Taiwan’s manufacturers of machine tools, most of which are small or medium in size, have experienced substantial sales growth following the global financial crisis of 2009. Their exports grew a further 9.4% in the first half of 2012, to US$2.09 billion, according to the Taiwan Association of Machin

Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd. has launched feature-laden five-axis CNC machining centers to meet rising demand from high-end manufacturers looking to maintain precision production but reduce cost to be more competitive amid various discouraging economic news, including the lingering EU periphera

Makers of gardening tools along with accessories generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average yearly help to drive hand tool exports in Taiwan. Besides being popular with professionals and DIY gardeners in the U.S. and Europe, and despite global economic uncertainty that have occa

At the 2012 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), held April 11-14 in Taipei and the largest automotive parts show in Asia, global visitors generally expect and do find a host of suppliers capable of meeti

Since its inception in 1980 in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Spring Lake Enterprise Co., Ltd., has been dedicated to production of fasteners on the OEM and ODM basis. With a history of over 30 years, Spring Lake has constantly sharpened its production capability and hence accumulated ample k

Chang Loon Industrial Co. has been one of Taiwan’s leading wrench makers and exporters for decades and is now known all over the world, thanks largely to its long-term devotion to R&D. The company began life as an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) supplier of low-end tools in 1978 in the ce

Surging production costs due to factors such as rising oil prices worldwide have led customers of Taiwanese packaging equipment suppliers to demand more cost-efficient products. What customers have wanted most has been shorter product delivery, less labor time, zero material waste, accurate one

Amid an uncertain global economy, weakened by the still limping peripheral economies in the EU and relatively high unemployment, slow housing starts in the U.S., most Taiwanese bathroom fitting makers have struggled with flat growths over the past few years. While the industry is not likely to turn

Casual observers in the ritzier parts of Taipei, capital city of Taiwan, may be impressed by the number of 5-star hotels, designer boutiques and even high-rise deluxe condos, but would not know that Taiwan imports 98% of fossil fuels and lack most conventional building materials, including ingredie

The second Taiwan International Fastener Show held in Kaohsiung from March 13 to March 14, 2012 attracted over 1,500 foreign buyers to see the industry's wide variety of fasteners at a fair considered by many as the most professional of its kind in Asia. The biennial trade fair is the fasten

Yi Chang Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1982, is one of Taiwan’s most prominent suppliers of whole-plant equipment for clothes hanger manufacturers. The company has a modern factory in Luchou of Taipei County, northern Taiwan. At present, the company’s wire clothes hanger making m

Amid an uncertain global economy, weakened by the still limping peripheral economies in the EU and relatively high unemployment, slow housing starts in the U.S., most Taiwanese bathroom fitting makers have struggled with flat growths over the past few years. While the industry is not likely to turn

Taipei, July 9, 2012 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based Nike Machinery Co., Ltd., a maker of work lights, adjustable coolant nozzles, fixed point nozzles and magnetic stands for machine tools, supplies beefed-up LED work lights to broaden its product portfolio. The company’s LED work lights include linear

Taiwanese makers of furniture parts are trying to re-create their “golden age” of explosive export growth in the 1970s and ‘80s by developing improved products. Change is essential, since the island’s suppliers face cutthroat competition from low-cost Chinese and Vietnamese manufacturers wh

Among the plastic processing machines makers in Taiwan, those making plastic inflation and blown film machines have been struggling with the same challenge facing other manufacturers and suffering downtrend, with the number of operators having decreased over the past years due mainly to rivalry aga

Taipei, June 5, 2012 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), one of Taiwan’s top-two makers of display panels by output, is supplying 50-inch transparent display panels to a local maker of vending machines and could have struck gold. AUO executives say that the cutting-edge transparent display panel

Global tensions and competition take their toll, but a bright future lies ahead Overall production in Taiwan's machinery industry will decrease 4.18% year-on-year to NT$905.8 billion in 2012 due to a slump in orders in the first half of the year. That's the prediction made by Yeh Lih-lun, an ind

Taipei, May 4, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$652.54 million of machine tools in the first two months of 2012, up 24.5% from a year earlier, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools totaled US$545.52 mi

New factory integrates production and raises management efficiency Further consolidating its lead in the bicycle-hub and wheel-system production globally, Formula Engineering Inc. of Taiwan, recently inaugurated its new factory in the Feng-Chou High-Tech Industrial Park (FCIP), Taichung, centra

Taipei, April 16, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan exported NT$331.11 million of machine tools in January, up 11% from a year earlier (YoY), according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools came to US$280.4 million, up 19.6%

Taipei, April 10, 2012 (CENS)--Jeng Feng Cutter Manufacture Industry Co., one of Taiwan’s most professional manufacturers of various kinds of industrial knives, has aimed to maintain a 20% annual sales growth by continuously renovating product mix. The company, established in May 1988, has expertis

Surging production costs due to factors such as rising oil prices worldwide have led customers of Taiwanese packaging equipment suppliers to demand more cost-efficient products. What customers have wanted most has been shorter product delivery, less labor time, zero material waste, accurate one

Tsair Shuenn Machinery Ind. Co., Ltd., founded in 1968 as a member of the SBL Group, is a specialist manufacturer of automatic diecutting machines in Taiwan. Its products are patented in Taiwan, China, European Union and the U.S. At present, the company’s major products are automatic diecutting

Jandi’s Industrial Co., Ltd., established in 1991, is a veteran manufacturer of plastics processing machines. The company’s expertise rests with the development of such plastics processing equipment as inflation machines, bag-making machines and recycling machines. At present, the company focus

Win Ho Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to developing and producing high-quality high-speed precision lathes and inverter transmission lathes and offering prompt services to customers The company sticks to three major management concepts: Innovation--continually upgrading its f

Kuei Chuan Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1978, specializes in making metal-cutting machines, ranging from conventional models to precision, multi-functional cutting machines that are marketed under its “KCM” brand, claiming to have a well-established research and development team to design stat

After suffering a long period of sluggish sales that began in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, Taiwanese manufacturers of machine-tool components and accessories rebounded with robust sales in the first three quarters of 2011 thanks to the robust recovery of the world economy. T

Asia Machine Group (AMG) is a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in manufacturing high-quality, durable and affordable steel fabrication CNC cutting and drilling machines. Over the past two decades, AMG has installed over 5,000 machine units to more than 35 nations worldwide. AMG has a well-est

Since its founding three decades ago, You Ji Machine Industrial Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to developing a wide range of machines under its own brand “You Ji” that is sold globally, claiming to be Taiwan’s No. 1 brand in vertical lathes which have penetrated advanced markets as Japan and the Euro

Gong Yang Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1972, specializes in the development and production of honing and milling heads, milling and cutter heads, radial/universal drilling and milling heads as well as accessories for double-column machine tools. Long dedicated to developing multifunctional pr