Strong demand for all sorts of food-processing machinery in Asia, fueled by rapid economic expansion of Asian countries, has been drawing increasingly more suppliers and exporters into this sector of manufacturing. Taiwan, already globally-renowned for being a major exporter of all kinds of machine

Taiwan's Quick-Tech Machinery Co., Ltd. signed a strategic-alliance agreement on Feb. 1 with the Japan-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a world-leading supplier of a variety of electrical products, including upscale household fridges and other home appliances, to buy from the Japanese firm CNC cont

Just about two decades ago, makers of precision spindles and gear boxes in Taiwan, as well as those who turned out precision machinery generally looked abroad for reliable sources of such equipment-unsurprisingly the taken-for-granted industrial giants as Germany, Japan and the U.S. were the major

Taipei, March 18, 2008 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), the largest supplier of display panels in the world, is to venture into production of epitaxy wafers for LED (light-emitting diode), according to company sources. AUO plans to turns out epitaxy wafers for use in LED lighti

Starting with making plumbing fittings and valves in 1972, Tah Yang Machine Works Co., Ltd. is a competent manufacturer of industrial parts on the OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original design manufacturing) basis in Taiwan. Aided by 30 years of experience in making industrial

Taiwan's hardware and hand tool manufacturing industries is heeding the call of brands, enticed by the higher margins that original brand manufacturing (OBM) offers compared to their traditional mainstay OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original design manufacturing) output. The b

Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd. started out by making copper ball valves and copper ball cooks in 1989 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, and has evolved its production into a variety of industrial parts on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. Presently, Fwu Yih offers a wide

Ya Chang Industrial Co., Ltd. is an experienced and specialized developer and manufacturer of high-level tuning brake discs for cars and motorcycles. The company was established in 1987 and has grown into a major player of its kind after years of technical advancement. In addition to its strong

Taipei, Jan. 22, 2008 (CENS)--Taiwan's efforts to localize production of flat-panel manufacturing equipment, and parts and consumables paid off with local contents hitting record highs of 40% and 50% respectively, supplanting NT$50 billion (US$1.54 billion at US$1:NT$32.3) worth of imported product

Taipei, Jan. 8, 2008 (CENS)--After two years of effort, Tainan County Government recently announced the establishment of the Southern Taiwan Auto/Motorcycle Parts R&D Strategic Alliance, comprising 75 companies. Tainan County mayor Su Huan-jhih claimed that the alliance is an important step in u

Song Mark Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been diversifying its products and services to enhance the added-value of sales, in contrast to originally concentrating on plastic injection molds and injected parts since its establishment in 1979. Over the past few years, the company has expanded its capaci

Taipei, Jan. 2, 2008 (CENS)--Thanks to the introduction of high-value-added products, Awea Mechantronic Co., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of double-column machining centers, will see annual sales grow over 30% year-on-year in 2008. Awea recently unveiled its newly developed CNC (compute

Taipei, July 11, 2006 (CENS)--Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co., Ltd., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of machining centers, recently debuted a new-generation spindle heat-compensation system that can help workshops save production costs. The company noted the newly developed spindle heat-compen

Taipei, June 14, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to the efforts made by such large firms as She Hong Industrial Co., Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co., and Fair Friend Ent. Co., Taiwan shipped US$14 million worth of CNC (computerized numerically controlled) machining centers to Brazil last year, trailing beh

With over four decades of manufacturing experience, Taiwan's plastic bag-making machinery industry has been elevating production technology to crack into high-end markets. The industry is also stepping up production of conventional models to meet growing demand from emerging markets, such as Centra

To cope with the increased global demand for automated manufacturing facilities, Taiwan's manufacturers of drilling, tapping, and thread-rolling machines have spared no effort developing computer numerically controlled (CNC) models over the past several years. By drawing on more than four decades o

Over the past few years, the Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories (MIRL) under the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute has been injecting new technology into the economy by helping create 10-strong spin-offs. At present, these MIRL-birthed companies have annual combin

Taipei, Feb. 22, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s manufacturers of machine tools have shown strong interest in tapping Vietnamese market as many are scrambling to display products at the 2006 Vietnam International Machine Tool Show to be held in Ho Chi Minh City March 1-4, according to a survey conducted by

Taipei, Feb. 8, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to the efforts of domestic manufacturers to explore such overseas markets as South Korea and mainland China, Taiwan rolled out 1, 000 double-column machining centers in 2005, representing a 70% year-on-year growth and making the island the world' s largest produc

Established in 1996, Taiwan's Auto King Co. Ltd. Is a specialized supplier of high-level brake-system tuning parts. The company's "VTTR" brand is No. 1 on the island. The firm supplies several key brake-system items, including six-piston caliper kits, brake disks, and brake pads. With the VTTR n

Established in 1981, Winner Speed Trading Co., Ltd. (Winner Power) is one of the pioneers of high-end tuning-parts developed and manufactured in Taiwan. After intensive market evaluations, the company decided to focus on manufacturing top-end brake-system parts in 1996. Since then, it has developed

Taiwanese woodworking equipment suppliers impressed world buyers with their progresses in computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment at the InterWood Taipei 2005 woodworking show, held from July 1 to 4. According to Bill Hung, chairman of Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association (TWMA), a c

To cope with the rising use of 100%-electronic injection molding machines in the U.S., Japan and Europe, domestic manufacturers of plastic and rubber processing machines are making all-out efforts to follow suit. To do so, they have decided to form an alliance under the assistance of Taiwan's Mecha

Harsh competition from mainland China and Southeast Asia is forcing Taiwan's manufacturers of conventional and computerized electric discharge machines (EDMs) to develop higher value-added products, including computerized numerically controlled (CNC) wire-cut EDMs, over the past few years. The effo

Machining center manufacturers in Taiwan are rolling out new models with linear motors and guideways to meet the growing demand for high-speed metalworking capability. Many models with linear motors were first debuted in March this year at the Taipei International Machine Tools Show (TIMTOS) held a

Taipei, Aug. 29, 2005 (CENS)--Kent Industrial Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of surface grinding machines, will acquire a 40% equity stake in Miven of India by way of a private-placement arrangement. Kent said it has struck a cooperation deal with Miven, an Indian machinery man

Taipei, Aug. 26, 2005 (CENS)--Bolstered by the increased demand of the mainland Chinese market, Taiwan saw overall production value of machine tools hit NT$96.5 billion (US$3.01 billion at US$1:NT$32) last year, ranking fifth in the global machine-tool industry, advancing one notch from the precedi

Taipei, Aug. 15, 2005 (CENS)--Nomura Unison Group of Japan has announced that its new plant in central Taiwan's Chungkang Economic Processing Zone would soon started mass production of sixth-generation (6G) and -beyond thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel production and testi

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., a leading domestic maker of auto transmission boxes and precision gears, recently decided to set up production facilities in central Taiwan's Jenhua Industrial Zone together with 22 satellite plants. This is expected to make Jenhua the island's most comprehensive

Taipei, Aug. 9, 2005 (CENS)-- Siemens VDO Automotive AG of Germany, a leading global auto-parts supplier, recently held a procurement-policy briefing session in Taiwan seeking to find some qualified suppliers on the island. According to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which h