Compiled By KEN LIU This year the biennial Taichung Plastic and Rubber Industry & Manufacturing Technology and Facility Show (TPMS), to be staged June 25-29 in the Greater Taichung International Expo Center, Taichung, central Taiwan, will install a new zone dedicated to aircraft-processing equip

Compiled by QUINCY LIANG Reportedly holding optimism toward the market, four major Taiwanese makers of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels have decided to invest about NT$79.5 billion (US$2.65 billion) as whole in capital spending this year, up 80 percent from 2014 to be

About the company—Intercraft; also why it is the right vendor and supplier you can rely on and work with just like other leading & top-ranked companies in North America and Europe: Intercraft Co., Ltd. is a leading machinery, fixtures & hardware manufacturer currently supplying those products an

By QUINCY LIANG The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently announced the 10 winners of the 2015 Taiwan Excellence Gold Award at a ceremony in Taipei. The ceremony was joined by a number of VIPs, including President Ma Ying-jeou, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Yang Wei

Founded in 1974, Knopro Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of custom metal hardware in Taiwan, providing three major product categories as furniture accessories, decorative hardware and plastic fittings, with each category covering handles, knobs, ring pulls, hooks, hinges, tube holder

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang says in the company’s 2014 annual report that the world’s No.1 pure silicon foundry can serve as the vital supplier of the fundamental building blocks of the semiconductor’s “Next Big Thing”, or the next breakthrough which he refer

Premier Mao Chi-Kuo recently led a group of ranking government officials to visit China Motor Corp. (CMC) and Gogoro Inc., two major electric-scooter (e-scooter) makers in Taiwan, to encourage the development of the domestic electric vehicle (EV) industry. CMC, an affiliate of domestic Yulon Gro

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG With positive news reported about the U.S. economy that is only occasionally shadowed by talk of a frothy stock market, coupled with robust home price rises in California, CENS (China Economic News Service), a Taipei-based export media with a history of over 40 years, wi

Taiwan's hand-tool industry has developed steadily for many years to become a recognized player in the international market for high-quality, innovative and reasonably priced products for global users, especially in the professional and industrial application segments. Despite its solid foothold

April 8-11 saw the 2015 edition of a widely anticipated trade fair for automotive and motorcycle suppliers that was staged at the Nangang Exhibition Hall (in Xize district in suburban Taipei) and TWTC Exhibition Hall 1 in Taipei, in the Shinyi district of the national capital also known for upscal

Setting the stage to start selling its first electric scooter (e-scooter) dubbed Smartscooter in Taiwan soon, Gogoro Inc., a young and innovative Taiwanese company targeting to transform energy distribution and management in megacities, recently inaugurated the Gogoro Experience Center, its flagshi

Embedded navigation shipments will receive a much-needed boost with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.6% between 2016 and 2020 as more and more consumer vehicles are sold with some form of embedded connectivity or smartphone integration systems, according to a recent report by ABI Research

The directors and supervisors of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) have agreed to select chairman B.S. Ke of Kwang Dah Enterprise Co., Ltd., concurrently the convener of the association’s board of executive supervisors, as the association’s next chairman. On March 26, the TAMI,

Founded in 2000, Glory & Sunrise is an ISO 9001-approved company specializing in providing integrated manufacturing services, including steel forging, metal stamping, welding, tooling development etc., as well as product assembly and packaging services to meet customers' requirements. With consi

By KEN LIU Founded only last year, Green Ideas Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on the development of smart lighting control systems for LED lights and solar-powered LED streetlights. Recent field tests carried out by the company prove that its dedicated control system can send signals to all of the

As a veteran maker of high-quality automotive lamps founded back in 1979, Eagle Eyes Traffic Ind. Co., Ltd. supplies a comprehensive range of products including headlamps, tail lamps, corner lamps, side lamps, bumper lamps, fog lamps, center high-mounted stop lamps and LED daytime running lamp (DRL

Chairman S.C. Hsu of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), having been impressed by smart manufacturing technologies at top machine-tool shows as IMTS of the United States and JIMTOF of Japan held in 2014, says the era of smart machinery is arriving and smart technology is the center

Tay Arng Co., Ltd., located in Tainan of southern Taiwan and engaged in office chair making for more than 20 years, specializes in manufacturing office chair mechanisms, hardware and parts as chair back panels, spring cups, screws, suspension seat bases, pneumatic seat bases, pneumatic plate suppor

Shenzhen DopDea Green Lighting Technology CO., Ltd. has been engaged in the research of semiconductor devices and technologies since its inception. Relying on its good mating test environment, the company has successfully researched and developed various COB LED modules and lighting products, boast

Welder Top Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 2000, is Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of automated welding and heating machines, and peripheral equipment, capable of developing over 1,000 types of welding machines to meet customers’ special requirements. The has developed a spate of energy-

Following over five decades of development, the yacht building industry in Taiwan has established a solid name among professional buyers and yacht owners throughout the world, helping the island retain its crown as Asia's biggest producer of yachts 80 feet and longer in 2015. The latest news rep

The conspicuous China International Hardware Show (CIHS) 2015 is slated to open Oct 21-23 at the brand new National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai, China), world’s largest single exhibition complex by size, and expected to keep wielding its growing influence over the global hardware indus

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), Innolux Corp., MediaTek Inc., Acer Inc., and Asustek Computer Inc. of Taiwan have announced total recruitment of over 6,000 workers this year, with LCD-panel giants AUO and Innolux needing a combined 3,500 engineers, chip design house MediaTek some 2,000 engineers, and bra

Founded in 1989, Grand Forging Industries Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2000-approved company specializing in forging and processing of parts and components. Backed by global reputation for high-efficiency production and processing achieved by top-end and advanced equipment, as well as skillful work

By KEN LIU After years of focusing on rolling out fast, high-precision and high value-added machine tools with multiple axes, Quick-Tech Machinery Co., Ltd. is now turning its emphasis more to friendlier management system and enhancing the functionalities of its machines. Among the latest mac

The Clear Dawn Company (CDC), established in 1982, has long prioritized innovative thinking and a strong focus on customer service. The company has a highly experienced staff and produces precision components. Recent innovations include the new brass plumb-bob with an internal spring device that he

Founded in 1984 in Tainan, southern Taiwan, Antron Electronics Co., Ltd. designs and produces LED drivers, fluorescent ballasts, halogen ballasts, high intensity discharge (HID) light ballasts, metal halide lamp ballasts, and fluorescent step dimming ballasts, all meeting UL or CE standards. The c

By KEN LIU Ever since China's market liberalization some 30 years ago that has drained much of Taiwan's furniture making resources to migrate offshore, the island's furniture makers have had to cope with thinning profit margins as Chinese suppliers gradually emulate Taiwanese peers on the mainla

Sin Seng Tay Co., Ltd., set up in 2000 in central Taiwan's faucet-production hub of Lugang, Changhua County, focuses on processing and manufacturing 2~60mm tubing in brass, iron, aluminum, and plastic for firefighting, gardening, bathroom, and electronic applications. In addition to supplying CNC-

Despite a yacht industry with development for over four decades, Taiwan, reputed as “Kingdom of Yachts,” is still a mostly unsung hero in the sector, with products never spotlighted in high-end consumer magazines as "How to Spend It." Horizon, a shipyard in southern Taiwan, however takes an env