Tides rise on the Pujiang River, heavy machinery gathers strength. From September 21 to 23, the 2026 China (Shanghai) International Heavy Machinery Equipment Exhibition was grandly held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. As an international exhibition and exchange platform of great significance to the industry, this exhibition brought together leading enterprises and industry elites from the global heavy machinery equipment sector, anchored itself to the development direction of high-end, intelligent, and green development, jointly explored the development path of new quality productive forces in the industry, and outlined a brand-new future for the heavy equipment industry. Dafang Holding Group made a grand appearance with multiple innovative products, demonstrating its responsibility as a pillar of a great nation with hardcore technological strength, and became a dazzling focus of this year's exhibition.

Grand Opening | By the Banks of the Pujiang River, Gathering for an Industry Event

Elites gather, heavy machinery assembles. Standing at the forefront of the industry, this exhibition serves as a multi-dimensional platform integrating technology display, business matchmaking, and exchange of ideas, showcasing in a concentrated manner the iterative achievements in the global heavy machinery equipment sector.

From core equipment innovation to coordinated upgrading across the entire industrial chain, the exhibition carries the era's mission of breakthrough innovation in the equipment manufacturing industry, building a bridge for domestic and international enterprises to exchange what they have and seek common development.

▲The Exhibition Grandly Opens

Big Names Gather | Wisdom Converges, Jointly Discussing New Industry Prospects

At this grand event, distinguished guests all arrived. Dafang seized the development opportunities of the industry, appeared on the Shanghai stage with a full set of innovative solutions, embraced industrial transformation with a pragmatic stance, and fully demonstrated the confidence and vision of a national heavy industry brand. Leaders at all levels and industry big names visited the Dafang booth to jointly witness Dafang's outstanding strength in the fields of intelligent lifting and steel structures.

▲Leaders at all levels visit the Dafang booth for observation and exchange

Meanwhile, domestic and overseas clients, upstream and downstream partners across the industrial chain, and industry elites gathered at the scene, engaging in in-depth discussions on key topics such as technological breakthroughs in heavy equipment, market transformation, and globalization development. They learned from and connected with one another, sparking innovative ideas.

▲Overseas and domestic clients visit the Dafang booth for business discussions

Industry Summit | Attending the Annual Grand Event to Explore New Paths for Intelligent Manufacturing Development

During the same period as the exhibition, the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Material Handling Engineering Equipment Complete Sets and Services Branch of the China Heavy Machinery Industry Association was grandly held in Shanghai.

Yang Zunjia, President of Dafang Holding Group, was invited to attend this high-level annual industry meeting, where he joined association leaders and representatives of leading industry enterprises on the same stage to discuss and exchange views in depth. At the meeting, all parties conducted detailed discussions and in-depth consultations on core topics such as future industry development trends, breakthroughs in core technology innovation, upgrading of the engineering complete-set service system, coordinated development across the entire industrial chain, and strategic layout of domestic and international markets.

▲Group President Yang Zunjia Invited to Attend the Industry Summit

Intelligent Manufacturing | Hardcore New Products Unveil New Heights of Heavy Machinery

Innovation as the soul, intelligent manufacturing as the blade. At this exhibition, Dafang concentrated on releasing its technological R&D achievements, with multiple new products unveiled in a concentrated manner, covering diverse application scenarios such as aerospace engineering, port logistics, shipbuilding, and road and bridge infrastructure, comprehensively demonstrating Dafang's profound accumulation in equipment R&D, process innovation, and scenario customization.

The exhibition lineup was impressive, with the new planetary drive crane, container gantry crane, shipbuilding gantry crane, dedicated crane for rocket launching, expressway steel box girder, landscape bridge, and girder lifting machine all making their appearance.

▲Shipbuilding Gantry Crane

This equipment features advantages of large tonnage, large span, and high lifting height. It adopts dual-trolley coordinated operation, capable of completing hull section lifting and transport, in-air turning, and grand block erection. The overall structure has strong rigidity, excellent wind resistance and corrosion resistance, and is equipped with a micro-motion precise positioning control system, with comprehensive safety protection. It can be customized according to dock working conditions and is widely used for lifting operations of shipbuilding and marine engineering components.

▲Container Gantry Crane

The container gantry crane is the core equipment of container yards. It is divided into rail-mounted and tire-mounted types, and is equipped with dedicated telescopic spreaders suitable for standard containers of multiple specifications, enabling efficient container transfer and multi-layer stacking with high yard utilization. The equipment has a high working class and features intelligent anti-sway and multiple safety protections, and can be expanded with automation and remote operation and maintenance functions. The rail-mounted type is suitable for automated yards, while the tire-mounted type is maneuverable and flexible. It is widely used in seaports, inland river terminals, and railway container yards.

