ELEM Technology Co., Ltd.--Auto and motorcycle parts, optical and optoelectronic parts, precision parts processing
(2016/01/21)ELEM Technology Co., Ltd., established in 1988 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, is a world-caliber manufacturer of precision parts and components for wide ranging applications, as well as an assembler and precision-processing service provider, whose superior production techniques and troubleshoo
Fair Friend Group of Taiwan Rises as Leader in Turnkey Automotive Plant After Taking Over German MAG`s Ind. Automation Biz--Deal to help build presence in European segment and auto equipment sector
(2016/01/08)The Fair Friend Group has emerged as the world’s No.1 maker of automated turnkey plants for the automotive industry after taking over the German MAG Group’s industrial automation system business, according to chief executive officer (CEO) of the Taiwanese machine-tool manufacturing conglomerate, Ji
Tongtai of Taiwan Looks for Revenue from Aircraft-making Machines to Rise 10% by 2016
(2015/12/29)The Tongtai Group of Taiwan estimates machine tools for making aircraft parts to rise to account for 10 percent of its revenue by 2016, up from the projected five to seven percent for 2015. Although machines for making automotive and motorcycle components remain the group’s major revenue earner,
Taiwan`s Aircraft Builders and Machine Tool Makers Form Alliance to Tap Global Aircraft-building Market
(2015/12/23)Taiwan’s machine-tool makers have entered into an alliance with the island’s aircraft builders and a government-backed laboratory to develop intelligent industrial technology to sharpen their machine tool capability to manufacture aircraft, in an effort to tap the global aircraft-building market, w
EMO Milano 2015 Rounds Off with Strong Turnout Amid Optimism for Continual Recovery--Trade show hosts some 1,600 exhibitors from 42 countries or up 12% from 2009 edition
(2015/11/02)With the European Central Bank recently hinting strongly of more quantitative easing to fuel the slowing economic recovery in the EU and amid growing optimism toward the continuous recovery of the global machine-tool market in 2015, EMO Milano 2015 rounded off with strong turnout and mixed impressi
Chumpower Machinery Corp.--Drill chucks, tool holders, and spindle accessories
(2015/09/25)Founded in 1981 in central Taiwan, Chumpower Machinery Corp. is recognized as Taiwan’s No.1 manufacturer of precision tooling chucks, with product line covering spindle accessories, drill chucks and tool holders for computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools. The company’s products are noted
Hiwin’s August Revenue Down 16% YoY
(2015/09/16)The Taiwan-based Hiwin Technologies Corp. announced consolidated revenue of NT$1.19 billion (about US$37.37 million) in August, down 9.5% from the previous month and 16.3% lower year-on-year (YoY). The company is the world’s biggest manufacturer of linear motion products for precision machinery,
Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd.--5-axis machining center
(2015/09/09)The 1976-founded Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd. excels in 5-axis, double-column, vertical and horizontal type machining centers, not to mention a wide range of computerized numerical control (CNC) lathes and milling machines. Pinnacle machines are adopted by subcontract makers for Bosch and the
Kamioka Corp.--VMC-1000 high performance CNC vertical machining center
(2015/09/07)Kamioka Corp., a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of CNC machining centers, CNC horizontal turning centers, and double-column machining centers, is promoting the VMC-1000 series of high-performance CNC vertical machining center. The VMC-1000, a completely new model to the company’s product line, m
CNC-Takang Co., Ltd.--Heavy-duty CNC lathes, machining centers, big-bore oil country lathes
(2015/09/07)CNC-Takang Co., Ltd., established in 1994, has ample expertise in development and production of heavy-duty/high-torque/full-power-output CNC lathes and vertical/horizontal/double-column machining centers. The maker mainly offers conventional lathes, CNC lathes (flat & slant bed), double spindle
Ho Chun Machinery Co., Ltd.--Bed-type milling machines and machining center
(2015/09/03)Established in 1988, Ho Chun Machinery Co., Ltd. is a machine-tool maker particularly adept at medium-sized, bed-type universal milling machines, vertical milling machines, horizontal milling machines and vertical machining centers for heavy-duty purposes. Its bed-type universal milling machine
Quick-Tech Machinery Co., Ltd.--User-friendly CNC machine tools and robotic loading and unloading system
(2015/09/03)Quick-Tech Machinery Co., Ltd., a member of the Tongtai Group, makes a variety of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, including lathes, turning-milling combos, turret lathes, vertical machining centers, in addition to robotic loading and unloading systems and training-type milling machi
Fepotec--Spindles and tailstocks for high-caliber machine tools
(2015/09/03)Fepotec Industrial Co., Ltd., established in 1996, is a specialist maker of spindles and tailstocks for a variety of high-precision, high-performance machine tools. Its product lines include lathe spindles, lathe tailstocks, grinding machine spindles, machining center spindles and semi-conductor
P-ONE Machinery Co., Ltd. --multi-pitch screw machining center
(2015/09/03)P-One Machinery Co., Ltd. is promoting the Z021-5000 multiple-pitch screw machining center, which is designed for making screws used in plastic-injection machines. This machine, a computer numerically controlled (CNC) 3-axis lathing-milling combo, is noted for its capability of shaping screws wi
Autogrip Machinery Co., Ltd.--Power chucks, rotary cylinders, collet chucks
(2015/09/02)Autogrip Machinery Co., Ltd. builds power chucks and rotary cylinders for processing high-precision products. Autogrip, operating a 43,200-square-foot plant in central Taiwan, supplies innovative products developed by its in-house R&D department. Meeting international standards such as SGS IS
Eastar Machine Tools Corp.--Slotting machines, slotting heads, and educational machining center
(2015/09/02)Eastar Machine Tools Corp., founded in 1967, is a machinery maker particularly adept at slotting machines, slotting heads and educational machining centers. With integrated service capability, the company also doubles as a provider of various machines and related components, turnkey systems and
Shanq Fang Yuan Technology Co., Ltd.--5-axis machining center
(2015/09/02)Shenq Fang Yuan Technology Co., Ltd. is promoting the patented 5AX-890 five-axis machining center for high-end production, and several light-duty CNC machining centers, including the TH-98 and TH-150 four-axis machines, the 5FA-120 five-face machines, and HA-5AX2 five-axis synchronized motion machi
Shin Yi Automobile Industrial Co., Ltd.--Automotive steering parts, suspension parts etc.
