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What Are the Pain Points for Shoe Factory Owners? What Is the Best Solution?

  1) High labor and management costs, shrinking profit margins

  2) Difficulty in recruiting and retaining skilled workers

  3) Low labor productivity in neighboring countries, leading to unstable production capacity

  4) Strict labor and social security regulations, high risk of labor disputes

  5) Insufficient intelligent automation, unable to effectively replace manual labor

  6) Delayed equipment maintenance and upgrading, disrupting normal production

  7) Unstable supply chain with frequent material supply fluctuations

  8) Lack of supply chain security, facing potential supply disruptions

  9) Poor supply chain sustainability, affecting production continuity

  10) Strict environmental compliance requirements, pressure for sustainable transformation

  11) Incomplete industrial supporting systems, difficulty in purchasing parts and accessories

The best solution to these challenges is a one-stop international intelligent shoemaking equipment and supply chain solution. GISMA GUANGZHOU 2026 Global High-End Shoe Machinery Exhibition is a professional one-stop sourcing platform tailored for overseas shoe manufacturers and OEM factories of all sizes and levels.

The exhibition brings together core Chinese shoe machinery manufacturers, key component and supporting service providers, as well as global high-quality shoe materials. It comprehensively makes up for the incomplete industrial supporting systems in overseas countries, realizing a full-chain supply covering equipment, technology, consumables and after-sales maintenance. It thoroughly solves problems such as insufficient supporting industry, sourcing difficulties and supply disruption risks, while strengthening supply chain security and sustainability.

Exhibition Information

• Name:

  GISMA GUANGZHOU 2026 Guangdong Int'l Intelligent Shoe Machinery &  Material Exhibition

• Date:

  May 28 – 30, 2026

• Venue:

  Poly World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Guangzhou

• Organizers:

  Guangdong Shoe-Making Machinery Association(GSMA)

  Dongguan Shoe Machinery Chamber of Commerce

  Guangzhou Daguang Exhibition Co., Ltd.

• Scale:

  Over 30,000 ㎡ exhibition area

  400+ shoe machinery manufacturers,

  professional buyers from 50+ countries

  20,000+ global professional purchasers

• Positioning:

  A world-class shoemaking machinery exhibition that overseas shoe factory owners and executives must visit for complete solutions.