Transformation & Reinvention: Footwear Tech Revolution for Ultimate Comfort & Personalization
Global footwear manufacturing is undergoing a major shift. Traditional mass production can no longer meet today’s market demands, as consumers prioritize ultimate wearing comfort and customized, personalized styles.
Trendy atypical shoe designs — lightweight ergonomic sneakers, split-toe styles and sculptural casual footwear — are driving factories to upgrade precision, flexibility and material adaptability. Modern shoemaking now requires precise foaming control, ergonomic flexible processing, seamless stitching and adaptive sewing to deliver cloud-like comfort.
Meanwhile, booming small-batch, fast-reorder customization demands intelligent zero-downtime mold switching and flexible production lines, replacing outdated mass-production workflows.
These industry upgrades will be fully demonstrated at VFM 2026 & VTG 2026 in Ho Chi Minh. As Vietnam becomes a core global footwear supply chain hub, the two expos serve as key benchmarks for smart manufacturing in Southeast Asia.
Emerging local manufacturers are actively sourcing intelligent, cost-effective machinery for small-order fast-turn production. The integration of stretch knit uppers, new eco-materials and adaptive sewing technologies will be the core highlight of this year’s exhibition.
We deliver digital, flexible and eco-friendly shoemaking solutions to solve pain points including difficult new material processing, complex stitching and slow mold switching. Global buyers can explore our latest intelligent production systems via our online digital showroom anytime.
VTG 2026 | Vietnam International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition
1) Exhibition Positioning: A flagship textile machinery and intelligent manufacturing technology platform with nearly 20 years of deep cultivation in Southeast Asia.
2) Exhibition Core: Focusing on integrated software and hardware solutions from "Textile 4.0 to 5.0."
3) Core Exhibits: High-speed intelligent knitting machines, digital spinning and weaving equipment, nonwoven fabric machinery, 3D intelligent body-scanning garment systems, and factory intelligent management ERP systems.
4) Commercial Value: Directly addressing the strict requirements of future supply chains for "small orders with quick response," helping factories overcome the pain points of labor shortages and rising costs.
5) Visitor Pre-registration - VTG:https://www.chanchao.com.tw/en/entryApply.asp?id=FTXTHCM2026
VFM 2026 | Vietnam International Shoe Machinery and Footwear Materials Industry Exhibition
1) Exhibition Positioning: A professional trade channel covering over 70% of Vietnam's shoe factories, precisely connecting with the OEM systems of multinational footwear giants.
2) Technical Highlights: Supercritical physical foaming equipment and high-performance footwear materials.
3) Core Exhibits: AI vision automatic cutting machines, automated shoe forming lines, complete supercritical foaming equipment, ultra-lightweight eco-friendly sole materials, and water-based non-toxic shoe adhesives, jointly showcased by Guangdong Shoe Machinery Association member enterprises and GISMA core exhibitors.
4) Commercial Value: On-site demonstrations of world-class fully automated footwear production lines and green low-carbon sole forming technologies, providing comprehensive intelligent and fully green cost-reduction and efficiency-enhancement solutions for overseas OEM factories of multinational brands in Vietnam.
5) Visitor Pre-registration - VFM:https://www.chanchao.com.tw/en/entryApply.asp?id=FVNFLM2026
