Founded in 1988, Jisen Enterprise Company specializes in the manufacture and export of customized precision products made of rubber, plastic, metal, and glass, as well as in the provision of die-casting, lost-wax casting, powder injection molding, lathing, polishing, electroplating, bake-enameling,

CENS had a busy month in April, attending nine international trade shows to promote buyer guides to help manufacturers, exporters and traders to build global presence, including Light + Building International Trade Fair, Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), Hannover Messe, Autome

By KEN LIU A total of 10,097 buyers from 112 countries and regions eagerly shopped for energy-saving lighting products, especially LED lamps, that were displayed by 1,081 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) 2014, which was held o

More than 18,000 buyers from 112 countries took part in the sixth Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), held April 6-9, 2014, that drew nearly 1,100 exhibitors from 14 countries, a new exhibitor record for the fair. Global BuyersHong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Deput

By MICHELLE HSU The increasingly close ties between lighting industries across the Taiwan Strait were in the spotlight at the Taipei International Lighting Show (TILS) held in late March this year. The show featured a special cross-strait lighting industry forum on life applications of emerging

Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), held March 20-23 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center, a major lighting show in Taiwan, this year for the first time was held jointly with LED Taiwan, an LED manufacturing processes exhibition, to reveal upstream, midstream and d

By KEN LIU Ford was surprisingly not promoted as a car brand but for household lighting at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2014 (Spring Edition), held April 6-9. The Ford marque was seen at the contract supplier SKN Global Ltd.’s booth in Hall of Aurora, a venue for brand name exhibito

By QUINCY LIANG The 2014 TAIPEI AMPA (30th Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show) and 2014 AutoTronics Taipei (9th Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show), two of the world's most important auto-parts shows, were held from April 9 to 12 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall

Founded in 1997 in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Kao Chuan Tswen Enterprise Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9000-certified specialist in building materials and furniture fittings. Committed to the motto of “Safety, Quality, Service and Efficiency,” Kao Chuan Tswen has rapidly developed into a world-calib

Mobiletron Electronics Co., Ltd., a major maker of automotive-electronic systems and parts as well as power-tool vendor in Taiwan, and a Taiwan listed firm, recently announced plans to diversify into different fields this year. Kim Tsai, Mobiletron's chairman, said that his company's automotive-

By QUINCY LIANG The Taipei CYCLE d&i Awards returned for its third edition at the 27th Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei CYCLE 2014), held from March 5 to 8 in Taiwan. The awards were hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Associat

Established in 1975, the ISO 9001:2008-certified Meggis Enterprise Co. , Ltd. is one of Taiwan's top manufacturers and exporters of a wide range of parts and accessories for automotive and marine applications. With the backing of its strong in-house R&D team, the firm has successfully tapped the in

By QUINCY LIANG The 22 winners of the 2014 International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC 2014) were announced at Taipei CYCLE, held in Taipei on March 5-8, 2014 in Taipei. The 10 best entries were rewarded with prize money amounting to a total of NT$760,000 (approximately US$25,333 or 19,000 eur

A specialized supplier of CNC machine tools founded in 2003, Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. has recently released its newest U series of 5-axis synchronous-motion machining center for making medical equipment such as artificial joints. Capable of excellent milling and lathing at precise an

By CARMEN LO The ignition system is one of the key components in a gas-powered engine. It also sets the bar for the overall powertrain performance, especially in terms of horsepower, fuel efficiency and emissions. Developing reliable and high-performance ignition systems is consequently a perennia

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

Jiann Sheng Machinery & Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., in business since 1982, is a Taiwan-based EDM (electrical discharge machining) machine manufacturer globally recognized for expertise, exporting globally with plans to further expand markets worldwide. Under its own “JSEDM” brand, Jiann Shen

By MICHELLE HSU Aussie govt. stops subsidizing car sector Australian governmental subsidy is essential to buoy its automakers. Last December, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out providing extra governmental assistance to Toyota, after the carmaker flagged “unprecedented pressur

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

The LED Next Stage 2014 of Tokyo, Japan, is estimated to draw around 60,000 visitors and over 300 exhibitors during the four-day run beginning March 4. Approximately 20 Taiwanese manufacturers have signed up for the show with the exhibitor delegation co-organized by China Economic News Service (

Founded in 1988, Jisen Enterprise Company specializes in the manufacture and export of customized precision products made of rubber, plastic, metal, and glass, as well as in the provision of die-casting, lost-wax casting, powder injection molding, lathing, polishing, electroplating, bake-enameling,

With more than three decades of expertise and practice, Lian Chang Casting Inc. is a Taiwanese veteran manufacturer of die castings of aluminum, brass, and zinc alloy, as well as molds, snap hook ends and wall plates. This maker turns out 40-50 tonnes of aluminum die castings, 30-45 tonnes of zinc

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

The year 2013 was challenging for most Taiwanese enterprises, which seemed to have been left behind by the simmering American and Japanese stock markets, with Taiwan’s economic growth having reached only around 2% to lag behind those of most of Asian countries; but it remained a busy year for China

Opened in 1989 to design and build tooling, jigs, and clamps, Zhan Cheng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. expanded in 2001 into a precision processing service provider using milling machines and abundant experience and know-how it had gleaned from the tooling industry. In the company’s two factories

With more than three decades of expertise and practice, Lian Chang Casting Inc. is a Taiwanese veteran manufacturer of die castings of aluminum, brass, and zinc alloy, as well as molds, snap hook ends and wall plates. This maker turns out 40-50 tonnes of aluminum die castings, 30-45 tonnes of zi

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

By QUINCY LIANG David Shen, chairman of Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. recently told the Economic Daily News (EDN), the largest Chinese-language economic daily newspaper in Taiwan, that his company is the sole supplier of reduction (speed reducer) gearboxes to American premium electric-ca

Jeton R/D & Mfg. Inc., a Taiwan-based supplier of parts and accessories for machinery and dolls, uses solid experience and well-honed technological know-how to add value and carve out a profitable, sustainable niche for itself in the usually thin-margin business of parts making. Founded in 1983