CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2027

How it compares

interzum in Cologne offers the closest international comparison. Its materials, intelligent components and production technologies suit a buyer assembling a worldwide supplier shortlist or following European product development. The Cologne fair runs every other year; Guangzhou provides an annual point of contact with the manufacturing and sourcing networks of South China. The distinction is the market around the booths as much as the suppliers inside them.

China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) answers a different purchasing question. Its home furniture, furnishings and outdoor sections suit buyers looking for finished ranges. The office and commercial show beside interzum guangzhou brings completed workplace products into the same trip as the mechanisms, surfaces and machinery used to produce them. A furniture retailer can build a useful trip around CIFF; a factory upgrading production or changing material specifications has more reason to concentrate on interzum.

Guangzhou is especially useful when a sourcing brief crosses processes: a panel manufacturer, adhesive supplier and machining specialist can each address a different part of the same production problem. Cologne remains attractive for a broader international view of furniture supply. CIFF offers the downstream product perspective. interzum guangzhou brings those production conversations into one of China's main furniture manufacturing regions.

interzum guangzhou suits furniture manufacturers and suppliers comparing machinery, materials and components for production in China and across Asian markets.

Who exhibits

The mix runs from woodworking automation to the quieter components that determine how furniture works and wears. IMA Schelling and Paolino Bacci represent production equipment; REHAU and Schattdecor bring surfaces and decorative materials; Bostik addresses bonding, and LINAK supplies actuator systems. These companies are confirmed for 2027. Their presence makes the fair useful to teams comparing several inputs to the same product, alongside Chinese manufacturers and international pavilion suppliers.

Last year's exhibitors

1. 

   Bostik

2. 

   Jowat

3. 

   Malaysian Timber Council

4. 

   Bureau de promotion des produits du bois du Québec (QWEB)

5. 

   Linak

6. 

   Leuco

7. 

   Boyteks

8. 

   Mesan Plastik ve Metal

9. 

   Derock Linear Actuator Technology

10. 

    Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association

11. 

    Lamitex

12. 

    IMA Schelling

13. 

    Koelnmesse

14. 

    Sm'art

15. 

    Pfleiderer Deutschland

16. 

    Leitz

17. 

    DTS Systemoberflächen

18. 

    Urufor

19. 

    Printech KR

20. 

    Berfino Mobilya Aksesuarlari

21. 

    JUN Shiau Machinery

22. 

    Kuang Yung Machinery

23. 

    Confer

24. 

    Wenzhou Henge Hardware

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CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2027

The 2027 theme, WeMake, shifts the discussion from production efficiency alone toward the experience of the furniture user. The announced supplier lineup includes IMA Schelling, Bostik, Schattdecor, REHAU and LINAK, while German, U.S., Turkish and Taiwan-Region pavilions are recruiting participants. After the smart manufacturing emphasis of 2026, the next fair will connect materials, machinery and product design more closely. The accompanying program brings back business matching and the VSIL and Boundless Innovation forums, alongside PIAZZA and Happy Hour.

• For office seating projects, compare actuator and upholstery suppliers at interzum with finished workplace products at the co-located CIFF office and commercial show.
• The VIP buyer program accepts buyers with defined procurement needs across manufacturing, custom furniture, property development and design studios. A company can nominate two buyers, so use the places for complementary technical and purchasing roles.
• Bring process questions to Boundless Innovation Forum and material or product-design questions to VSIL Forum & Gallery; the two programs address different parts of furniture development.

Exhibiting

The stand choices separate raw space from standard and premium shell schemes. Raw space leaves construction, partition walls and electrical connection to the exhibitor, with a separate hall management charge. Mandatory media services and any approved co-exhibitor add to participation costs. The fair fits suppliers that can connect a material, mechanism or machine to the production needs of Chinese and Asian furniture manufacturers.