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China import expo showcases AI moving into practical business use
The China International Import Expo in Shanghai showcased AI in practical business roles across industries.
Companies including ABB, EY, Rockwell Automation, Merck and Philips presented tools for power systems, sustainability work, manufacturing, research and healthcare.
ABB said its AI-managed microgrid at an industrial centre in Xiamen enables nearly 90% of locally generated green electricity to be used locally and cuts carbon emissions by 13,400 tonnes a year.
Other demonstrations included AI-supported ESG reporting, automated laboratory work and medical imaging and treatment systems.
Chinese companies and smaller innovators also showed products, including an automated sample-processing workstation and a portable device for measuring skin collagen.
The examples show AI being applied to real business tasks, rather than presented mainly as a technical spectacle.
Some products developed in China are also moving toward global markets, including a Philips imaging tool developed by its China team.
The ninth China International Import Expo showed AI moving from product demonstrations into practical business operations, research and healthcare.
Exhibitors presented AI systems for managing electricity, improving sustainability reporting and supporting industrial decision-making.
Companies also showed AI-enabled tools for medical imaging, laboratory work and drug development.
Chinese firms and international companies displayed new products and collaborations at the Shanghai expo.
The article said the event was helping some innovations developed in China reach global markets.
- Who
- International and Chinese companies, including ABB, EY, Rockwell Automation, Philips and Yingkang Life, showcased AI applications.
- What
- The ninth China International Import Expo highlighted AI being applied to business, industrial and healthcare tasks.
- When
- The expo was held recently; the article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- The National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Expo
- Ninth China International Import Expo
- Location
- National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai
- ABB offerings
- More than 30 innovations and digital solutions, including 11 new products
- Yingkang Life applications
- More than 450 AI-native applications on its “Xiaoying” AI agent platform
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