Packaging Live 2026 puts packaging in motion. This year, technologies come together in a new concept

The new concept gives individual partners more scope to present their own technologies while retaining what makes Packaging Live distinctive: the opportunity to see machines as part of real processes rather than in isolation. The individual solutions will complement one another, showing a product’s journey through production and packaging to handling and logistics. Packaging Live is thus becoming a live technology laboratory, where visitors can not only watch equipment in action but also discuss its potential use in specific operations directly with experts.

ONDRÁŠEK INK-JET SYSTEM: marking, inspection and data

An important part of modern manufacturing is the ability to mark, inspect and trace every product correctly. This field is represented by ONDRÁŠEK INK-JET SYSTEM, a company with more than thirty years of experience in industrial marking, automation and quality control technologies. At MSV, it will present modern printing technologies, machine vision systems and collaborative robotics integrated into a single working system. Visitors will see how product marking and inspection can be automated while also providing information on production and data flows. The result is a solution geared towards full product traceability – a topic of growing importance in modern manufacturing.

FANUC: robots handling everything from biscuits to parcels

FANUC will showcase robotics in action in two practical applications. The first demonstration cell will feature high-speed pick-and-place using two robots: the FANUC M-2iA and LR Mate 200iD. With camera guidance, they will pick randomly positioned biscuits from a moving conveyor and place them precisely into blister packs. The second application focuses on logistics. A FANUC LR-10iA robot, working with the iRVision 3D camera system, will demonstrate the recognition, sorting and handling of envelopes and parcels up to A3 size. Both demonstrations will clearly show how combining robotics with machine vision enables the automation of processes in which the position, orientation or dimensions of individual items vary. FANUC robots will also feature in other technology sections.

ZDVIH servis: bringing materials to the right height

Handling is about more than moving something from point A to point B. ZDVIH servis focuses on solutions that help bring materials and work equipment safely to the required height. The project will feature the CUB 1000 hydraulic scissor lift platform, with an exceptionally low minimum height of just eight centimetres. Its U-shaped platform allows a Euro pallet to be loaded using a low-lift pallet truck, without the need to recess the equipment into the floor. Also on display will be Work Positioner mobile lifting platforms and the DSS2 Premium unit, designed for safer, more ergonomic servicing of pallet trucks, stackers and forklift trucks. It can lift equipment weighing up to 2.5 tonnes to a working height of up to 1.8 metres.

Mátl & Bula: a product’s journey does not end with packaging

Once a product has been packaged, it needs to reach its next destination safely. Mátl & Bula will take care of this part of the live operation, supplying handling equipment and forklift trucks for the project. Its involvement will serve as a practical reminder that an efficient packaging process does not end when a box is sealed or a pallet is completed. The smooth movement of materials and finished goods between operations and onwards to storage or dispatch is just as important. The company has many years of experience in handling equipment and provides servicing and spare parts alongside equipment supply. Its activities also cover hydraulics, pneumatics and the manufacture and repair of hydraulic components.

AROBOTICS: technologies need to speak the same language

Individual machines may be state of the art, but true automation only comes about when they can work together. AROBOTICS therefore plays an important integration role in Packaging Live. The family-owned company, which specialises in industrial automation and robotics, is responsible for robot integration and coordination of the entire packaging line. It delivers projects from the initial design through robot integration and custom programming to commissioning the completed system. At Packaging Live, it helps turn the individual partners’ technologies into a working whole, clearly demonstrating the importance of system integration in modern industry.

NEDPAK PACKAGING: from simple packaging to automated processes

NEDPAK PACKAGING represents packaging technologies themselves. The company focuses on solutions for comprehensive packaging process automation, e-commerce operations and simpler sealing applications. Its portfolio includes technologies for film and bag packaging, strapping, wrapping, label application, void-fill systems and pallet handling solutions. Its approach also includes equipment installation, operator training and after-sales servicing. Within Packaging Live, it represents the broad range of technologies directly involved in the packaging process.

ALBERTINA: automation and ergonomic handling

ALBERTINA will bring a wide range of solutions. Its two divisions combine production process automation with ergonomic handling and intralogistics. The technologies on display will include the IPLUSMOBOT EMMA 400L autonomous mobile robot with a payload of 400 kilograms, mobile and stationary TAWI vacuum lifters, an electric wire rope hoist and electric lifting trucks. The packaging process itself will be represented by TUBELINE for the automatic filling and sealing of plastic and metal tubes, and an S-series checkweigher with automatic rejection of non-conforming products. The exhibition will thus bring together automated material movement, workplace ergonomics and product inspection.