▲Dedicated Crane for Rocket Launching

Dafang's dedicated crane for rocket launching has repeatedly supported the launch missions of the Long March 8 series rockets. It adopts a tower-less horizontal upper slewing large cantilever structure, supports 360° full slewing operation, and integrates intelligent anti-sway, position memory, and millimeter-level precise positioning systems. It is equipped with multiple safety protections such as mechanism redundancy, torque and wind resistance, and automatic fault emergency handling. It is resistant to salt spray and strong winds, adapts to the complex high-altitude working conditions of launch towers, and can complete launch support tasks such as station lifting and equipment maintenance, achieving zero errors in aerospace lifting missions with high reliability.

▲Girder Lifting Crane

The girder lifting crane adopts a modular high-strength structure, with sufficient load-bearing safety redundancy and convenient assembly, disassembly, and relocation. It is divided into rail-mounted and tire-mounted models. The tire-mounted model requires no track laying and supports omnidirectional travel and autonomous span adjustment, offering strong site adaptability. It is equipped with a high-quality hydraulic and electrical control system, enabling dual-machine synchronous operation, and features multiple safety protection devices, with optional intelligent monitoring and remote operation and maintenance. It can complete girder lifting, storage, and loading operations in a one-stop manner, supports non-standard customization, and offers efficient after-sales response. It can effectively meet the construction needs of high-speed railway and highway girder yards, saving project costs and improving construction efficiency.

▲New-Type Planetary Drive Crane

With features such as "high transmission efficiency, high operating precision, light overall weight, and greatly reduced height above the rail," it overturns traditional crane transmission solutions. With modular coverage from 5 to 500 tons, it integrates 5G IoT and health monitoring to achieve remote early warning and predictive maintenance, becoming the technical "heart" of the exhibition booth and reflecting Dafang's independent R&D capabilities at the core component level.

▲High-Speed Bridges and Landscape Bridges

Dafang's high-speed steel structure bridges and landscape bridges are prefabricated with high-strength steel, featuring light self-weight, strong load-bearing capacity, and excellent seismic and wind resistance. They can achieve large-span layouts, with factory prefabrication and on-site assembly, greatly shortening the construction period and reducing on-site construction disturbances. High-speed steel bridges are designed strictly in accordance with high-grade highway load standards, adapting to mountainous areas and complex geological conditions, while balancing traffic safety and ecological protection. Landscape bridges take into account both structural safety and aesthetic design, and can be customized with integrated appearance and lighting design in combination with regional culture, featuring smooth and beautiful lines.

From special lifting equipment serving aerospace launch missions to empower the nation's aerospace engineering; to container gantry cranes adapted to port operations, helping logistics hubs operate efficiently; from shipbuilding gantry cranes safeguarding the construction of the shipbuilding industry, to hardcore products such as girder lifting machines, steel box girders, and pedestrian bridges, deeply serving road and bridge infrastructure construction.

Each product is engraved with Dafang's persistent pursuit of technological innovation. Dafang delves deep into breakthroughs in core technologies, driving equipment to iterate toward high reliability, intelligence, and customization, breaking out of the inherent framework of traditional equipment manufacturing, achieving two-way empowerment between technological innovation and industrial innovation, and providing solid and reliable complete-set equipment support for various major engineering projects with hard technological strength.

Full of Popularity | Booth Popularity Undiminished, Strength Attracts Attention

The scene was crowded with people, and the popularity continued to rise. The Dafang booth saw an endless stream of visitors, with Chinese and foreign clients and professional visitors coming in droves, stopping to observe the products and take photos. The staff warmly received every visiting guest, meticulously explaining product advantages, technical highlights, and project cases, communicating face-to-face with customers about their actual working condition needs, and delivering customized equipment solutions.

▲The Booth Bustling with Visitors

With the exhibition as a bond and innovation as the compass. Standing at the international window of Shanghai, Dafang Holding Group not only sees the broad and promising prospects of the industry's vigorous growth, but also deeply understands the era's responsibility on its shoulders. In the future, Dafang will continue to uphold independent innovation, delve deep into the heavy equipment track, continuously refine its products and iterate its technologies, adhere to the dual-driven approach of technological innovation and industrial innovation, strive to create more pillar equipment for a great nation, and join hands with industry partners to boost breakthroughs in China's heavy machinery equipment industry and journey toward broader horizons.

Photos/Text by Zhang Shaogang