Taiwan & Czechia
14 | Technika & trh | special edition
Taiwan and Czech Machining:
A Partnership That Goes
Beyond Trade Fairs
Taiwan is not merely a supplier of machine tool
catalogues for Czech industry. Its companies
manufacture, invest, and build research centres
onCzech soil. That iswhat makes this year‘s TMTS
in Taichung more than just another metalworking
showcase.
The most visible point of connection remains
theTaiwan Pavilion atthe Brno MSV engineering fair.
Since 2021, TAITRA andTaiwan‘s Ministry ofForeign
Affairs have organised thepavilion together; in2022,
sixteen companies focused onsmart manufacturing,
CNC tooling, and industrial automation exhibited
under the Taiwanese ag. TMBA, the association
consolidating hundreds of Taiwanese machine tool
and accessory manufacturers based in Taichung,
appears repeatedly in the Brno exhibitor catalogue
and has made MSV its primary launchpad for
expansion into Central European manufacturing
clusters.
Behind this institutional framework sits a real
industrial presence. Pegatron has operated
a manufacturing and service base in Ostrava-
Hrabová since 2004, employing around 500
people as of 2024. Foxconn maintains operations
inPardubice andKutná Hora. In2022, HPE opened
adedicated HPC factory inKutná Hora that now forms
part ofthe European supply chain for supercomputers
andAIinfrastructure.
Taiwanese interest in Czechia follows a clear logic:
thecountry sits atthe heart ofEurope with adense
automotive and mechanical engineering supplier
network, a strong industrial tradition, and direct
links to manufacturing clusters in Germany,
Poland, and Slovakia. CzechInvest signed thelatest
investment support memorandum with Taiwanese
partners inDecember 2024, agreeing ona one-stop-
service model for Taiwanese investors.
TMTS 2026 arrives asthis cooperation moves from
commercial exchange toward deeper production
integration. Czech delegates travelling to Taichung
are not going just tobrowse machines.