66th International Engineering Fair opens in Brno

The 66th International Engineering Fair opens at the main exhibition grounds in Brno on Tuesday. Over the next four days, the venue will host over 1,300 companies from 42 countries, half of them from abroad. The largest delegations are from Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and Switzerland, with strong representation also from technology powerhouses China and Japan.

This year’s key themes are the digitalization and robotization of heavy industry, including the use of artificial intelligence. Organizers say the fair aims to help engineering firms explore new markets and sectors as the traditional automotive industry faces a downturn.

This year’s event runs alongside Transport and Logistics and Envitech, a fair focused on environmental technologies.