Shenchi Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. specializes in manufacturing, importing, and exporting high-quality rubber, silicone, and plastic electronic components, backed by in-house R&D and custom mold design for use with different raw materials, as well as various types of high-precision products of

The Autumn 2014 edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, the world's No. 2 lighting show, will take place on Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). A record number of 2,500-plus exhibitors from 37 economies have registered to display their latest li

Founded in 1981, Long Friend Plastics Co., Ltd. is a dynamic Taiwanese plastic furniture parts maker that specializes in various types of casters, chair wheels, and related furniture components. The company has established an integrated production operation that encompasses R&D, mold design, and

To assure sustainable development as market demand cools down, Taiwan’s top three contract suppliers of golf clubs--the Advanced International Multitech Co., O-Ta Precision Industry Co., and Dynamic Precision Industry Corp.--are moving in different directions in search of diversification. Their eff

With the US Fed Reserve delaying QE for some time to allay jitters in global markets, the new Indian prime minister promising to reform labor structure to boost its own economy, coupled with sub-US$85 per barrel oil prices and China pumping new liquidity into its economy, global economic prospects

By STEVE CHUANG For decades, Taiwanese tool manufacturers have earned a global reputation for supplying high-profile, innovative products backed by thoughtful services that have helped customers succeed. Some of them showcased their competitive products and services at Automechanika Frankfurt, t

By STEVE CHUANG Linking over 4,500 exhibitors to some 140,000 visitors worldwide, the biannual Automechanika Frankfurt was held this year on September 16 to 20. As an important exhibition for the global automotive industry, the event attracted a strong turnout by Taiwanese suppliers seeking to bui

Since founded in 1972, Fusan Handicraft Co. has been manufacturing parts and accessories for motorcycles and scooters as a veteran supplier in Taiwan’s southern city of Tainan. With more than four decades of continuous improvement, the company has built a solid edge in technology, quality and pr

By JENNY WU China is the world’s largest furniture manufacturer, accounting for 25% of total global output, and in 2006 became the world's No. 1 furniture exporter. It is now also the world's biggest furniture market, with estimated market value of about 500 billion RMB (approximately US$83.3 bi

By STEVE CHUANG Shifting locales of global furniture production to emerging countries over the past few decades has profoundly uprooted market dynamics, with out-migration of Taiwanese furniture makers over the years also having destabilized the erstwhile prosperous furniture industry in Taiwan.

By STEVE CHUANG Renowned as Asia’s largest, most important trade fair for plastics and rubber industries, the Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Show (Taipei Plas) continued to live up to its reputation this year by attracting a record number of exhibitors who showed state-of-the-ar

On its 40th anniversary, the annual Taipei International Electronics Show (Taitronics) 2014, held October 6-10 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, is set to attract more than 500 international exhibitors using some 1,200 booths, according to show organizers Taiwan External Trade Developm

Chen Way Machinery Co. was founded in 1990 and specializes in making blow molding machines and related auxiliary equipment, with a modern factory spread over 2,500 square meters in Tainan City, southern Taiwan. The company’s product line includes accumulator die head blow molding machines, conti

Kang Chyau Industry Co., founded in 1988, is a maker in Taiwan of plastic processing machines, with expertise in innovation and continuous efforts in research and development. It now supplies a wide variety of three-layer blown film extruder, plastic inflation machine, plastic recycling machine, p

By QUINCY LIANG Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) recently announced its selection as the first overseas institute approved by the Union Technique de I'Automobile du motorcycle et du Cycle (UTAC) of France to provide electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) certification services fo

By STEVE CHUANG Biennially held in Germany, Automechanika Frankfurt continues to be regarded as the world’s most successful, trend-setting trade fair for the automotive and related sectors, and its 2014 edition again saw many exhibitors with innovative products. This year’s Automechanika

As an important event attached to the world's largest auto-parts trade show Automechanika Frankfurt, the Automechanika Innovation Awards is the most coveted innovation contest in the global automotive industry that honors innovations in auto parts development, pushes the next wave in the industry,

Founded in 1989, Shenchi Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. specializes in manufacturing, importing, and exporting a variety of high-quality rubber, silicone, and plastic electronic components. The company carries out its own R&D work and develops custom mold designs for use with different raw material

Axisco Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1984, has developed into a veteran developer and manufacturer of high-quality automated metal processing equipment. The company is committed to creating the greatest benefit for customers by providing the most economical CNC equipment for mass-produc

To help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders explore world markets, CENS attended two global exhibitions in August, including MIMS Automechanika Moscow and Spoga + Gafa Cologne. MIMS Automechanika Moscow MIMS (Moscow International Motor Show), held alongside Automechanika Moscow, is

Hiwin Technology Co., Ltd., a major, Taiwan-based maker of precision components for machines, reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.4 billion (US$47.6 million) for August, up 5% from the previous month and 33.6% year on year to hit a 33-month high. Industry executives ascribe the striking gr

Hon Hai Group of Taiwan, a major EMS (electronics manufacturing services) provider globally, will continue to invest in Shanxi Province of China to aggressively develop the EV (electric vehicle) business, said group chairman Terry Guo, at the 2014 World Jin-Merchant Convention in Shanxi recently, a

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), a Taiwanese government-funded R&D institute, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Zelenograd, a scientific industrial district in Moscow, Russia, to enhance bilateral cooperation on development of the semiconductor equipment industr

Long Gang Machinery Co., Ltd., set up by a technical expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry, specializes in designing and manufacturing hole processing machinery and special dedicated machinery:CNC turret drilling and tapping machines, automatic high-speed vertical/horizontal drill

With more than 25 years of experience in the line, Intertech Machinery Inc. uses well-honed production technology to turn out a variety of molds in Taiwan. The company’s product lineup encompasses a wide range of plastic molds, plastic injection molding, silicone rubber molds, liquid silicone ru

A government-backed R&D institute of metalworking technology in Taiwan, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) showcased micro metal parts, dies and molds developed with its “microprecision manufacturing technology” at the Taipei International Mold & Die Industry Fair 2014, held Au

By STEVE CHUANG According to Visiongain, a British market research firm, the global flexible packaging market has reached some US$143.83 billion, mostly driven by growing sales of consumer products in emerging nations. In the next decade, the firm forecasts the global market will likely peak, gi

By MICHELLE HSU The outlook for the international lighting market is bright, and Taiwanese manufacturers are well positioned to take advantage of the rosy prospects. Many of the island's lighting companies with their sights set on the mainland Chinese market, such as the LED lighting manufacture

By JENNY WU The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) is renowned for buyer-friendly organization and large number of exhibitors, as well as wide-ranging exhibits, including product inspection and laboratory equipment, LED drivers, transformers and ballasts, LED chips, LED modules,

As part of its long-term effort to build international partnerships in metal-related fields to help boost Taiwan’s presence, Metal Industries Research & Development Center (MIRDC), a Taiwanese government-funded R&D institute, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S.-based Performanc