Saudi Smart Manufacturing Expo 2025 Saudi Smart Manufacturing Expo 2025

International Exhibition and Summit on Industrial Automation and Transformation

International Exhibition and Summit on Industrial Automation and Modernization

The 3rd Saudi Smart Manufacturing Trade Expo will be held from 12-15 May 2025. The show is part of Riyadh International Industry Week, the largest industrial gathering in the Middle East and North Africa region. The Saudi Smart Manufacturing Trade Expo provides a platform to bring innovative international and local technologies, solutions, equipment suppliers and sustainable workflow practices to the Saudi manufacturing industry. Government policymakers, commercial buyers, industry professionals and leading international and local manufacturing and engineering companies can come together to network, exchange knowledge and showcase the latest and greatest smart manufacturing technologies, goods and services that will be available as part of Transforming Industry 2025.

The exhibition mainly covers areas such as automation industry, robots and digitalization. As the most prestigious industrial automation festival in Saudi Arabia and even the Middle East, the exhibition attracts industry elites and top companies from around the world, showcasing the latest automation equipment, intelligent manufacturing systems and cutting-edge logistics technologies.

Market analysis:

Riyadh is the largest manufacturing hub in the Middle East, with over $1 trillion in ongoing investment. Vision 2030 is driving rapid growth.

Riyadh is the center of industrial transformation in the Middle East. Public and private investment in smart manufacturing and technology is driven by a $26 billion government investment aimed at rapidly expanding the manufacturing sector.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia is the fastest growing economy among the G20 countries. It is the largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa…

On October 18, 2022, the Kingdom launched the National Industrial Strategy (NIS). It aims to increase the number of manufacturing plants to 36,000 by 2035, from the current 10,728, to support the economic diversification goals of Vision 2030…

4.0 Factory of the Future – an initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources…

The aim of the initiative is to increase the competitiveness of the Saudi industrial sector and keep pace with regional and global digital industrial developments and practices. Riyadh has the largest number of factories ready for this transformation.

Service industry:

Aerospace: $36.5 billion

The aerospace sector is a very important and high priority area. The aerospace cluster is structured around three areas of intervention: advancing R&D/innovation, localizing the production of aerospace-grade materials and developing the aerospace supply chain;

Automobiles: $33 billion

The goal is to produce around 300,000 vehicles per year in Saudi Arabia by 2030, with the support of Motor City. The aim is to become a hub for the production of electric and fuel cell vehicles in the Middle East and North Africa.

Building materials: $16 billion

In order to meet the demand for imports of construction materials in certain local markets and to increase exports of high value-added semi-metallic products

Chemicals: $84.3 billion

Exploiting increased growth in natural resources and basic chemicals, as well as a wide range of value additions including chemicals, mining, chemicals, water treatment chemicals, rubber products, construction chemicals, medical and pharmaceutical products, personal care products, human and animal nutrition information.

Food processing: $66.5 billion

Saudi Arabia’s overall food market is expected to grow across all sectors in the coming years, reaching $66.5 billion by 2025, as large quantities of dairy, meat, bread, fruits and confectionery are imported and processed locally. Becoming a global halal hub is another strategic goal.

Machinery and equipment: $16.5 billion

Saudi Arabia’s vision for the machinery and equipment industry is to “build a dynamic industrial machinery and equipment cluster that focuses on regionally competitive traditional product categories and develops globally competitive national champions in key emerging technologies.”

Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology: $32 billion

The Saudi pharmaceutical market is today considered one of the fastest growing markets with strong export potential. The market is expected to continue its rapid growth and meet 30% of the demand in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2025.

Medical devices: $5.3 billion

In addition to the goal of serving 30 million pilgrims by 2030, there is also a need to provide health care services to a population expected to reach 39 million people, through constant monitoring of each pilgrim’s vital signs, screening and identification of infectious diseases, and emergency response. React quickly, which opens up enormous opportunities.

Renewable energy cluster: $159.6 billion

The industry is expected to be one of the most dynamic as the Kingdom offers multiple advantages, including geographical proximity to three continents, direct free trade access to GCC markets, attractive tax exemptions, support for human capital development, extremely competitive land and energy costs, highly attractive lending structures, well-developed infrastructure, a young and highly educated workforce, and abundant natural and mineral resources.

Minerals and metals: $19 billion

Currently, the Mines and Metals Cluster is working on the development of aluminum, steel, common and specialty metals, as well as industrial minerals such as quartz, silica, ferroalloys, etc.

Industrial automation:Assembly and handling systems, industrial automation transmission systems, linear positioning systems, control systems, PLC, SCADA, sensors and actuators, embedded systems, measurement and test systems, communications, network and fieldbus systems, industrial image processing systems, industrial applications Computers, industrial automation data acquisition and identification systems, laser technology, automation services, automated production lines, assembly and handling systems, linear positioning systems, etc.

Industrial components and subcontracting technology:Cutting tools, plate and tube forming equipment, forging equipment, etc.

Robotics and industrial vision:Industrial robots, robot integration equipment, handling robots, robot hands, FA factory automation parts, human-machine interfaces, service robots, robots and vision systems, associated machine vision, devices and parts, etc.

industry:Subcontracting and subcontracting: foundries and forgings, fasteners, screws, finished metal parts, solid forming, non-cutting technical parts, cut metal parts, automotive accessories, assembly of metal components and structures, tooling and casting, standard parts, molds, locks. and accessories, plastic parts and rubber processing, production assembly services, contract services, engineering services; production, assembly, packaging equipment, bearings, chains: steel, aluminum and other metals, ceramics, polymers (engineering materials), composite materials and various other industries

Digital industry:Digital and automated drawing equipment; elastomers; electronic components and assemblies, etc.