From 26th–28th May 2023, the 2023 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Equipment and Data Processing (IEDP 2023) was held via virtual form in Shenyang, China. The Conference was attended by researchers, teachers, students, and engineers working in the fields related to intelligent equipment and data processing.This Conference took “Exploring the Development Needs of Strategic Emerging Industries and Promoting High Quality Development of Manufacturing and Big Data” as the theme and focused on cutting-edge research fields including Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Advanced Sensing Technology and instrumentation, Data Science and Big Data Technology, Industrial Networking Technology, etc.The general objectives of IEDP 2023 were:To build a sharing platform of academic resources, boost development of the Greater Bay Area, strengthen academic cooperation between China and the outside world, and promote scientific innovation on the global scale;To encourage exchange of information on frontiers of research in different fields, connect the most advanced academic resources in China and the world, and then turn research results into industrial solutions.The Conference was organized with three keynote speeches in different research areas and various oral and poster presentations. There was an enabling environment for discussion and exchange of ideas, during which topics related to intelligent equipment and data processing were discussed, leading to heated discussion took place during the Conference.Many excellent papers were approved, after revision, for presentation at the Conference and publication in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS).As in the previous meeting, IEDP 2023 was again a space for undisputed knowledge integration and shared of peer experiences within the specific areas of intelligent equipment and data processing. The cordiality and good treatment of the attendees promoted a climate of friendship, which we could enjoy during all the development of the Congress.We would like to thank all the keynote speakers, as well as the authors and Conference Organizing Committee members, for their efforts in making IEDP 2023 a high-standard conference. We are also very grateful to all those, especially the International Technical Program Committee members and expert reviewers, who devoted their time to the assessment of the papers. Our particular thanks also go to the editors of JPCS, for their support in publishing this paper volume.The Committee of IEDP 2023List of Committee Member is available in this Pdf.