(2015/08/31)Founded in 1983, Shin Yi Automobile Industrial Co., Ltd. is a veteran company specializing in making automotive steering and suspension parts in Taiwan. The ISO 9001-approved maker has adopted the latest technologies, materials, and most advanced equipments to turn out high-quality products. Wi
Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.--CPV series of vertical machining center
(2015/08/31)Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. is promoting the CPV and CPV-B series CNC vertical machining centers, which can process a rough workpiece with one-step procedure, turning out a finished product without using polishing or grinding machines. Occupying less than three square meters in footprin
Four Taiwanese Machine Tool Makers Jointly Open Software Lab to Boost Machining Efficiency
(2015/08/23)Four leading machine-tool makers in Taiwan have recently opened a joint laboratory to develop software that can boost machining precision to more effectively control vibrations transmitted from cutters that typically occur when working on harder metallic workpieces. Aided by the coordination of
Tongtai Works with AIDC to Develop 5-Axis Machining Center for Aircraft Building
(2015/08/23)In an effort to move upmarket, Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers, is aggressively developing five-axis machining centers for the aircraft-building industry in cooperation with the aircraft builder Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) of Taiwan.
Lu Chou Machinery Works--Rocker arms, valve lifters, rocker shafts, cam shafts, tappets, filters, fuel pumps, water pumps, oil pumps
(2015/08/21)Thanks to long-term devotion to the business, the ISO 9002-certified Lu Chou Machinery Works has grown into Taiwan's largest supplier of rocker arms, valve lifters, and cam shafts for the global automotive aftermarket. With constant investment in product development and smooth business growth,
Pinnacle Introduces Versatile 5-axis CNC Machining Center--The 630mm-diameter turntable as C-axis tool is patented and makes the machine ideal for processing complicated workpiece
(2015/08/17)Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd., founded in central Taiwan back in 1976, releases a feature-laden five-axis CNC machining center dubbed BX700 for budget-conscious, high-end manufacturers looking for machines that are competitively priced yet uncompromising in precision and quality. The BX700
Taiwan`s IPI in June Drops 1.35% YoY to 106.42
(2015/07/31)Impacted by steadily shrinking exports and local economy battered by a slowing Chinese economy, recent upheavals in the Chinese stock market, dropping oil and commodity prices, Taiwan’s industrial production index (IPI) continuously dropped by 1.35 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 106.42 in June, albe
Shanghai SIMYI Auto Parts Industry Co. Ltd.--Automotive body parts in plastic and sheet-metal etc.
(2015/07/24)Shanghai SIMYI Auto Parts Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1996 in China and specializes in both plastic and sheet-metal auto body-parts manufacturing and tooling development. The maker has earned major international quality-system certifications including ISO9001, QS9000, ISO/TS16949, and ISO 14
Hiwin`s June Revenue Soars 19% YoY to All-time High
(2015/07/16)Hiwin Technologies Corp., currently Taiwan’s No.1 maker of ballscrews and linear guideways for precision machinery including machine tools, announced consolidated revenue of NT$1.46 billion (US$47.22 million) for last month, rising 19.3 percent year on year to set a new all-time high. The June r
Discounts Work to Shore up Taiwan`s Machine Tool Exports in June
(2015/07/16)Many of Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers saw their exports in June rise from the previous month as a result of their discount pricing strategy, temporarily halting their sagging exports impacted by strengthened NT-dollar-to-greenback rate relative to weaker counterparts of euro, Japanese yen an
Kao Fong Draws up Plan to Fend off Strengthening Mainland Chinese Machine-Tool Competitors--Chairman sees China as Taiwan`s foremost machine-tool rival in only 3 years
(2015/07/01)Chairman David Shen of Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd., a leading machine-tool maker under the Hota Group in Taiwan, forecasts mainland China to transform into Taiwan’s foremost competitor on the global machine-tool market in only three years, and his company has drawn up strategies to counter such ch
Kao Fong`s 7-year Restructuring Pays off with Record Revenue in 2014 --The “235” strategy proves effective in boosting the firm’s operating efficiency and profits
(2015/06/22)Compiled by KEN LIU Seven years of restructuring beginning in 2007 has finally paid off for machine-tool maker Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd., the owner of the brand "KAFO", whose revenue tripled from NT$490 million (US$15.80 million) in 2009 to record high of NT$2.1 billion (US$67.74 million)
Machine Tool Maker Tongtai to Acquire an Austrian Peer
(2015/06/15)The Tongtai Group will soon acquire an Austrian machine tool maker after a number of overseas acquisitions that are part of the plan to increase revenue to NT$10 billion (US$322.58 million) this year. To realize the full takeover, the Taiwanese machine-tool maker has recently set up the Austrian su