On November 18, 2024, M5Stack opened its doors to individual visitors for the first time. More than 70 visitors from all around the world attended the event, with some showcasing their projects built with M5 products or sharing their stories with M5Stack.
The event began at 3:00 PM, with many visitors checking in and receiving their gifts—custom T-shirts featuring the M5Stack logo. After a group photo, the first agenda kicked off: The Factory & Office Tour.
M5Stack Factory and Office Tour
The visitors were divided into three groups, with introductions provided in Chinese, English, and Japanese. M5Stack operates an all-in-one facility where product design, production, packaging, quality control, marketing, and shipping are seamlessly managed under one place. Visitors could take a close look at the whole flow.
In the show board area, we display all the products we've created so far, including the classic 5x5 stack series—such as M5Basic Core, M5Core2, M5Core3, and Stick series—like the M5StickC, along with the Stamp Series (M5Cardputer, M5StampFly), and the Atom series (M5Atom Echo), among others. M5Stack’s CEO, Jimmy Lai, also explains "What is M5Stack?"
M5Stack is an open-source hardware IoT solution provider, primarily focused on products built around the ESP32. We also offer a range of accessories and our own visual programming platform, UIFlow. The "M" in M5Stack stands for Module, "5" represents the 5x5 cm size, and "Stack" refers to their stackable design.
M5Stack is committed to delivering convenient, stackable and easy-to-use development components and tools, with at least one new product every Friday, we launch over 50 new products every year. We provide not only standard products, also customized products. Our partner includes Amazon, Microsoft, Arduino, SONY, etc.
Projects or Stories with M5Stack
After the tour, it’s time for the Meetup. This year, we have 9 speakers. Jimmy began by sharing the company’s history, followed by presentations from the speakers. TAKASU Masakazu shared the success stories of M5Stack in Japan, where the Japanese market accounts for 35% of M5Stack’s global sales. Many companies and schools in Japan use M5Stack products, and you can even find books on how to use M5Stack products on Amazon. 
Other speakers introduced their innovative projects, including the Creative Dot Matrix Clock, the M5Unified Library, M5Cuffbox, and the Blue Tears Incubator, how to make stack-chan bigger, etc.
It was a truly enjoyable experience to come together with M5Stack fans from all over. We appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm and participation, and we’re already looking forward to welcoming you again next year. See you then!