China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT) founded by China Machine Tool & Tool Builders’ Association in 1989 to be held in each even year is the most prestigious international machine tool exhibition in China. It’s one of the four famous World International Machine Tool Exhibitions along with the EMO (European International Machine Tool Exhibition), IMTS (Chicago International Machine Tool Fair of America) and JIMTOF (Japan International Machine Tool Exhibition). Through more than 20 years’ development, the international status and influence of CIMT have been continuing to improve becoming an important venue for exchanging international advanced manufacturing technology and trade. It has become the platform displaying the latest achievements of modern equipment manufacturing technology. It’s also the vane and barometer of development and progress of China's machinery manufacturing technology and machine tool industry. CIMT brings together the most advanced and applicable machine tool products of the world, and for domestic buyers and users it’s an international investigation at home.

All key fields of machinery and electrical engineering industry are represented, with primary focus on machining and forming.

MSV’s spotlight is Industry 4.0 and Digital Factory, i.e. digitisation in production, one of the key trends of the innovation process. Other highlighted topics include the circular economy – management of material resources. This is a current trend which is a high-priority area of sustainable development as industry and trade adaptation will move forward in that direction.