For the first time, Taiwan-made controllers will be the theme at the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2015, to be staged March 3-8, as the island’s machine-tool industry attempts to enhance product value when the market increasingly becomes more challenging globally. Backed by the

Global buyers and media descended on EICMA to see the latest and greatest from the powered two-wheeler (PTW) industry during the annual show's 2014 run from November 4 to 9 in Milan, Italy The show brought together all of the PTW majors at a 280,000-square-meter venue with both outside and insid

Tay Arng Co., Ltd., located in Tainan of southern Taiwan and engaged in office chair making for more than 20 years, specializes in manufacturing office chair mechanisms, hardware and parts as chair back panels, spring cups, screws, suspension seat bases, pneumatic seat bases, pneumatic plate suppor

Guangdong CASUN Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. is professional in manufacturing lampbase, lampholder and lighting accessories. CASUN’s business scopes expanded from the original lampbase to research & develop, selling of lambase, LED bulb components, LED heat sink, ceramic parts and metals parts.

Pota Corporation, founded in 1982, is a professional manufacturer of high-quality paper-ware making machines. The company boasts strong development capability and abundant experiences, enabling it to continually expand its product range. Pota currently supplies a spate of versatile paper-ware ma

Founded in 1965 as a contract manufacturer of machine parts, Kamioka Corp. is a builder of CNC machining centers, CNC horizontal turning centers, and double-column machining centers. Over 70% of the crucial components and parts for the company’s machines are either made in-house or outsourced

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG After seeing sharp shrinkage in size mostly due to overwhelming rivalry from underselling rivals worldwide, it may have been impossible for Taiwan’s blown film sector to return to its heyday. However, local surviving insiders are still working hard on improving machines

Compiled by KEN LIU Reportedly the world’s No.4 machine-tool exporter with revenue of US$3.87 billion, Taiwan machine-tool makers generally enjoy sound reputation worldwide, due mainly for efforts to emulate advanced makers to roll out user-friendly designs that help customers cut labor cost, op

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. And lots of Taiwanese extrusion machine makers have followed well those trends by developing top-caliber models and solutions

Tai Shin Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. is one of Taiwan’s specialist manufacturers of extrusion lines and pelletizing equipment, having focused on rolling out price-competitive machines rather than constant expansion of output and product lines. The maker’s main line includes extrusion lines for f

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

Founded in 1990 as a specialized supplier of circular looms and flat yarn making machines, C.S. Machinery Co., Ltd. has newly launched its high-performance, high-efficiency PLA/PET sheet extrusion line, coded STSV. The STSV features high productivity and stability, low power consumption to assur

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG Amid growing threats as continuous devaluation of Asia’s major currencies against the greenback and intensifying rivalry from Korea, China and other emerging countries, as well as tepid economies in the EU periphery, Taiwan still scored robust international trade figure

Compiled by KEN LIU The Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2015, staged March 3-8, is projected to draw over 1,000 exhibitors from 17 nations to occupy 5,400 booths this year, setting new high and unseating the Japan Machine Tool Fair as the No.2 machine-tool event in Asia, acco

Kang Chyau Industry Co., founded in 1988, is one of the most respected professional manufacturers of industrial machines in Taiwan. The company has garnered much expertise in the development of innovative products to meet the special requirements of the plastics industry. Thanks to its continuou

With a history of more than 39 years, Lee Win Flexo Machinery Company, founded in 1975 in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, is a seasoned supplier of flexographic printing machines. Decades of devotion has given the company time-tested capability in developing and manufacturing various flexograp

Established in 1976, Dees Hydraulic Industrial Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008-certified veteran developer and maker of a variety of hydraulic pressing equipment. The firm is a leader-of-the-pack in Taiwan, supplying high-level equipment to many vehicle and parts manufacturers worldwide. After vig

Founded in 1989, Grand Forging Industries Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2000-approved company specializing in forging and processing of parts and components. Backed by global reputation for high-efficiency production and processing achieved by top-end and advanced equipment, as well as skillful work

Taiwan Ignition System Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008-approved company specializing in manufacturing ignition parts for the automotive aftermarket, offering ignition modules, ignition coils, crank angle sensors, etc. The firm has developed new crank angle sensors, pencil coils, and invites inquirie

By KEN LIU After years of focusing on rolling out fast, high-precision and high value-added machine tools with multiple axes, Quick-Tech Machinery Co., Ltd. is now turning its emphasis more to friendlier management system and enhancing the functionalities of its machines. Among the latest mac

By STEVE CHUANG If success of Taiwan’s IT (information technology) and electronics manufacturing industries is a consequence of the government’s heavy push at development of the industries, prosperity of the island’s yacht industry must be an industrial miracle, because the luxury goods industry

Kangrong Fine Ceramic Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise engaged in R&D, production and promotion of various ceramic PCBs and related products. The company's product lineup mainly includes lighting ceramics, luminary ceramic components, motor vehicle spark plugs, ceramic parts of electrical and

The Clear Dawn Company (CDC), established in 1982, has long prioritized innovative thinking and a strong focus on customer service. The company has a highly experienced staff and produces precision components. Recent innovations include the new brass plumb-bob with an internal spring device that he

Despite a yacht industry with development for over four decades, Taiwan, reputed as “Kingdom of Yachts,” is still a mostly unsung hero in the sector, with products never spotlighted in high-end consumer magazines as "How to Spend It." Horizon, a shipyard in southern Taiwan, however takes an env

By STEVE CHUANG While uncertain what effects lower crude oil prices will have on macro-economics globally, except that consumers in the U.S. and non-oil-producing nations will have more disposable cash, a report by Bloomberg BusinessWeek notes that housing starts across the U.S. in 2015 are proj

Taiwan-based Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), the island’s only manufacturer of military and commercial airplanes, trainers and aircraft engines, saw revenue skyrocket to NT$3.859 billion (US$121.73 million) in December, 2014, surging 85.8% from a month ago to rise 1.49-fold over a ye

To capture considerable business opportunities from the wearable electronic boom, AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and Innolux Corp., Taiwan’s biggest two suppliers of such displays by shipments, are both eying the higher-margin applications to secure strong growth momentum. DisplaySearch, a global disp

By STEVE CHUANG Digitization of hand tools has been an inevitable trend in the evolution of such products as computerization or information tech seems to take over greater control of everything from home appliances to cars. Taiwan hand tool makers, backed by the island's mature information tech

Shih Hsiang Auto Parts Co., Ltd. is the largest and most comprehensive supplier of aftermarket (AM) suspension and steering parts in Taiwan and, for control arms for American cars, in the world. Ever since its inception in 1978, the TUV ISO 9001-approved company has invested constantly in produ

Established in 1990, Anchor Root Int'l Co., Ltd. is a seasoned trading company headquartered in Taiwan supplying comprehensive aftermarket (AM) auto parts, all of which, according to the company, are high quality and reasonably priced. The company says it can source all kinds of auto parts for glo