Gimatic: gripping biscuits, boxes and a variety of products

Before a robot can move a product, it must first grip it reliably. This is where Gimatic’s technologies come into play. The project will feature several types of grippers for different handling tasks. For handling biscuits, a lightweight gripper with four vacuum ejectors and silicone suction cups suitable for direct food contact has been prepared. Another solution is designed for small boxes or packaged products. A highlight will be the universal FCG foam gripper, with a carbon body and a load capacity of 100 kilograms. Its design enables it to adapt to products of different sizes and shapes. Gimatic will thus showcase a component without which many impressive robotic applications could not function at all.

BRALO: fastening as part of the industrial process

BRALO, a manufacturer of riveting systems with more than forty years of experience, also joins the mix of technologies at Packaging Live. The company serves industries ranging from automotive and construction to renewable energy, offering solutions from development and sample production through to testing. At MSV, it will present an updated range of pneumatic tools for blind rivets and rivet nuts, among other products. The Czech company BRALO CZ serves Central and Eastern European markets from its central warehouse in Brno.

GABEN: data, identification and smart labels

In modern manufacturing, physically moving a product is not enough. It is also essential to know what it is, where it has come from and where it is going. Automatic identification will be represented by GABEN, which has worked in this field for more than thirty years. The company develops its own solutions and supplies barcode scanners, mobile terminals, RFID technologies, printers and label applicators. It also has its own production line for labels and RFID SMARTLABEL. This year’s presentation at MSV will also include GBTouch industrial touchscreen terminals, a robotic label applicator and other data collection technologies. GABEN sees its participation in Packaging Live as an opportunity to demonstrate automatic identification and data collection as part of a real operation rather than as standalone technologies.

L.CH.Oil: proper lubrication supports reliable operation

L.CH.Oil, a company specialising in industrial oils and lubricants, is also a project partner. Alongside products that meet established standards, it offers specialist premium lubricants, technical advice on their use and services related to the cleanliness of industrial premises and production lines. It represents the manufacturer Lubocons Chemicals on the Czech market and also offers lubricant development tailored to specific customer needs. Its presence highlights a less visible but important aspect of industrial technology: proper equipment care and reliable operation over the long term.

EQUICom is behind the project

Bringing so many different technologies, brands and areas of expertise together in a single project also requires an organisational coordinator. Packaging Live is organised by EQUICom, a Czech marketing, communications and PR agency that specialises, among other things, in cross-marketing projects involving multiple partners. The agency has been organising Packaging Live as part of the accompanying programme of MSV and EMBAX/SALIMA since 2010. The project’s longstanding principle is to bring technologies from conventional trade fair stands into a shared live process, allowing visitors to see their practical applications.

The project will also feature in the press

Media partners TechMagazín, Packaging Herald and Automa help bring what happens at the exhibition to audiences beyond the hall. Each reaches industry professionals from a slightly different perspective. Packaging Herald specialises in the packaging industry and related fields, providing an information platform for packaging users, manufacturers, technology suppliers, designers, logistics and retail. TechMagazín covers developments in industry and technology, while the specialist magazine Automa focuses on automation technology. Together, the three publications reflect the essence of Packaging Live: connecting packaging, industry and automation. BVV has also confirmed all three publications as media partners for this year’s event.

Technologies you can see in motion

Packaging Live is part of the International Engineering Fair, which will take place at the Brno Exhibition Centre from 6 to 9 October 2026. BVV reports that more than 1,300 companies will take part across nine halls this year. Visitors will find Packaging Live in Hall A2. This year, it will be about more than following a single packaging line from start to finish. The new concept will offer more individual processes, more combinations of technologies and more opportunities to see the individual solutions actually at work. From a robot gripping a biscuit through marking and inspection to handling a finished product, Packaging Live will once again demonstrate what is best explained in practice at a trade fair: how technologies work when they are actually set in motion.

And there will be another reason to stop by Hall A2. Come and take part in the competition! At every even-numbered hour, you will have a chance to win gifts from Packaging Live partners – and all you need is one thing: a business card. Alongside inspiration, practical demonstrations and meetings with experts, you could therefore take something extra home from Packaging Live. A sweet treat also awaits you, as we celebrate the project’s twentieth edition.

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