Shyh Yen Machinery Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of whole-plant equipment for air-through non-woven fabrics used in filter media, seat pads and cushions, mattresses, bed cover/mattress linings, shoulder pads, and dust masks. Several years ago, the company achieved a breakthrough in de

Frank Phoenix International Corp. is a leading maker and exporter in Taiwan of machine tools and accessories, with an in-house R&D department and claiming to pay close attention to raising product quality to stand above rivals. The company mainly offers three lines: bed-type computer numericall

CNC-TAKANG Co., Ltd., established in 1994, has ample expertise in development and production of heavy-duty/high-torque/full-power-output CNC lathes and vertical/horizontal/double-column machining centers. The maker mainly offers conventional lathes, CNC lathes (flat & slant bed), double spindle

Denver Ind. Co., Ltd., founded in Taiwan in 1972, makes lathes, milling machines, and built-to-order machines for buyers from all over the world. The company is currently promoting its HL, HK, and RHL series of heavy-duty lathes, which are laden with useful features. They have spindle bores that

Compiled by KEN LIU While some furniture makers in Taiwan have caught some global buyers' attention for being able to supply ergonomic OA (office automation) and residential furnishings, the majority continue to take a backseat to high-profile, branded makers in the West, who traditionally have

CNC-TAKANG Co., Ltd., established in 1994, has ample expertise in development and production of heavy-duty/high-torque/full-power-output CNC lathes and vertical/horizontal/double-column machining centers. The maker mainly offers conventional lathes, CNC lathes (flat & slant bed), double spindle

A professional supplier of CNC machinery founded in 2003, Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. recently has launched its newest U series 5-axis machining center. The horizontal double column machining center features not just improved structural design for enhanced stability but also an A-axis tha

Green May Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd. is a prominent manufacturer that specializes in designing and manufacturing home nursing beds, household beds, electrically-adjustable beds, and massage beds. The company has built up a strong market niche for its functional and innovative products. Making the

By STEVE CHUANG The Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) 2014 was held on October 30 through November 4 at the Tokyo Bight Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center). Considered one of the largest and most important trade fairs in the global machine tool industry, the event drew mor

Taiwan Premier Jiang Yi-huah has approved a plan submitted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to replace all mercury streetlights on Taiwan with light-emitting diode (LED) counterparts by 2016 for NT$5.49 billion (US$183 million), to then become the world’s first nation to have all roads li

By STEVE CHUANG The Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF), held biennially in Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) to highlight advanced machine tools and related technology developed in Japan and throughout the world, has built a reputation among professionals as one

Located in northern China, Lang Fang Forward Furniture Co., Ltd. is successfully operated by a Taiwanese to provide a wide variety of furniture to markets in China and abroad. With efforts on improving manufacturing technologies and production capability, the company has achieved excellent integra

By MICHELLE HSU Lifestyle, a US-registered furniture company, made an inaugural appearance at Taiwan’s furniture show this year. Taiwanese consumers likely have never heard of the firm but its owner William Hsieh is known in Taiwan’s furniture industry. Hsieh's furniture empire in Taiwan floppe

Tire making machines, hydraulic curing machines, fully automatic batch-off machines, tire testing machines, cold-feed pin bellow extruders for tires Founded in 1992, Kayton Industry Co., Ltd. is a top-end manufacturer of rubber machinery mainly for tire production. Kayton supplies a full line

Denver Ind. Co., Ltd., founded in Taiwan in 1972, makes lathes, milling machines, and built-to-order machines for buyers from all over the world. The company is currently promoting its HL, HK, DHL, DHK and RHL series of heavy-duty lathes, which are laden with useful features. They have spindle bor

Nineteen outstanding young designers from Taiwan were among the 91 recipients of the 2014 iF concept design award, presented in Hamburg, Germany in mid-June. Two of the Taiwanese designers, along with nine other peers, also shared a 30,000 euro prize awarded by the judges for design excellence.

Lang Fang Forward/CENS Global Pass/JL/2014-08-07 Lang Fang Forward Furniture Co., Ltd. Dining sets, bar counters & stools, TV stands, coffee tables, children’s beds Located in northern China, Lang Fang Forward Furniture Co., Ltd. is successfully operated by a Taiwanese to provide a wide vari

By MICHELLE HSU Ever since the Japanese management scholar Kenichi Ohmae published his book “One-person Economy,” the social trend toward a solitary lifestyle has received widespread attention. Solitary living was already common before the book was published, but Ohmae compiled relevant data sys

By JENNY WU China has more than 300 million people under the age of 16, accounting for a quarter of the country’s entire population, notes Zhu Changling, vice director of the China National Furniture Association. This means, he believes, that the potential for the development of children's furni

By MICHELLE HSU The 2014 Taiwan International Furniture Show (TIFS), organized by the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers Association (TFMA) and held Feb. 21-24 at the Taipei World Trade Center, is a major global furniture exhibition held in Taiwan. This year, an international seminar was held alongs

Taiwan had foreign workers totaling 492,000 as of the end of February and the number is predicted to grow to 510,000 at the end of this year based on average annual growth of 5% in OCW (overseas contract worker) over the past 10 years, according to the Ministry of Labor (MOL). In the 1980s when

Established in 1989, Air Kinetic Technologies Corp. (AKTC) is a specialized developer and supplier of alternative air pumps, blowers and related mattress systems for preventing bedsores and DVT (deep vein thrombosis). Obviously an industry-leading supplier in the line, AKTC has sold millions of

Beginning this year, Jiuh Yeh Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. has entered into the second stage of its expansion plan, aiming to boost the company’s consolidated revenue to NT$2 billion (US$66.6 million) by 2020 from 2013’s NT$600 million (US$20 million) to make its brand known globally. The compa

The 1949-founded Far East Machinery Co., Ltd. will spin off its four affiliates this year into independent companies as the first step of its plan to transform into a holding company in line with its business diversification strategy, according to chairman, K.H. Chuang. Headquartered in Chiayi,

By CARMEN LO With its stunning economic performance over the past decades, China is today a huge and much-coveted market for global manufacturers in the furniture industry. Nearly 200 European furniture brands have reportedly heeded the call of China, hoping to tap demand there, along with other

By JENNY WU China’s furniture industry generated a production value of 1,130 billion renminbi (RMB) in 2012, keeping that country in first place in the world in terms of both production and market value for the fifth year in a row, according to Zhu Changling, chairman of the China National Furnitu

By QUINCY LIANG David Shen, chairman of Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. recently told the Economic Daily News (EDN), the largest Chinese-language economic daily newspaper in Taiwan, that his company is the sole supplier of reduction (speed reducer) gearboxes to American premium electric-ca

Machine-tool maker Far East Machinery Co. Ltd. (FEMCO), headquartered in the southern Taiwan city of Chia Yi, has recently opened an office in Taichung to boost its market share in central Taiwan. According to chairman, K.H. Chuang, central Taiwan is home to most of the island’s processing facto

Founded in 1981, Grindix Industrial Corp. has built up a solid reputation as a maker of cylindrical grinders, hydraulic crankshaft grinders, and hydraulic universal cylindrical grinders. The company's universal cylindrical grinder has many attractive design features, including a rigid mechanical

CNC machining centers, CNC double-column machining centers, CNC lathes A professional supplier of CNC machinery founded in 2003, Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. recently has launched its newest U series 5-axis machining center. The horizontal double column machining center features not j