Taipei, Oct. 26, 2004 (CENS)—Taiwan exported 3,209 units of CNC (computerized numerically controlled) lathes worth US$121 million in the first seven months this year, up 52.2% from a year earlier, according statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). TMTF said the average e

Taipei, Oct. 26, 2004 (CENS)—Taiwan exported 7,591 units of machining centers worth US$315.88 million, a record high, in the first seven months of this year, up 51% from a year earlier, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). TMTF said the average price of

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

Taipei, Oct. 4, 2004 (CENS)--Thanks to the increased influx of orders in the fourth quarter of last year, Taiwan's machine-tool industry saw exports post an annual growth of 35.9% to reach US$1.24 billion in the first seven months of this year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine

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

Established in 1976, Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd. Is a firm proudly sporting ISO 9001 (BVQI), CE, and EMC approval engaged in the making of high-end machining centers, computerized numerically controlled (CNC) lathes, and milling machines. The company is also a frequent winner of quality and pro

With over two decades of manufacturing experience, Intertech Machinery Inc. is one of Taiwan's best-integrated producers of plastic-injection molds. The company boasts it is capable of designing and fabricating any type of sophisticated mold in-house in accordance with the specific needs of custome

Taipei, Aug. 30, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.01 billion worth of machine tools in the first half of this year, up 35.7% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machin

Taipei, Aug. 5, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.01 billion worth of machine tools in the first half of this year, up 35.5% from the same period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of this, exports of metal-cutting machine tools commanded

Taipei, Aug. 3, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan exported 5,306 machining centers at an average price of US$41,200 per unit in the first five months of the year, with the total export value rising 53% from one year earlier to reach US$218 million, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Ma

Taipei, July 28, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$830 million worth of machine tools in the first five months of this year, up 37.1% from the corresponding period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). The tallies showed that metal-cutting mac

Since the beginning of this year the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has been trying to control exports of Taiwan-made high-technology products, including precision machine tools, with the aim of preventing them from helping Iraq, Iran, and North Korea to make missiles and weapons of mass destr

With demand booming on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's top-tier manufacturers of metal-working and other types of industrial machinery are enjoying a surge in orders that will keep their production lines humming through the end of the third quarter of this year, with some saying they are

Safeway Machinery Industry Corporation, a leading Taiwan manufacturer of machine vises, was founded in 1985 in Chingshui, Taichung County, central Taiwan. With its two decades of accumulated experience in the industry, the company has extended its product lines to include rotary tables, sub tables

Top-One Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1989, is a professional manufacturer of various kinds of milling machines, including vertical- and bed-type models, for the mold-making sector. The company is dedicated to developing cutting-edge models to meet customers' diversified requirements. The

L&W Machine Tools Inc. evolved from the integration of several machinery manufacturers in 1996, a plan initiated by chairman Victor Wang. The company has since expanded steadily, with ever-growing exports of high-precision CNC machine-tools for the aerospace, auto, and die & mold industries, for to

Taipei, July 5, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$640 million worth of machine tools in the first four months of this year, an increase of 34.1% from the corresponding period last year, according to statistics compiled by the Directorate General of Customs under the Ministry of Finance. Of this, m

More now than ever before, Taiwanese manufacturers of packaging machines are looking for new ways to distinguish their products in a market that is crowded and becoming ever more so. In their battle for market share, local packaging-machine producers still have cost and performance on their sid

Taipei, June 23, 2004 (CENS)--The Fiat Group, Italy's largest automobile production conglomerate, has decided to procure auto parts from Taiwan, according to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). TAITRA said that Fiat's procurement project from the island is one of the initial resu

Taipei, June 15, 2004 (CENS)--PING, the No. 5 golf equipment brand in the U.S. market, has finalized contract orders with several Taiwanese partners, including Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd., O-Ta Precision Industry Co., Ltd. And Advanced International Multitech Co. Industry sources said that PIN

Taipei, June 7, 2004 (CENS)--Thanks to the substantial increase of orders in the fourth quarter of last year, Taiwan's exports of machine tools posted a sharp annual growth of 37.2% to reach US$468 million in the first three months of this year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machin

This year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will focus on boosting the local-production ratio of Taiwan's chip-making and display-panel-making equipment as the key point of its strategy to boost the production value of the island's chip and display-panel industries to new highs. This is a

Taipei, May 14, 2004 (CENS)--Falcon Machine Tools Co., Ltd., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) grinding machines, has started volume production for CNC grinding machines through molecular decomposition process (MDP), in cooperation with Compositron Corp. of

Taipei, April 20, 2004 (CENS)--The Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), Taiwan's largest aircraft maker, recently won technical transfers from Applied Komatsu Technology Inc. (AKT) of the U.S. for the production of flat panel display (FPD)-relevant equipment and key parts. Although a s

Taipei, March 24, 2004 (CENS)--Thanks to the economic recovery and the fast growth of mainland China's automobile industry, Taiwan's makers of machine tools have seen steady increase in orders and have been involved in the development of special product lines to meet the demand of the automobile in

Taipei, March 2, 2004 (CENS)--With the assistance of the semi-official Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), top executives of Ryazan Macine Tool Plant Co. (RSZ) of Russia are visiting Taiwan for the first time to procure domestically made mechanical components and parts. TAITRA w

Fair Friend Group, one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools, recently announced that its total production for 2003 reached a combined 3,000 CNC machine tools at its facilities in Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan. This number makes it the larg