With a history of over three decades, Acurite Industries Corporation is a veteran supplier of high-caliber staple guns, cutting tools and gardening tools in Taiwan. The firm’s product lines include a wide range of adhesives, cutting tools, glue guns, packaging tools, measurement devices, power s

Founded in 1980, Alstrong Tools Corp. has been devoted to supplying hand tools and related products and set up 15 years ago its own brand Alstrong. Following years of hard work to satisfy customers with quality improvements, the company has proven itself as a versatile maker by offering a vast

With nearly two decades of experience, Arttool International Co., Ltd. is a proven OEM/ODM committed to quality and R&D, supplying power tools, hand tools and accessories. The company’s product portfolio includes power screwdriver bits, magnetic nut setters, bit holders, bit sets, socket adaptor

Founded in 1984, Bih-Lian International Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to producing hand tools for more than two decades. Committed to product quality, the maker claims that all its products are fabricated precisely in line with international standards and market trends. Furthermore, the company h

Founded in 1987, Black Horse Tools Co., Ltd. specializes in the manufacture of screwdriver bits and magnetic tools with more than 40 years of experience. The company’s new socket series attest to its time-tested professionalism, with the product featuring improved hex design allowing users to ea

Located in Taiwan’s central city of Taichung, Chen Der Machine Industry Co., Ltd. is an experienced OEM of auto repair tools, being known as the world-caliber supplier of GS King Tools and Mitools-branded tools. The company turns out a huge range of auto repair tools such as socket sets, ratche

Founded in the 1980s, Chih-Tai Y&S Co., Ltd. is a veteran supplier of hand tools with solid reputation for time-tested production capability and commitment to quality. The company supplies a wide spectrum of hand tools, including screwdrivers, wood chisels, screwdriver bits and accessories, flo

Following more than a year of hard work since his inauguration last September, Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Association (THTMA) chairman Mark Lin is well on the way to building sustainable development for the industry. In an interview with CENS, Lin confirmed that his industry, which finished

Driven by customers’ restocking for the upcoming year-end sales peak, Taiwan’s hand tool industry turned out NT$15.67 billion of tools in the second quarter for a 26% increase from NT$12.43 billion a year ago, according to statistics compiled by Taiwan’s market survey body the ITIS (Industrial Tech

Established we are the most complete screwdriver manufacture with two factories equipped with integrated production lines, turning out full line of screwdrivers and plastic tool boxes ... etc. With advanced technology, experienced R&D technicians and complete quality inspection testers and instrume

One maker uses aluminum head in pruners for lightweight and excellent strength By STEVE CHUANG Just as Taiwan has become home to a few of the world's most popular bicycle brands, the makers of garden tools on the island have also built globally-renowned reputation as major suppliers over the

Founded in 1988, Compass Corp. has evolved into one of Taiwan’s most specialized makers of hand tools, power tools and accessories as screwdriver bits, mainly supplying precision screwdrivers, T-handle drivers, flag/wing drivers, Allen wrenches, ratchet handles, and two-way stubby socket bits. T

Kymyo Industrial Co., Ltd., founded in 1986 in Taichung City, central Taiwan, is a specialized manufacturer of pneumatic tools with solid footholds worldwide. With decades of dedication to manufacturing and R&D, the company has worked out various pneumatic tools and accessories for DIY and profe

Since its inception in 1993, Sheng Yang Metal Co., Ltd. has been devoted to manufacturing hand tools mainly on the OEM and ODM basis. The company now supplies a wide range of quality hand tools, including pliers, socket wrenches, tool kits, bit sets, magnetic screwdriver sets and related auto r

With more than three decades of experience and expertise, Skilltek Industries Inc., founded in 1978, is one of Taiwan’s time-tested suppliers of tools. Backed by accumulated know-how and capabilities, the versatile company supplies four major product categories, namely hand tools, auto repair to

Yeh Her Yow Plastic Co., Ltd., established in 1977, specializes in the development and production of different categories’ plastic parts. More than three decades of manufacturer experiences, Yeh Her Yow, the ISO 9001 - certificated company is capable to produce the precise parts that match custo

The jury of the 2011 iF Product Design Award, the “Oscars” of the design world, selected 991 favorites out of 2,756 entries by 1,121 participants from 43 countries, compared to the 2,486 registrations from 39 countries in 2010. The jurors noticed that the consistent brand strategy of many c

Industry to likely achieve record-high output value of NT$61 billion in 2011 Driven by the simmering American economy, the Taiwanese hand tool industry turned out NT$14.65 billion of products in the fourth quarter of 2010 for a 19.2% growth from that in 2009. But due to the appreciating New Taiw

Chinshin Industrial Co., established in 1972, has been a seasoned maker of screwdrivers and bits of all kinds and with solid reputations among buyers in the DIY segment. The company launches its newest 23PC Magic Screw Driver Set coded CS-8004B, which comprises ratchet screwdrivers, stubby screw

Meeng Gang Enterprise Co., Ltd., founded in 1971 in Taiwan’s hand tool manufacturing hub of Taichung, has been engaged in production of screwdrivers and screwdriver bits with an ISO9001 certificate. The company’s Smart Clutch Setter is a high-profile power and pneumatic tool accessory for woodwo

As China’s GDP surged 10.3% to US$6.04 trillion to outpace Japan (US$5.4 trillion) as the world’s second-largest economy in 2010, few now question the country as one of the fastest markets globally, also seen as an opportunity for Taiwanese hand tool makers to promote own-brand products for sustain

The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) has come a long way as the island’s foremost trade fair for tools, building materials, and hardware over the past decade. Organized by the Taiwan Kaigo Co. (the local representative of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH) together with the Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Associ

With more than 30 years of expertise, Wisedom Win International Co., Ltd. is a specialized maker of hand tools with an ISO 9001: 2000 certificate. Handling manufacturing processes from blade matching, thermal and surface treating to plastic injection and packaging on its own at its factory locat

Since its establishment in 1973 in Taiwan's central county of Taichung, Sound Han Industrial Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to manufacturing and marketing of auto repair tools, as one of the most experienced makers of this kind on the island. Sound Han began as an OEM (original equipment manufactu

Since its inception in 1977 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, Jiin Haur Industrial Co., Ltd. has been an experienced, many-sided supplier on an OEM basis. The company provides a comprehensive product portfolio, covering LED lamps, racks, pruning shears, cordless screwdrivers, pruning saws, pru

Founded in 1988, Wei Chins Plastic Enterprise Corp. is a professional maker of screwdrivers and related hand tools in Taiwan. Running two factories with integrated production lines, the company produces a variety of screwdrivers, hand tools and plastic toolboxes, and is capable of handling OEM

With global demand for hand tools steadily growing, the Taiwan hand tool industry turned out NT$15.97 billion of tools in the third quarter of 2010, for a 30.9% growth from a year earlier or 10.8% from a quarter earlier, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan-based Metal Industries Research

Shen Yeong Co., Ltd., sited in Taiwan’s central county of Taichung, has been specialized in manufacturing auto repair tools. Many years of dedication to the field has seen the company accumulate seasoned knowledge about development of practical, useful auto repair tools and related kits, in

With a history of more than 16 years, King Shen Co., Ltd., located in Taiwan’s central county of Changhua, is a professional maker of hardware, repair tools and accessories for bikes and cars. Constantly improving metalworking technologies and quality, the company has achieved excellent producti

Meng Ruei Co., Ltd. is a specialized producer of various bit holders and screwdriver bits with more than 20 years of manufacturing experience. Over the years, the company has accumulated unexcelled manufacturing technologies and ample know-how about materials, capable of applying a variety of me