Highlights of Shenli Rigging at the 140th Canton Fair

The 140th Canton Fair coincides with the event’s 70th anniversary and marks the 30th year of Shenli Rigging’s participation. At the "Advanced Manufacturing" themed exhibition area, Shenli Rigging showcased its Grade 120 ultra-high-strength rigging, smart safety hooks, and intelligent lifting solutions. These offerings highlight the company’s capacity for industrial integration and delivery—perfectly aligning with this year’s Canton Fair theme of "innovation and intelligence."

The rigging industry is currently undergoing a profound transformation from traditional manufacturing toward high-end, intelligent production. There is an urgent demand for domestic alternatives in specialized sectors such as deep-sea offshore engineering and new energy infrastructure. "Smart rigging"—integrated with sensors, RFID tags, and IoT technology—has now reached the stage of large-scale application. Shenli Rigging’s product lineup at the fair serves as a precise response to this industry trend.

At this year’s exhibition, Shenli Rigging presented a comprehensive product spectrum, ranging from Grade 80 and Grade 100 to Grade 120. Notably, the Grade 120 high-strength rigging—boasting a tensile strength of 120 kg per square millimeter—represents the highest standard currently available in the global rigging sector. It is widely utilized in high-end applications, including aerospace, deep-sea engineering, wind power installation, and the low-altitude economy.

The mass production and sale of Grade 100 lifting chains, paired with a full suite of compatible Grade 100 end-fittings, establish a complete lifting system. This development plays a pivotal role in advancing the localization of high-end rigging, upgrading industrial manufacturing capabilities, and securing international certifications.

Also featured is the company’s smart safety hook—an innovation recognized by CCTV News for its "safety + intelligence" design. By transforming a traditional hook into a system node capable of safety sensing, intelligent early warning, and data interaction, it addresses the global demand for a shift from "passive protection" to "proactive, intelligent control" in lifting safety. Furthermore, the exhibit includes DNV-certified rigging components, such as shackles and master links. Backed by independent verification from authoritative international third parties—a testament to its credibility in the global market—the company’s offerings are tailored for high-standard applications such as offshore engineering, shipbuilding, and maritime rescue, providing a robust guarantee for project safety.

As a "chain-leading" enterprise, Shenli Rigging’s technological breakthroughs extend well beyond the product level. In September 2026, at the 30th National Invention Exhibition, the company received both silver and bronze awards for innovations including an "AI-based monitoring and early-warning system for rigging manufacturing parameters." By integrating artificial intelligence and neural network algorithms into the entire production process, the company has enabled real-time data acquisition during forging and intelligent alerts for operational anomalies. This comprehensive advancement—spanning both product and manufacturing process innovation—is driving the synergistic upgrading of upstream sectors, such as specialty steel production, forging techniques, and heat-treatment equipment. Simultaneously, it provides intelligent interfaces for downstream lifting operations, shifting the entire lifting value chain from "point-based safety" to "systemic safety."

While the company’s new products highlight its technical prowess, its innovative lifting solutions demonstrate its capacity—as a chain-leading enterprise—to integrate resources across the entire supply chain. Through a "manufacturing + trading" dual-platform model, Shenli Rigging and its subsidiary, Shandong Shenli Import & Export Co., Ltd., work in tandem: the import-export arm leverages a global marketing network to capture market signals, while the manufacturing base—offering over 7,000 product specifications and supported by an end-to-end intelligent manufacturing system—ensures a rapid response. At the company’s exhibition booth, clients can experience a seamless, one-stop service, ranging from product customization to cross-border delivery.

Upstream, Shenli Rigging’s intelligent manufacturing industrial park utilizes fully automated, robotic production lines for both forging and precision machining. This has driven continuous gains in production efficiency, with a stable product yield rate of 99.8%. The implementation of full-lifecycle data traceability—from raw materials to finished goods—is steering the supply chain toward greater intelligence and standardization. Recognized as a provincial-level "Green Manufacturing Unit" in 2026, Shenli Rigging has extended its green management standards throughout its supply chain, encouraging partners and suppliers to collectively adopt environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, and low-carbon practices. Moving downstream, Shenli Rigging delivers its rigging products bundled with intelligent lifting systems and safety monitoring solutions. Covering over 120 industrial scenarios, this approach enables a shift for customers from merely "buying products" to "purchasing solutions." As industry trends indicate, large, leading enterprises—those possessing core technologies, comprehensive industrial chain layouts, and global service capabilities—are increasingly gaining a competitive edge, particularly within high-end markets and critical infrastructure projects. Against the backdrop of the Canton Fair’s trade services exhibition area—which now encompasses the full spectrum of producer services—Shenli Rigging showcased not just individual rigging products, but an end-to-end industrial chain capability, spanning from forging processes to global delivery.

During the fair, the company’s booth hosted buyers from Europe, the Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Discussions centered on Grade 120 rigging, intelligent safety lifting hooks, and smart lifting solutions, leading to several expressions of interest in future collaboration. Building on the momentum from the previous Canton Fair—where the company engaged with over 300 buyers—Shenli Rigging remained a primary focus for global purchasers of high-end rigging, with a significant proportion of buyers hailing from countries participating in the "Belt and Road Initiative."

Underpinning these achievements is the quality management system and market standing that Shenli Rigging has cultivated over the long term: the company consistently ranks among the global leaders in market share for high-end rigging (Grade 80 and above), with products certified by authoritative international bodies such as the EU’s CE, Germany’s GS, and Norway’s DNV. For global clients who use these certifications and standards as benchmarks for selecting suppliers, Shenli Rigging’s narrative at the Canton Fair has evolved from "seeking customers" to "selecting partners." This is because a "chain-leading" enterprise offers more than just a commodity subject to price comparison; it provides a comprehensive solution that defines the upper limits of safety while integrating the entire upstream and downstream supply chain.

From its origins in a forging workshop in Jining in 1965 to its current position as a "chain-leading" enterprise in the "Advanced Manufacturing" section of the Canton Fair, the history of Shenli Rigging’s participation in the event serves as a microcosm of China’s high-end manufacturing sector as it ascends toward the upper reaches of the global value chain. At the 140th Canton Fair, the showcase of Grade 120 rigging, Grade 100 lifting systems, and intelligent lifting solutions underscored Shenli Rigging’s strategic commitment to "innovation-driven development and winning through quality." It also highlighted the company’s role as an industry leader—a "chain master" enterprise—in integrating the upstream and downstream supply chain and setting safety standards. Looking ahead, Shenli Rigging will continue to focus on high-end, eco-friendly, and intelligent development, striving to become the global rigging industry’s first "lighthouse factory." As Chinese rigging technology reaches the Grade 120 milestone, the safety standards for the global high-end lifting market will increasingly be defined by a Chinese enterprise.