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.
According to Taiwan’s customs statistics, Taiwan exported a total of US$3.6557 billion-worth this year, boasting an increase of 9.5% compared to the same period last year. For exports of metal cutting machine tools, it is valued at US$3.7286 billion, an increase of 10.2% compared to last year while the metal forming machinery exported US$582.4 million-worth of an increase of 5.8% compared to 2017...
The biennial EMO Hannover 2019 will debut on September 16 in Hannover, Germany. As one of the world's largest trade fairs, it is considered a must-attend fair for Taiwanese machinery firms primarily focusing on exports. Apart from the registration of individual firms, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry will both send delegations to ex...
As manufacturing industries around the globe gear up for smart manufacturing, corporations are learning how to effectively acquire and manage their own production data to enhance market competitiveness. In the past, managers needed an enormous amount of labor hours to retain production and factory data. At traditional factories, operators meter data at a designated location and pass the data on t...
In 2017, the value of Taiwan machinery industry first surpassed the NT$1 trillion mark at NT$1.1 trillion. The export value of the industry in 2018 amounted to US$27.4 billion, exporting towards the island’s top three destinations: China, the U.S, and Japan. On the other hand, the production value reached a record high of NT$1.18 trillion, representing a 7.3% growth. This year, the Taiwan Associa...
Under the influence of a stable, global economy, the production value of Taiwan’s plastics and rubber machinery in 2018 hovered at TWD$43 billion compared to 2017 data. Exports and imports of plastic and rubbery machinery were valued at US$1.17147 billion and US$315.8 million respectively, an increase of 0.6% and 2.2% respectively compared to the same period last year. Taiwan is one of the mo...
Taiwan’s auto parts exports reached US$6.7 billion in 2018. The U.S is the top destination for Taiwan-made auto parts, accounting for 45.9% of exports while exports to Japan and China placed second and third with 6.25% and 4.17% respectively. Mexico, on the other hand, is ranked as Taiwan’s sixth exporting country with an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period in 2017, creating the highest ...
German Machine Tool Manufacturers Eye on Vietnam According to Marko Walde, Executive Director of the German-Vietnamese Chamber of Foreign Trade and cooperation partner for the second VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken – German Machine Tool Builders' Association) Symposium in the Mekong Delta, Germany and German products enjoy an excellent reputation in Vietnam. The country is a vi...
In 2017, the value of Taiwan machinery industry first surpassed the NT$1 trillion mark at NT$1.1 trillion. The export value of the industry in 2018 amounted to US$27.4 billion, exporting towards the island’s top three destinations: China, the U.S, and Japan. On the other hand, the production value reached a record high of NT$1.18 trillion, representing a 7.3% growth. This year, the Taiwan Associa...
In 2017, the value of Taiwan machinery first surpassed the NT$1 trillion mark at NT$1.1 trillion. The export value of Taiwan’s machinery industry in 2018 amounted to US$27 .4 billion, exporting towards the island’s top three destinations: China, the U.S, and Japan. On the other hand, the production value reached a record high of NT$1.18 trillion, representing a 7.3%. This year, the Taiwan Assoc...
With the trade war tension between China and the United States escalating, the economy of manufacture industry has been sluggish in May again. U.S. manufacturing activity growth is at its slowest since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected. On the other hand, the European Union Euro Zone has shrunk harshly, raising investors’ concern with global economic recession and further aggravating the pr...
