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Humanoid robots, artificial intelligence, autonomous robot dogs, drones, smart glasses and digital twins of entire factories. This year’s International Engineering Fair will feature technologies that seemed like science fiction just a few years ago but are now gradually moving into real-world operation. From 6 to 9 October, 1,379 companies from 39 countries will exhibit at the Brno Exhibition Centre. Alongside traditional engineering technologies, one of this year’s key themes will be connecting people, robots, artificial intelligence and data.

JETRO, a Japanese trade and investment promotion organization, is to hold a Japan Pavilion at the International Engineering Fair (MSV 2026) with 15 Japanese companies showcasing advanced manufacturing technologies.

What does modern packaging look like when machines, robots, conveyors and handling equipment are actually running, rather than appearing in catalogues and presentations? Packaging Live at this year’s International Engineering Fair will provide the answer. The long-established live exhibition returns in a new format in 2026. Instead of a single continuous packaging line, Hall A2 will feature several interconnected technology cells, where visitors can see different stages of packaging, automation, marking, identification and handling in operation.

Every piece of plastic packaging carries two values: what it costs to produce, and what it can save in extended producer responsibility (EPR) fees. Good design and documented recycled content increasingly translate into lower fees – which makes certification a financial tool that works for the business, not just an item on a compliance checklist. At MSV and PLASTEX in Brno, 6–9 October 2026 (Hall G1, stand 008), Silk Road Certification will present its certification package: everything a plastic packaging producer needs to demonstrate recycled content and recyclability, under one roof and from a single certification body.

Good neighbours help each other – and Silk Road Certification is right next door. Based in Polish Silesia, just across the Czech border, the company is an independent certification body and advisory firm specialising in the circular economy of plastics and environmental compliance for industry. For Czech partners, this means short distances, a shared Central European perspective and auditors who can be on site quickly.

Zlín-based Robot George will present the George humanoid robot in its new metal build at the International Engineering Fair in Brno (6–9 October 2026). The robot is designed for production halls where conventional automation reaches its limits. At stand 237 in Hall F, visitors can meet the robot and the team behind it in person.

Společnost Robot George a.s. ze Zlína vyvíjí humanoidního robota George a softwarovou platformu GeorgeOS pro průmyslové nasazení. Robot je určen pro výrobu a logistiku, tedy pro práci, která je monotónní, fyzicky náročná a na kterou firmy stále hůř shánějí lidi. Jde například o obsluhu strojů, vybírání dílů z přepravek, zásobování linek, kontrolu a třídění, paletizaci či vykládku.

Integra Robotics will present the AGIBOT X2 Ultra humanoid robot at its stand in a live demonstration of flexible manipulation. The exhibit will show how artificial intelligence, machine vision and motion control can be combined to automate tasks that are still performed manually in manufacturing.

Rising cemented carbide prices and the continuing pressure to reduce manufacturing costs are changing the way companies assess cutting tools. Their true value is determined not only by purchase price, but above all by the amount of work they perform reliably, the utilisation of available cutting edges and their contribution to the entire production process. ISCAR’s MAXOUT campaign responds directly to this need. 

ISCAR ČR s. r. o. is the exclusive representative of ISCAR Ltd. in the Czech Republic. The Czech subsidiary was established in 1992 and is based in Pilsen. Its parent company, ISCAR Ltd., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cutting tools for metalworking. ISCAR products are used worldwide in the automotive, aerospace, energy and general engineering industries.

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Coiltech Makina San. Tic. A.Ş. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of coil handling, press feeding and press transfer automation for the sheet metal stamping industry, with thousands of machines running in nearly 70 countries. Coiltech is presenting its latest press feeding and transfer technologies at MSV 2026, the International Engineering Fair in Brno.