Taipei, Aug. 5, 2005 (CENS)--With mixed outlook for mainland China's machinery market and a recovery trend for the manufacturing sector in the U.S., Taiwan's machinery makers should adjust production and marketing strategies by paying more attention to the global industrial development, said the go

Taipei, July 8, 2005 (CENS)--Falcon Machine Tools Co., Ltd., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) surface grinding machines, has successfully developed high-speed vertical lathes and will launch mass production sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. Pr

Taipei, May 4, 2005 (CENS)--Two globally leading auto-parts groups are invited by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to hold procurement seminars in Taipei this week, including Tenneco Automotive of the United States and Uni-Select of Canada. TAITRA said that Tenneco is one of th

Taipei, April 19, 2005 (CENS)--Following China's implementation of the macro-economic control policy a year ago, Taiwan's makers of machine tools have somewhat switched sales attention to other emerging nations, including India, Russia and Brazil. Some domestic large-sized manufacturers, includi

Established nearly three decades ago, Buffalo Machinery Co., Ltd. Supplies high-end computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools to customers around the world. Over the past decade, the company has extended its product line from CNC boring machines to CNC lathes and machining centers.

Just shy of its first decade, Goushin Machinery Tools Co., Ltd. Has rapidly established itself as a formidable name in the vertical-machining center and automatic tool-changer (ATC) market in Taiwan. This rapid rise has been built in part on the company's strong R&D team, which has developed a

Founded two decades ago, Kenan Industrial Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's most experienced manufacturers of two-spindle, high-speed drilling machines. It has also recently expanded into the production of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) precision lathes. The company says its CNC lathes mee

L&W Machine Tools, Inc. offers a broad selection of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools for a range of applications and industries, from tool rooms and small-batch mold and die production to the automotive and aerospace industries. At present, L&W's CNC machine-tool product l

Maxmill Machinery Co., Ltd., established seven years ago, is a manufacturer of vertical machining centers based in Taichung county, central Taiwan. The company specializes in the production of double-column machining centers in various specifications. At present, the company's bestselling produc

Ming Yang Machinery Co., Ltd., established in October 1984, specializes in the development and production of both automatic lathes and CNC (computerized numerically controlled) lathes. Headquartered in Tantz of Taichung County, central Taiwan, Ming Yang has two production facilities each in Taiwan

As requirements for high-quality machine tools become more demanding in the high-tech sector, makers of machines for processing high-tech parts, components and equipment are pulling out the stops to keep their machines up to the task. One of the most successful in this ongoing game of catch-up is P

Tong-Tai Machine & Tool Co. is one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of high-added-value industrial machines, concentrating on developing and manufacturing production equipment for the automobile parts, mold-making, and PCB (printed circuit board) industries. The company's current line of produc

Taiwan's machine-tool industry reaped outstanding rewards for players' individual efforts in 2004. Exports of domestically made machine tools amounted to US$2.249 billion last year, up 34% from the year earlier, according to statistics released by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of th

Taiwan's machining-center manufacturers are using their long-term experience to develop quality price-competitive models, some of which can rival those produced in industrialized countries such as Japan, Germany, and the United States. Machining centers are among the most sophisticated metalwork

Players in Taiwan's lathe-making sector have enjoyed substantial production and export growth in recent years as global demand has shown renewed signs of life. This resurgence will be nowhere more apparent than at the upcoming biennial Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS), which kicks of

Taipei, Feb. 24, 2005 (CENS)--A total of 599 exhibitors, including 108 from abroad, will take part in the 2005 Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) slated for March 15-20 at the Taipei World Trade Center, with the number of booths to hit a record high of 2,660 booths, up 30% from the pre

Taipei, Feb. 17, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's Falcon Machine Tools Co., Ltd. (Chevalier-branded machine tools) announced that it would set up a strategic alliance with SKE Corp. of Japan to locally assemble vertical-type lathes with technical support from the partner. Falcon chairman Chang Bao-yuan sai

Taiwan's machine-tool industry reaped outstanding rewards for players' individual efforts in 2004. Exports of domestically made machine tools amounted to US$2.249 billion last year, up 34% from the year earlier, according to statistics released by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of t

Taipei, Jan. 21, 2005 (CENS)--Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS), co-organized by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) and Taiwan Trade Development Council (TAITRA), will be kicked off March 15-20 at Hall 1, 2, 3 of Taipei World Trade Center. The show will feature CNC

In spite of surging steel prices' a large number of pneumatic power tool suppliers in Taiwan retain a positive view about their business outlook for 2005. Their roseate view owes partly to their ability' under current market circumstances' to pass higher material costs onto their customers' mos

Taipei, Jan. 17, 2005 (CENS)--ArvinMeritor Inc. of the U.S. recently held an auto-parts procurement-policy seminar in Taiwan for many invited local suppliers, according to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). ArvinMeritor procured over US$20 million worth of auto parts from Asia i

Thanks to impressive improvements in their design capabilities, Taiwan's display-rack makers are making steady headway in markets around the globe. The local industry has also been upgrading its manufacturing skills and incorporating high-grade materials, such as stainless steel and satin chrome-el

Thanks to impressive improvements in their design capabilities, Taiwan's display-rack makers are making steady headway in markets around the globe. The local industry has also been upgrading its manufacturing skills and incorporating high-grade materials, such as stainless steel and satin chrome-el

Taiwan's export-oriented machine-tool industry is encountering stiff price competition from South Korea in the international market. For instance, Daewoo Machinery Corp., South Korea's biggest in the line, has recently offered prices that are 10% to 15% under those quoted by Taiwanese suppliers for

Taipei, Oct. 18, 2004 (CENS)--Electrolux Group of Sweden, the world's largest home- appliance conglomerate, recently held a procurement seminar with prospective suppliers in Taiwan and is expected to procure some NT$1.7 billion (US$50 million at US$1: NT$34) worth of parts and components from the i

Taipei, Oct. 14, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's four leading listed machine tool makers, including Kao Fong Machinery Co., Tong-Tai Machine & Tool Co., Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., and Awea Mechantronic Co., are mapping out plans to expand production capacities in a bid to rank among the world's top-20 manufac

Machine-tool producers in Taiwan are developing such state-of-the-art production equipment in cooperation with manufacturers in such high-tech industries as semiconductors, optoelectronics, and TFT-LCD (thin film transistor-liquid crystal display) flat panels. All-electric plastic- injection mo

Nanotechnology and other new technologies have been causing much excitement and are breathing new life into Taiwan's grinding machine sector, as players in the industry team up with R&D centers to develop sophisticated new models. This June, the government-backed Precision Machinery Research &

As prices plunge in their traditional markets, furniture makers in Taiwan are desperately looking for new high-margin series that play to their competitive edge in design and quality. For many, medical furniture is proving to be the ticket to ride. One nice thing about the medical-furniture mark

With the global economy once again kicking into gear, manufacturers of machining centers in Taiwan saw both output and sales surge in the first half of this year, forcing many to work overtime to keep up with overseas demand. The machining-center sector, the largest export category for Taiwan-m