These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
By STEVE CHUANG According to insiders there is growing demand globally for high performance, energy-efficient, low labor input and compact machinery. And lots of Taiwanese extrusion machine makers are rising to such challenge to develop top-caliber models that help users to achieve high profit and cut cost. Planetary Rolling Mixer As an extrusion equipment supplier in Tainan City, southe...
With Taiwan’s machinery industry gradually recovering from last year's slump, CENS (the China Economic News Service) will boost its participation in ChinaPlas 2014 (the 28th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries) by circulating a larger number of its industrial magazines and buyer guides in an attempt to connect more Taiwanese suppliers with global buyers. ChinaPlas 2014, ...
Despite market outlook remaining hazy for Taiwan’s machine-tool makers, most of the island’s leading manufacturers will launch ambitious investment projects as scheduled this year. The incumbent chairman of both the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA) and Hiwin Technologies Corp., Eric Chuo, sees uncertainty in the 2014 market for machine tools, but his company is acce...
In December 2013 alone, Taiwan’s machinery shipments surged 18.9% from the same month of 2012, to US$1.88 billion, bringing total shipments of the Taiwan industry for 2013 to US$19.7 billion to beat originally projected contraction rate of 2-3% year on year with a slower downtrend of 1.6%. The Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), which represents over 2,600 machinery makers on the ...
Chairman of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), H.T. Hsu, recently estimated the island’s machine-tool exports at US$3.5 billion for 2013, down 16% year on year to 2007’s level. Hsu attributed the drop mostly to declining demand in China, strengthening competitiveness of Japanese manufacturers on the steeply devalued yen, and the effect of free trade agreement between South Korea...
Manufacturers use product diversification, top quality, and good service to sustain growth
Apr 08, 2013Woven bag circular loom manufacturing is an important part of Taiwan’s globally competitive machinery industry, but in recent years operators in the line have been disturbed by underselling rivals in emerging countries. Woven bag circular loom production on the island has contracted as a result, and manufacturers are employing a variety of strategies to attain sustainable survival. In this ar...
Some add whole-plant services to its business to meet growing customers' demand
Apr 08, 2013Taiwan is one of the world’s largest suppliers of paper-making and converting machines. Manufacturers in the line offer a comprehensive range of models, and some have transformed themselves into turnkey solution providers to keep ahead of the competition. With demand booming in emerging markets such as China and Southeast Asia, this year promises to be a time of new opportunities for the manuf...
SAIC Motor to produce SAIC MG cars with Thailand-based JV to target ASEAN
Apr 08, 2013SAIC Motor, a carmaker in China, and Thailand's CP Group announced last December that they would set up a joint venture company in Thailand, marking the first among Chinese carmakers to expand southward as they used to focus on overseas markets such as Africa, the Middle East, and South America. The joint venture will produce the SAIC MG series which are not only for the Thai market, but all t...
The Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) believes that with the implementation of the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) at the beginning of 2011, the island’s overall machinery production will break the NT$1 trillion mark this year or next so long as the external economic situation doesn’t worsen. According to statistics compiled by TAMI, the value of Taiw...
As is true of most consumer electronics that make life more convenient and socially connected, few ever ask about the unsung heroes and look upstream the supply chain. For example one can wonder how many know the majority of machine tools turning out hot-selling tablet personal computers and smartphones are made in central Taiwan, a manufacturing hub for precision machinery and production base fo...
