany, Morocco and other international markets.

The program will spotlight growth sectors including smart and connected electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles, advanced information technologies and artificial intelligence, along with emerging fields such as quantum technologies, embodied AI and biomanufacturing. Leading scientists and industry experts from China and abroad will examine advances in these technologies and the trends expected to drive the next wave of industrial transformation.

Among the major industry publications to be released are the Annual Report on the Development of the Industrial Base (2025–2026) and Manufacturing Digital Transformation Capabilities 2026. The reports will provide data, analysis and practical insights for manufacturers and policymakers worldwide.

This year’s program comprises four flagship events, six major project and business-matching events, and 21 specialized programs. Flagship activities will include the opening ceremony, keynote addresses and an official tour of the exhibition.

The six project-focused events will bring together centrally administered state-owned enterprises, multinational companies, companies with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, businesses backed by overseas Chinese investors, and privately owned manufacturers. They will include a partnership event for Chinese private-sector manufacturers, a business-matching program connecting multinational companies with Anhui’s emerging industries, a forum promoting cooperation between Anhui and Taiwan in complementary sectors, and a project-matching event for overseas Chinese entrepreneurs.

The convention will also partner with leading think tanks and research institutions, including the National Manufacturing Strategy Advisory Committee, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and the China Electronics Standardization Institute. Jointly organized programs will include the 2026 Forum on Building China into a Manufacturing Powerhouse, an event focused on the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing, and a forum on innovative approaches to smart manufacturing standardization.

Several related industry events will take place elsewhere in Anhui during the convention. Wuhu will host the 2026 Low-Altitude Economy Development Conference; Chuzhou will stage a business and technology-matching event showcasing advances in photovoltaics and next-generation energy storage; and Tongling will host the China Copper Processing Industry Annual Conference together with the China (Tongling) Conference on High-Quality Development of the Copper Industry.

Anhui enters this year’s convention with a rapidly expanding industrial economy. Among businesses in the province’s industrial sector with annual revenue of at least RMB 20 million, combined revenue has risen from RMB 3.8 trillion to RMB 5.9 trillion, moving Anhui from 12th to fifth place nationwide. The province also ranks fifth nationally on an index measuring the high-quality development of manufacturing, firmly establishing it as one of China’s major industrial centers.

The exhibition—traditionally one of the convention’s principal attractions—will occupy 70,000 square meters, according to the Anhui Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology.

A 20,000-square-meter exhibition devoted to manufacturing development and innovation will comprise 10 themed zones. These will include an introductory pavilion, a showcase of China’s manufacturing capabilities, a guest province pavilion, an international pavilion, a smart and connected vehicle zone, and a robotics and embodied AI zone.

A further 50,000 square meters of commercially operated exhibition space will be divided into five industry-specific zones covering areas such as automotive supply chains and semiconductors, as well as artificial intelligence and robotics. More than 900 companies have been selected to participate, with over 10,000 items expected to be on display.

Luogang Park will host a separate interactive showcase devoted to integrated unmanned systems operating across air, ground and other environments. Outdoor displays will include demonstrations of unmanned aircraft and autonomous vehicles.

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DapuStor to Showcase AI Storage Innovations with Global Infrastructure Partners at Tech Week Singapore 2026

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DapuStor, an enterprise storage solutions provider, will showcase its latest enterprise SSD technologies alongside four global AI infrastructure partners at Tech Week Singapore 2026, taking place September 29–30 at Marina Bay Sands.

Under the theme “Powering AI Infrastructure Together,” DapuStor will demonstrate how enterprise storage works with data platforms, compute infrastructure, and AI applications to support increasingly data-intensive AI workloads.

The showcase will feature DapuStor’s latest enterprise SSD portfolio, including the 512TB R6060 E2 QLC SSD, J5060 SLC/QLC mixed-mode SSD, R6 liquid-cooled E1.S SSD, and J5 M.2 boot drive SSD. Designed for evolving AI training and inference requirements, the portfolio addresses growing dataset sizes, thermal constraints, storage density, and infrastructure efficiency.

DapuStor will also present a series of joint AI infrastructure showcases with its partners. Together with DDN (DataDirect Networks), DapuStor will demonstrate high-performance enterprise TLC SSDs supporting AI data platforms including DDN Infinia, EXAScaler, and X3M, with a focus on efficient data access and movement at scale.

With Ubitus, DapuStor will showcase an integrated AI infrastructure solution combining scalable GPU computing with enterprise storage for AI training and inference. Together with ExponTech, DapuStor will highlight AI-oriented storage for KV Cache, RAG, training, and inference workloads.

DapuStor will also showcase enterprise NVMe storage alongside platforms from a leading global server technology provider, highlighting scalable compute and storage infrastructure for AI and cloud deployments.

Beyond the exhibition, DapuStor will participate in two conference sessions. On September 29 at 3:35 p.m. SGT, John Li, VP of Marketing and Operations at DapuStor, will join the panel “AI Sovereignty in Asia Pacific – Navigating Strategy, Policy, and Control.”

On September 30 at 12:45 p.m. SGT, DapuStor and DDN will jointly present “Powering AI Infrastructure with High-Performance Storage” at the Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote Theatre, sharing perspectives on scalable, production-ready AI infrastructure.

Visitors can meet DapuStor and explore the joint showcases at Booth 5-I45, Level 5, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, September 29–30.

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Xinhua Finance: Robotics Contest Highlights Chongqing District’s Push Into Embodied AI

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National competition in Shapingba District draws more than 100 teams developing robotics technologies for real-world deployment

CHONGQING, China, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A national robotics competition held this month in Chongqing offered a look at China’s efforts to move embodied artificial intelligence out of research laboratories and into commercial use.

