MSV 2026: Technology live. Business face to face

The Industry’s Highlights in One Place

MSV 2026 will take place alongside the specialised trade fairs IMT, PLASTEX, WELDING, FOND-EX and PROFINTECH. It will thus showcase the entire production chain – from machining, forming, welding and foundry technology through plastics, automation, robotics and logistics to production digitalisation and artificial intelligence.

Manufacturing companies today are looking for solutions that help them manufacture more efficiently, with lower energy consumption, reduced labour requirements and a higher degree of automation. This year’s exhibitor displays will address precisely these challenges. Visitors will see state-of-the-art machining centres, automated production workstations, robotic cells, humanoid robots and digital tools that connect individual parts of production into a single functional whole.

Plastics, Rubber and Chemicals at MSV 2026

In the plastics, rubber and chemicals segment, companies including Arburg, Aditeg, Blaser Swisslube, Boco Pardubice, Datria, Fuchs Oil Corporation, Gumex, Hasco, Mapro and MillTech CZ will present their latest developments. AMIS Maschinen and Sumimoto Demag Plastics Machinery Česko will also exhibit. Valplast will also be represented, supplying a broad portfolio of plastics raw materials and additives and providing technical support for their testing and introduction into production. Through cooperation with its sister company 1.Plastcompany, which will also exhibit at the fair, it combines its materials portfolio with a range of modern machinery and technologies for comprehensive plastics processing and recycling.

The main themes of Stäubli’s exhibit will be efficient production, smarter mould changes and modular connections for the future of industry. In addition to proven solutions for the plastics industry, visitors to its stand will see three key solutions: SMI multi-connection - compact multi-couplings designed primarily for smaller injection moulding machines, QMC123, an advanced magnetic system for quick mould changes, and Smart config, a modular multi-media connection system for assembly and testing applications, particularly in the automotive industry.

PMES Technologies will exhibit an angel hair separator at its stand, designed for direct integration into conveying systems. Austrian company Luger will bring a new generation of Motan SWIFT conveying and drying systems or the innovative HB-Therm FLOW-6 flow meter, which enables precise monitoring and optimisation of individual temperature control circuits.

Robotics Live

The ROBOTS at MSV project will bring live demonstrations of robotic applications together in a comprehensive exhibit. Applications from ABB, Fanuc, Güdel, Cloos, TGS, Gimatic, Zlín Robotics, Lumnio, Sentio Robotix and Stride XL, among others, will be on display. The programme will also include guided tours of the fair and the specialist meeting Robots in Mechanical Engineering, which will take place on Thursday 8 October.

New TECHNOLOGY STAGE Will Connect Research, Industry and Customers

A new feature of this year’s fair will be the TECHNOLOGY STAGE in Hall P. Technology manufacturers, their customers, research institutions and educational institutions will come together at one table. Four thematic panels will showcase specific examples of connections between development, production and innovation.

The Future of Manufacturing: Digital Factory 2.0, the Defence Industry and 3D Printing

MSV 2026 will present technological trends shaping today’s industry.

Digital Factory 2.0 in Hall F will offer solutions for improving business efficiency. It will include the DIGI STAGE with interviews, case studies and panel discussions. The project’s Gold Partner is the National Centre for Industry 4.0, which, under the slogan United by Innovation, will bring together industrial enterprises, technology companies, research organisations and innovation funding experts in a single exhibit. Its joint stand will feature RICAIP Testbed Praha and Brno, Siemens, KUKA, Česká spořitelna, Smart Informatics, Škoda Auto, T-Mobile, DEL and, for the first time, Murrelektronik.

The programme will also include 3D Expo with the Additive Manufacturing Forum conference on Thursday 8 October, and following its debut last year, the DEFENCEO conference, connecting mechanical engineering with the defence and security industry, will return on Wednesday 7 October.

MSV Is Above All About Face-to-Face Meetings

Prominent foreign delegations, representatives of European industry and politicians will head to Brno. Each year, MSV attracts over 55 000 trade visitors, 82 % of whom have decision-making authority, while more than half come with a specific investment plan. The fair also includes the Kontakt-Kontrakt business matchmaking event and other B2B meetings, which lead to hundreds of new business relationships.