Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced earlier that its definitive antidumping duties on imports of stainless steel from China and South Korea will be levied for five years retroactively from August 15, 2013, when the imposition of provisional duties in the same case began. According to th

By JENNY WU Bearings are among the most common and most important of all automobile components, serving vital functions in transmissions, engines, drive-shafts, and other systems and parts. Though individual bearings are relatively small in size, they have a huge relationship to vehicle reliabil

By STEVE CHUANG Taiwan exhibitors came home from Saudi PPPP 2014 (the 12th International Trade Exhibition for Printing & Packaging Technologies and the 12th International Plastics & Petrochemicals Trade Fair) with multiple orders in hand for their high performance and quality plastic processing ma

Local manufacturers keep years ahead of the pack through innovation Automotive electronics are playing a vital role in the move toward safer, higher-performance, cleaner, smarter, more energy-saving, and connected vehicles. And Taiwan is playing a vital role in the supply of such products. Ba

By JENNY WU Along with the rapid advancement of new technologies, automotive electronics--vital to upgrading the powertrain performance, safety, and comfort of modern vehicles--have been drawing intense attention in recent year through the constant development of newer and better products and ap

Founded in 1996, Genemax Industrial Inc. is a top-caliber Taiwanese supplier of precision parts and key components for extruders. Genemax supplies a full line of extruder parts and components, from gears, gearboxes, screws and barrels, screw and barrel segments, conical and parallel twin screws,

Taiwan's flat-panel display (FPD) industry turned out NT$377.05 billion (US$12.57 billion) worth of products in the third quarter of 2013, down 4.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 2.3% year-on-year (YoY), according to the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center of the Industry & Technology Intelligen

In January, the United Kingdom-headquartered lighting manufacturer, the Aurora Group, started up production in its new 440,000-square-foot factory in Ji’an City, Jiangxi province, China, where the plant, four times the size of the group’s current manufacturing sites combined, will drive the group’s

Established in 1984, Chien Chie Rubber Technology Co., Ltd. is a veteran company specialized in designing, developing and manufacturing high-quality rubber products for industrial applications, including automotive parts, bathroom accessories, gardening parts, sporting equipment, electrical compon

Established in 1995, Vance Lock Industrial Co., Ltd. is a burgeoning supplier of locks in Taiwan, dedicated to developing and manufacturing higher-end, higher-security locks such as cam locks, tubular locks, tumbler locks, disc locks, dimple locks, switch locks, etc. Additionally, this innovativ

By STEVE CHUANG Over the past decade, Taiwan’s hand tool industry has built up solid reputations among international buyers for supplying high-quality, high-precision tools catering to professional end-users, and as a result has enjoyed steady growth. The hand tool industry took off in Taiwan

Since established in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. has been supplying precision parts and components on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis for over 16 years. The company is adept at precision processing, capably manufacturing and assembling optical instrument parts, bicycle parts,

Established in 2011, Artaio Seiki Co., Ltd. is a newcomer in Taiwan’s machinery industry, supplying lubrication systems and related accessories and components, such as resistance electric lubricators, piston lubricators, manual lubricators, cycle coolant lubricators, sprayers, distributors, connect

Kenturn Nano. Tech. Co., Ltd., a leading spindle manufacturer in Taiwan, recently announced plans to boost its consolidated revenue to NT$10 billion (US$333.3 million) by 2020 from the estimated NT$430 million (US$14.3 million) for 2013 and NT$320 million (US$10.6 million) recorded in 2012, and go

Taiwan’s Metal Industry Continues to Meet Market Trends With markets demanding eco-friendly, energy-saving, lightweight metal products, Taiwan’s metal industry has been increasingly working on value-added, non-ferrous metals and alloys as aluminum, magnesium and titanium to go upmarket and boost

Due to the Christmas break in many global markets, CENS attended only two international trade shows in December 2013 to help advertising clients promote products globally, including Plast Eurasia Istanbul and Automechanika Shanghai. Plast Eurasia Istanbul Due to the high production & labor cos

By STEVE CHUANG Pneumatic tools─a category covering air-powered hammers, impact wrenches, spray guns, socket wrenches, grinders, sanders and screwdrivers─account for a major part of Taiwan's power tool production. Local products in this segment have also established a strong presence in the global

Since established in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. has been supplying precision parts and components on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis for over 16 years. The company is adept at precision processing, capably manufacturing and assembling optical instrument parts, bicycle parts

Since founded in 1990, Fine Fu Sheng Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been specializing in manufacturing hot stamping machines, transfer printing machines and hot pressing and laminating machines, also able to integrate those machines into automated systems for customers to raise production efficiency and

Since its inception in 1987 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, Wen Sheng Fu Co., Ltd. has been specializing in production of valves and related products for over 20 years. Backed by its seasoned experience in production, the company has built a distinct profile as a competent OEM in the line, t

Since its founding in 1993, Kuen Horng Co., Ltd. has developed into a professional manufacturer of healthcare kits with consummate production capability. The company’s healthcare kits encompass dialysis blood recirculating line sets and IV (intravenous) priming tube components, including needle

Driven by a consistent dedication to improving production technology, Taiwan’s OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original design manufacturing) sector has built up a solid global reputation, particularly for unparalleled manufacturing flexibility and precision. For the past decade,

Facing increasing global rivalry from underselling competitors, Taiwanese metalworking and metal product manufacturers are upgrading their technology and improving their operations to boost added value. “Added value” refers to output value minus the cost of intermediate inputs, and in the case

Founded in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. is an ISO-9001 certified original equipment manufacturer of various kinds of parts and components, as well as an assembler and precision processing service provider. Consummate production capability achieved by dedication to constant technological impro

Established in 2003, Primacy Tech. Co., Ltd. specializes in developing and supplying hydraulic lifting platforms and related parts and accessories. Company president Brendon Chiu stresses that Primacy Tech. provides full solutions for lift and dock equipment for industrial purposes, encompassin

Founded in 2003, Sheng Yi Industrial Co., Ltd. is a fast-growing manufacturer of forgings and forged parts and components with a decade of experience in forging and mold development. To meet rising demand, the company moved to a new 5,000-square-meter factory in Taichung City, central Taiwan, in 2

Founded in 2013 by three young men with a passion for screws and service, Yu Jyun Co., Ltd. focuses on the design and development of tamperproof screws. The company’s goal is to offer products that meet all of the needs of the market, along with total tamperproof screw solutions, to customers all o

To help advertisers who are manufacturers, exporters and traders to find potential business opportunities globally, CENS attended 11 overseas trade shows in November, including Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), SEMA Show, InterLight Moscow, Moscow International Tool Expo (MITEX), METALE

A record number of 2,360 exhibitors from 38 countries took part in the 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), held Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), drawing 38,030 buyers from 144 countries and regions. This year, the event featured t

This has been a lackluster year in the international lighting market, and companies in the line are vigorously carrying out R&D and marketing activities in an effort to break out of the doldrums by offering improved functions and expanded applications. Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye is full of