One supplier builds higher precision via partnering with academia Driven by steadily recovering global economy, Taiwan’s manufacturers of machinery parts and accessories, mainly medium and small enterprises, achieved substantial growth in sales in the first three quarters of 2010. With a history

Gin Chan Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1988, is a professional manufacturer of precision accessories for grinding machines and milling machines. The company uses ‘GIN’ brand to distribute products the world over. Based on its long-term operating spirit to pursue excellent quality, the comp

Taipei, March 30, 2011 (CENS)--The massive Japanese earthquake will drive down Taiwan's economic growth rate by 0.11-0.2 of a percentage point, decreasing the gross domestic output by NT$15-20 billion, this year, said Christina Liu, minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEP

Kang Chyau Industry Co., founded in 1988, is one of the most respected professional manufacturers of industrial machines in Taiwan. The company has accumulated ample expertise in developing innovative products to meet the special requirements of the plastics industry from around the world. The c

Taipei, March 28, 2011 (CENS)--Sourcing Taiwan 2011, an event organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), is scheduled to be held March 30-31 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1, likely to bring over US$25 billion worth of procurement

Hinnli Co., Ltd., established 20 years ago, is one of Taiwan’s major producers of papermaking and steel/iron processing machines. In addition to single-unit machines and relevant components and parts, the company is also capable of supplying whole-plant equipment to customers from around the world.

Ho Hsing Precision Industry Co., established in 1992, focuses on producing screws, barrels, and rollers for plastic/rubber injection and extrusion machines, claiming to be very competitive at home and abroad for its long-term dedication to developing sophisticated products. To expand overseas sales

Taipei, March 25, 2011 (CENS)--With PC vendors heavily promoting tablets to trigger more fierce competition in the marketplace, Taiwanese PC and related parts and component manufacturers are expected to benefit from the market boom this year. Starting with Apple Inc.'s iPad 2G, launched on March

Taipei, March 24, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan's leading electronics contract manufacturers, including Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and Wistron Corp., are expected to share the orders for 30 million LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs released from Sony Corp. which has announced production cut in the wake of

Taipei, March 23, 2011 (CENS)--The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced yesterday (March 22) that exporters will be entitled to permanent tax rebates for their materials starting March 30, a move which will especially benefit such lines as auto, textile, electronic and electric-machinery components

Taipei, March 22, 2011 (CENS)--The Department of Health (DOH) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will jointly carry out from today (March 22) intensified spot check on radiation of imported Japanese goods, including foods, daily necessities, and industrial components/parts, to ward off rad

Taipei, March 18, 2011 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based Acer Inc., one of the world's top two PC vendors, plans to kick off promotion of tablet PCs worldwide by the end of this month at the earliest, and aims for sales of between 5 million and 10 million units to command a 20% share of the global market th

Taiwan exported US$17.214 billion worth of machinery in 2010, representing a whopping 51.7% increase from 2009, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). In terms of machinery categories, machine tools ranked first with an export value of US

Taipei, March 17, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan has become one of the world's three-largest suppliers of for machine-tool parts and components. Taiwan exported US$784 million wroth of machine-tool components in 2010, up 88.7% year-on-year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Associ

Taipei, March 16, 2011 (CENS)--Five domestic industries are likely to receive a major blow from the shock wave of the Japanese earthquake which is sweeping the global economy, including flat panel display (FPD), semiconductor, optical, auto, and tourism. Yang Sheng-fan, director of Topology Res

Taipei, March 14, 2011 (CENS)--Due to partial suspension of production by their Japanese parent firms in the wake of the strong earthquake hitting the northeastern Japan, Taiwanese automakers are facing the threat of disruption in the supply of key components and parts, unless the former can resume

Taipei, March 14, 2011 (CENS)--With only three listed Taiwanese firms having invested in Japan, the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Taiwan is limited so far, but the influence on some local supply chains remains to be seen, due to their reliance on the supply of Japanese key components and par

In the fourth quarter of 2010, the flat panel display (FPD) industry in Taiwan turned out NT$383.66 billion (US$12.79 billion) of products, a 11.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline and a 2.2% year-on-year (YoY) decrease, according to the government-sponsored research project IEK-ITIS (Industry & Te

Taipei, March 8, 2011 (CENS)--Responding to the rising popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs that is significantly fueling demand for touch panels over the past few years, TPK Holding Co., Ltd., a large producer of touch panels in Taiwan, will raise its equipment budget to exceed NT$20 billion f

Taipei, March 3, 2011 (CENS)--Thanks to the steady market growth, Taiwan's leading manufacturers of optical storage drives, including Lite-On IT Corp. and Quanta Storage Inc., will be able to score outstanding sales performance in the first quarter of this year. Lite-On said its first-quarter sa

Taipei, March 2, 2011 (CENS)--In conjunction with the increasing installation of advanced automotive-electronics systems on vehicles to improve driving safety, major international research firm ABI Research recently forecast that by 2016, annual installations of the vehicle lane departure warning s

The development of the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Taiwan moved another step forward when the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) recently invited several local private companies with expertise in different areas to set up an EV Chassis R&D Alliance. The signing cer

The 2010 Automechanika Frankfurt, the world's largest auto-parts, accessory, and repair equipment exhibition that attracts about 4,500 exhibitors and some 160,000 global visitors every two years, also has “green” concept as one of its main themes. Showing its dedication to eco-friendly auto parts a

Simon Industrial Co., Ltd. (SIC) is a seasoned supplier of quality FKM compounds (MIL-SPEC / AMS /FDA) and FKM parts for automotive, defense (missile component) and other crucial applications. The company claims that it owns strong capability of handling quality control; lots of successful know-

Taipei, Feb. 23, 2011 (CENS)--Riding on the rise of smartphones along with new clients added, Lite-On Technology Corp., a leading supplier of electronic parts and components in Taiwan, has aimed to become one of the world’s top three suppliers of camera lens modules in mid-2012 at the earliest, acc

After several decades of development, Taiwan’s hand tool industry has grown and achieved varying degrees of success in quite a few segments, including tools for DIY, auto repair, medical care, gardening, construction and even digitized versions. Perhaps driven by the automotive market that continu

While record wintry temps have been set in northeastern China, with recent snow storms disrupting air traffic in Europe and the eastern USA, sales of new cars worldwide have been hot, according to different institutions and research firms' estimates, totaling some 70 million vehicles in 2010. China

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$15.592 billion worth of machinery products in the first 11 months of 2010, representing a 53.4% year-on-year growth, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). In terms of major export

Among his New Year's resolutions, as chairman of the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA), Youjun Jiao lists hopes for closer cooperation between the electronics industries of Taiwan and China; as chairman of the 10-company Hwahsin Lihwa Group, he wishes for improved

Taipei, Jan. 25, 2011 (CENS)--A couple of Taiwanese handset parts and component suppliers have greatly benefited from Apple Inc.'s move to increase its purchases of parts and components for its iPhone 5G, which is slated for launch this summer at the earliest. For example, Hon Hai Precision Indu