With over fifty years of development, Taiwan's press manufacturing industry has accumulated abundant manufacturing experience that is helping them consolidate their position in the global marketplace. Many in the line are applying computer technology to upgrade their products to provide higher leve

Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$212.8 million in January, down 3.9% from the same period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the non-profit Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports, metal-cutting machine tools ac

Taipei, March 17, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to the hot sales of consumer electronics worldwide, Taiwan' s manufacturers of machine tools, PCB (printed circuit board) drilling machines and metal-forming equipment are enjoying a booming business. Of domestic machine-tool manufacturers, Tong-Tai Machine

Taipei, March 6, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s exports of machine tools amounted to US$2.658 billion in 2005, representing an 18.1% year-on-year increase, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total, exports for metal-cutting machine tools

Taipei, Jan. 27, 2006 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools grew 19.3% year-on-year to reach US$2.417 billion in the first 11 months of 2005, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of total machine tools sold abroad, exports of metal

Mark Hogan, president of Canada's Magna International Inc., the world's fourth-largest tier-one auto-parts maker, announced on his first trip to Taiwan recently that his company would establish one or two R&D centers, plus a branch or subsidiary, on the island by the end of 2006. Magna is the wo

Taipei, Nov. 29, 2005 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$1.946 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 21.4% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports,

Taipei, Nov. 10, 2005 (CENS)--After experiencing two years of growth, Taiwan's machinery industry saw a slowdown in output in the third quarter of this year, according to statistics compiled by the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) under the government-backed Industrial Technology Res

Taipei, Nov. 2, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports of machine tools amounted to US$1.732 billion in the first eight months of this year, representing an annual increase of 22.6%, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports, metal

Taipei, Oct. 18, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's domestic manufacturers of steel products and automobile parts, including China Steel Corp. (CSC), Mayer Steel Pipe Corp., William Precision Industrial Co. and Kian Shen Corp., recently formed a research and development union in association with the government-

Shini Plastics Technologies Inc., founded in 1969, specializes in the development and production of various kinds of ancillary equipment for the plastics-forming industry. It claims one of the most progressive in-house research and development departments in its sector in Taiwan. Shini started o

With more than two decades of development, Taiwan's kitchen furniture and accessories sector has made a successful transformation from contract manufacturing to focus on the production of original design manufacturer (ODM) items. The shift has resulted from intensive efforts in the local industry t

Taipei, Oct. 3, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports of machine tools totaled US$1.494 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 24.2% from the corresponding period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of total export sales, metal-cutting

The government-backed Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently combined three leading food-related trade shows, Food Taipei 2005, FoodTech Taipei 2005, and Taipei Pack 2005, to create a veritable industry supermarket. The show kicked off its four-day run on June 16 at the Taipei

Taipei, Sept. 9, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's domestic machinery manufacturers saw profitability mixed in the first half of this year, with some reporting profits and others incurring losses. Thanks to the increased demand for automation equipment and garden tools, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co., Je

Taipei, Sept. 5, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.278 billion worth of machine tools in the first half of this year, up 25.5% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools

The state-run Taiwan Power Co. and firms from Denmark, Germany, and Japan, have invested in wind power in Taiwan, and now they are to be joined by four private domestic companies that have formed a "Taiwan Wind Power Industry R&D Union" to tap this potentially lucrative market. The four members

Taipei, July 28, 2005 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$1.058 billion in the first five months of this year, up 26.4% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total

The government-backed Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently combined three leading food-related trade shows, Food Taipei 2005, FoodTech Taipei 2005, and Taipei Pack 2005, to create a veritable industry supermarket. The show kicked off its four-day run on June 16 at the Taipei

Taipei, July 4, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$805.91 million worth of machine tools in the first four months of this year, up 25.9% from the corresponding period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools

The Industrial Technology Department (ITD) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) recently brought four domestic research institutions together to form the Taiwan Vehicle Technology Development Alliance (TVTDA). The goal behind the new grouping is the beefing up of the island's automoti

Taipei, May 31, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$580.03 million worth of machine tools in the first three months of this year, up 23.9% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs-cleared statistics conducted by the Taiwan Machine Tools Foundation (TMTF). Of the major categor

With the continuation of the global rise in prices of raw materials such as iron and steel over the past year and more, Taiwan's makers of office-furniture parts are seeking to boost the added value of their products in an effort to overcome the higher materials costs. Fortunately, with more than t

Taipei, May 10, 2005 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$368.49 million in the first two months of this year, representing a sharp annual growth of 29.8%, according to customs statistics compiled by the non-profit Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of major product ca

Taipei, May 6, 2005 (CENS)--Overall production value of Taiwan's machinery industry amounted to NT$131.3 billion (US$4.18 billion at US$1:NT$31.4) in the first quarter of this year, representing an increase of 19.8% from the corresponding period of last year, according to a survey conducted by the

High growth continued for Taiwan's machinery industry last year, with production value rising to NT$501.4 billion (US$15.9 billion at NT$31.5:US$1). While this was up 11.17% from 2003, it was much less than the original projection of NT$530 billion (US$16.82 billion), thanks to the imposition of ma

The Besma Group is comprised of four companies--Tsung Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd. Lien Shing Machinery Co., Ltd. Taiwan Yoshizuka Industries Co., and Peking Tsai's Industries Co., Ltd. Tsung Sheng was established in 1979, specializing in the manufacture of high-speed printing machines for cups, bo

Taipei, April 12, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports of machine tools amounted to US$220.67 million in January, representing a year-on-year increase of 65.1%, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Metal-cutting machine tools saw exports reach US$159.94

In the world of manufacturing today, there are few truisms more uncontested than the importance of innovation to survival. "In the manufacturing industry, you can't remain unchanged for long. Otherwise, you will be left far behind and soon disappear," says Sophia Kung, founder and general manager o

Taipei, March 21, 2005 (CENS)--President Chen Shui-bian noted central Taiwan would be developed as a stronghold for the domestic precision, nanotechnology-based, and biotechnology-based machinery industry. President Chen recently made the announcement when visiting the Taipei International Machi