The finals of the 11th “Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for Intelligent Biomimetic Robots concluded Sept. 11 in Chongqing’s Shapingba District. The three-day national competition drew more than 100 teams from across China, with projects spanning biomimetic robotics, industrial automation and AI systems designed to perceive and interact with the physical world. 

Alongside the competition, organizers arranged meetings involving companies, universities and research institutions, as well as discussions aimed at technology transfer, financing and local deployment. The event formed part of a national program intended to support innovative SMEs with specialized technologies. Its theme was “Pushing Tech Frontiers, Unleashing Creativity.”

The competition comprised 13 tracks, covering work ranging from foundational research to systems approaching commercial deployment. Teams in the startup category competed in three broad areas: cutting-edge technologies, core enabling technologies and specialized applications. Their projects focused in part on the hardware, software and control systems underpinning the next generation of robots.

Teams in the enterprise category, by contrast, tested systems designed for real-world use in the electric power, healthcare and service sectors. The emphasis was on whether the technologies could perform reliably in operating environments and be scaled for broader deployment.

Many of the entries targeted technical bottlenecks that have limited the wider deployment of robotic systems. Projects included multi-robot coordination and task-scheduling systems for warehouses; assistive exoskeletons for older adults and rehabilitation patients; biomimetic robots for inspecting electric power infrastructure; miniature hummingbird-inspired flapping-wing drones; and robots capable of folding clothing autonomously. Together, the projects illustrated the range of engineering approaches Chinese developers are pursuing as they seek practical applications for embodied AI.

The competition also served as a venue for financing and business-development discussions, and several participating projects announced plans to establish operations in Shapingba. At the closing ceremony, the Shapingba District government signed letters of intent with SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. and Chentu Technology, among other companies. ZTE also signed letters of intent with teams from Zhejiang University and Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Shapingba is seeking to establish itself as a center for embodied AI within Chongqing’s broader robotics supply chain. The value of the district’s robotics output rose 233% from a year earlier during the first seven months of 2026, according to local government data.

 

 

 

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Peoplevine Secures Multi-Million-Dollar Growth Investment to Accelerate AI-Powered Hospitality

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Investment from Recurring Capital Partners will accelerate Peoplevine’s AI roadmap, payments infrastructure and global expansion across private clubs and luxury hospitality.

CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Peoplevine, the Guest & Member Experience CRM for hospitality, today announced a multi-million-dollar growth capital investment from Recurring Capital Partners (RCP). The investment will accelerate Peoplevine’s AI-driven product roadmap, payments infrastructure and continued global expansion across private clubs and luxury hospitality.

“Hospitality has always been about remembering people, who they are, what they value and what makes them feel known. AI gives us an entirely new way to unlock it.” Boren Novakovic, CEO, Peoplevine

For hospitality operators in more than 20 countries, Peoplevine helps deepen guest and member relationships through a living profile, connecting identity, membership, preferences, payments, reservations, visits and experiences to make hospitality more personal.

Peoplevine is investing in AI capabilities designed to make the depth of guest and member context within its platform dramatically easier for operators to surface, understand and act on, turning the living profile into intelligence, personalization and action.

“Hospitality has always been about remembering people, who they are, what they value and what makes them feel known,” said Boren Novakovic, CEO of Peoplevine. “For more than 12 years, our technology has helped clients build those relationships, and the living profile gives operators that memory at scale. AI gives us an entirely new way to unlock it. This investment allows us to accelerate that vision and help our customers create more personal, more intelligent hospitality around the world.”

Peoplevine’s Guest & Member Experience CRM helps private clubs, hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and other membership-driven hospitality operators manage the guest and member relationship across its lifecycle.

“The opportunity isn’t simply to add AI features to the interface,” said Jordan Gilman, CTO and Co-Founder of Peoplevine. “It’s to make the depth already inside Peoplevine more accessible and actionable. When intelligence can securely reason across the living profile, operators can move from searching for information to understanding what matters, identifying opportunities and taking action. We’re building toward a system of identity and intelligence that puts the full context of the guest and member relationship to work.”

The investment will also support Peoplevine’s continued international expansion, extending the company’s platform and support capabilities to private clubs and luxury hospitality operators in new global markets.

“Peoplevine has a proven track record of driving growth through innovation in the private club and hospitality market,” said Brian Henley, Managing Partner at Recurring Capital Partners. “Peoplevine is exactly the kind of high-growth, capital-efficient company we’re excited to support, led by a proven management team. We look forward to fueling their continued success and innovation.”

About Peoplevine

Peoplevine is the Guest & Member Experience CRM for hospitality, purpose-built for private clubs, hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and other membership-driven hospitality businesses.

Peoplevine helps operators acquire, check in, engage, retain and grow guest and member relationships through a connected living profile that brings together identity, membership, engagement, transactions and experiences.

For more than 12 years, Peoplevine has helped hospitality businesses create more connected and personalized experiences and today serves customers across 20 countries.

Peoplevine integrates with leading hospitality platforms across property management, point of sale, reservations, payments and other critical systems.

For more information, visit Peoplevine.com.

About Recurring Capital Partners

Recurring Capital Partners provides growth capital to SaaS technology companies. Combining deep operating experience with startup finance expertise, the firm partners with founders and management teams to accelerate growth, manage business and personal risk, and help capital-efficient software businesses scale.

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Chris Lindsey, Peoplevine, 1 7734160841, chris@peoplevine.com, www.peoplevine.com

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