The shoe machine industry is one of the industries most closely related to the shoemaking industry. It is not only affected by the development of the majority of shoe-making enterprises, but also restricts the development of shoe-making enterprises to a great extent. After so many years, China's shoemaking industry has experienced a difficult development process from scratch, from a little to a lot, from mainly relying on imports to the rise of domestic shoe machines.

With the continuous reform and improvement of the market economy, the living conditions of Chinese residents have also been greatly improved, and the requirements for shoes have gradually increased. In response to the demand for improving shoe quality, a large number of private shoemaking enterprises have emerged across the country. The establishment of private shoe factories has greatly boosted the demand for shoemaking machinery. As a result, many shoemaking companies emerged one after another. Most of the current key shoemaking companies in China were born during this period.

After years of hard work, China has produced more than 300 leading shoemaking machinery companies, mainly located in Fujian, Wenzhou, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong and other places. Among them, companies in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong account for 90% of the total, and their sales account for more than 90%. The shoe machine products currently produced by these companies can basically produce products ranging from shoe pattern design, upper making equipment, molding equipment to sole installation, whole shoe decoration and laboratory equipment, with stable quality.

At present, China's overall shoe machine market prospects are still good. Product upgrading will be accelerated, and product quality requirements will also be high, especially in terms of energy saving and labor cost reduction. Therefore, many shoe machine companies are increasing investment in developing new products and improving product quality. In addition to these requirements, shoemaking companies also require lower prices and better services.

China's shoe machine market is relatively optimistic about the future, because it is impossible for shoe manufacturing to leave China. But as the market develops, it will definitely become concentrated, some will be eliminated, and some will become stronger, especially manufacturing companies. The market will be more dispersed and will not be concentrated in a few places, and the markets in other developing countries will become larger and larger. From the technical level, there is little difference between mainland shoe machines and Taiwan shoe machines (Taiwanese brands produced in mainland China), and some products are completely indistinguishable. However, European shoe machines still have certain advantages in some high-end products. Therefore, European shoe machines currently still occupy the mainstream of high-end shoe machines, although this part accounts for a small share of the entire market. Taiwanese shoemakers are still quite competitive because they are almost all "mainlandized". Especially among Taiwanese-owned shoemakers in mainland China, their market share is still the majority, estimated at 60%.

There is still a lot of room for development in the shoemaking machinery industry. China has the largest market, and the export industry has just started. There is also a lot to be done in technological development and innovation. Enterprises should strengthen management, tap potential, adapt to the development and changes of the situation, and continue to research New technologies and new processes, while learning Italian equipment technology, we must also learn from the scientific and standardized management of Italian enterprises, shorten the gap with the Italian shoemaking machinery industry as soon as possible, and enable China to develop from a big shoemaking machinery country to a shoemaking machinery powerhouse as soon as possible.

In the global footwear industry, China is undoubtedly the most powerful force, because of the global annual production of 20 billion pairs of shoes, more than 10 billion pairs are "made in China". China's footwear industry has developed rapidly, and the total annual production of footwear products accounts for 51% of the world's output.

Recently, the 17th Shanghai International Footwear Expo 2020 will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from July 2-4. This exhibition was approved by the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission and organized by the Shanghai Leather Technology Association and Shanghai Yahui Exhibition Co., Ltd. Co-organized by the company. After more than ten years of accumulation, the exhibition currently covers an exhibition area of 40,000 square meters, with more than 800 exhibitors, and will attract 60,000 visitors from home and abroad. The exhibition will set up an international brand exhibition area, a men's and women's fashion shoes exhibition area, an original design exhibition area, a sports/casual shoe area, a special function shoe area, a children's shoe area, and an innovative shoe material exhibition area. In addition, in order to comply with market trends, this exhibition will also add a new intelligent manufacturing shoe machine exhibition area, gathering well-known shoe machine manufacturers at home and abroad.

This exhibition will be held concurrently with the 17th Shanghai International Luggage Exhibition and the Asian Sports and Fashion Exhibition, sharing 200,000 professional industry buyers and receiving news reports from nearly 200 news media. In order to promote the transformation and upgrading of the shoe machine industry and achieve rapid development in the luggage, shoe, leather, clothing, textile and other industries. This exhibition will provide an international communication and trade platform for global shoe machine industry companies to explore and develop the market.

Currently, the exhibition recruitment work for the 17th Shanghai International Shoe Expo 2020 is in full swing, and booth sales are booming. Visitors can go to the "Shanghai Shoe Expo" official website or official WeChat to pre-register in advance. The organizer warmly welcomes new and old exhibitors and visitors to pay attention to this exhibition, and looks forward to working with everyone to build a bright future for the domestic shoe industry and shoe machine market.