While the composites industry focuses on resins, carbon fibers, and new processes, a quiet revolution in logistics efficiency is unfolding inside fiberglass plants. From September 1 to 3, 2026, the 29th China International Composites Industry Technology Exhibition was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). North Automatic Control Technology (NACT) showcased its intelligent logistics systems for the entire fiberglass production process—from roving to electronic yarn and electronic fabric—in Hall 7.2, within the dual-group exhibition zone for fiberglass industrial fabric products and smart manufacturing equipment. This display revealed a new dimension of competition: capacity rivalry now extends beyond loom speed to every link of warehousing, conveying, and data tracking.
Event Background
The expo gathered leading companies across the industry chain, with a notably dense cluster of intelligent manufacturing exhibits in the fiberglass segment. NACT, serving the fiberglass industry for over two decades, highlighted two achievements: full-process logistics solutions for roving, electronic yarn, and electronic cloth production, and its self-developed weaving machine for fiberglass electronic fabric. During on-site exchanges, downstream customers raised three most pressing concerns: reducing labor dependency, improving production line efficiency, and achieving full traceability of quality. These three concerns correspond exactly to the three major hurdles in the industry's transformation from labor-intensive to data-driven operations.
What deserves attention is not the parameters of individual equipment but the integration logic of the technical architecture. The solution embeds IoT, big data, machine vision, and artificial intelligence into logistics systems, making handling, warehousing, and quality inspection no longer isolated automated nodes but interlocking closed loops. This system integration capability is precisely the biggest bottleneck for most fiberglass plants moving from single-machine automation to full-chain intelligent transformation—equipment can be purchased externally, but process logic requires deep customization.
Industry Impact
For fiberglass manufacturers, the value of logistics automation has surpassed the superficial meaning of labor savings. When automatic transfer and intelligent scheduling are applied to roving winding and electronic cloth rolling, line changeover time shortens, work-in-progress inventory drops, and cash flow improves directly. More importantly, full traceability allows quality data to be reversely bound to each process step—a hard requirement for high-end applications such as electronic fabric for printed circuit boards (PCBs). In other words, fiberglass companies without full-process traceability may lose access to premium customers within the next two years.
From the perspective of industry chain transmission, intelligent logistics system providers are becoming the 'invisible infrastructure' of the composites industry. NACT's solutions have been applied at leading enterprises such as China Jushi, International Composites, Taishan Fiberglass, and Changhai Fiberglass—a list that itself reflects the rising industry concentration. When leading players widen efficiency gaps through automation, small and medium plants that fail to follow will face dual pressure on price and delivery. For downstream buyers in the composites sector, a supplier's logistics intelligence level can serve as a leading indicator of supply stability and quality consistency.