{"id":6382,"date":"2026-09-01T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/een.si\/business-mission-to-japan-for-companies-in-the-field-of-robotics-smart-factories-and-industrial-automation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:28:39","slug":"business-mission-to-japan-for-companies-in-the-field-of-robotics-smart-factories-and-industrial-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/business-mission-to-japan-for-companies-in-the-field-of-robotics-smart-factories-and-industrial-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Business mission to Japan for companies in the field of robotics, smart factories and industrial automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6382\" class=\"elementor elementor-6382 elementor-6376\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63d6e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c63d6e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524abd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524abd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Slovenian companies developing solutions in the field of <strong>robotics, industrial automation, smart factories and digital manufacturing<\/strong> can apply for <strong>the Smart Factory &amp; Robotics Business Mission in Japan 2027<\/strong>, organized by the EU-Japan Centre.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The mission will be carried out  <strong>February 15-19, 2027 in Tokyo  <\/strong>  and will include participation in <strong>the Smart Factory Expo 2027<\/strong>, held as part of Factory Innovation Week at Tokyo Big Sight.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>The deadline to apply is October 22, 2026. <\/strong><\/p><h2>Who is the mission for?<\/h2><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The opportunity is mainly aimed at European companies that offer innovative solutions with industrial applications in the areas of:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>industrial and collaborative robotics,<\/li><li>smart factories and production automation,<\/li><li>IoT and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),<\/li><li>AI-enabled production systems;<\/li><li>digital production,<\/li><li>sensors and machine vision systems,<\/li><li>control technologies and SCADA systems,<\/li><li>autonomous transport,<\/li><li>sustainable production solutions.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>A maximum of 16 participants<\/strong> will be selected.<\/p><h2>Opportunity to enter the Japanese market<\/h2><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The selected companies will be able to showcase their technologies and services at <strong>the joint EU-Japan Centre exhibition area at Smart Factory Expo 2027<\/strong>, meet Japanese companies and other industry representatives, and explore opportunities for business, technology and innovation cooperation.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The EU-Japan Centre will provide selected participants with:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>exhibition space at the common stand,<\/li><li>support in the organization of individual meetings with Japanese companies,<\/li><li>interpretation at the stand and fair,<\/li><li>translation and printing of the company&#8217;s presentation profile or poster,<\/li><li>Online training on business and the Japanese market before the start of the mission,<\/li><li><strong>hotel accommodation during the mission<\/strong>,<\/li><li>Advice on intellectual property and support in finding opportunities in the field of public procurement.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Participants themselves cover the costs of travel to and from Japan, local transportation, food and other living expenses.  <\/p><h2>Key information<\/h2><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Event:<\/strong> Smart Factory &amp; Robotics Business Mission in Japan 2027<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Tokyo, Japan<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong> 15\u201319 February 2027 <br><strong>Fair:<\/strong> Smart Factory Expo 2027 \u2013 Factory Innovation Week<br><strong>Number of participants:<\/strong> maximum 16<br><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> October 22, 2026 <\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-japan.eu\/events\/smartfactory-robotics-mission?utm_source=EEN+dissemination+re...+(Mass+Mailing+created+on+2026-08-17)&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information and registration<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4011d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa4011d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/smart-factory-expo-japan.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/smart-factory-expo-japan.png 543w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/smart-factory-expo-japan-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovenian companies developing solutions in the field of robotics, industrial automation, smart factories and digital manufacturing can apply for the Smart Factory &amp; 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