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 KEN LIU Chairman Eric Chuo of the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA), as well as chairman of the precision mechanical parts maker Hiwin Technologies, is anxious that the island’s machine-tool industry is likely to end this year with negative export growt

Yu Ting Co. was established in 2012 as a manufacturer of various industrial parts mainly on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. It is located in Taiwan’s central county of Changhua. Despite its tender age, the manufacturer is capable of applying lathing, milling, threading, and drilli

Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd. recently broke ground to construct its second factory at the Luzhu Science Park in the Southern Taiwan Science Park as part of its plan to be a globally top-20 machine-tool maker by 2020 by building high-end machines for the automotive and aircraft industries. Th

Compiled By KEN LIU Edward Yang, the founder and chairman of machine-tool maker Goodway Machine Corp., announced the firm's “tri-pronged strategy” to help achieve its goal to boost consolidated revenue 32.9 percent to NT$10 billion (US$322.58 million) this year from last year’s NT$7.81 billi

Chairman Jimmy Chu of the Fair Friend Ent. Group, Taiwan’s biggest machine-tool conglomerate by revenue, announced plans to go public in Taiwan around the end of 2017 by consolidating resources of all of its subsidiaries worldwide. The group’s machine-tool business operates 40 manufacturing site

Compiled By KEN LIU Taiwan-made controllers stole the spotlight at the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) this year, underscoring efforts by the island's machine-tool industry to enhance product value to fend off global challengers. In their drive to tap international markets

Compiled By KEN LIU The biennial 2015 Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS), held March 3-8 in the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 and Nangang Exhibition Hall, saw notable technologies as multitasking, robotic arms and Industry 4.0 that are touted as crucial to "Smart Manufacturing."

Taiwan’s leading machine tool makers landed sizable orders during the Taipei International Machine Tool Show 2015 (TIMTOS 2015), held March 3-8 in Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei, thanks to encouraging recovery in Europe due to its quantitative easing, lowered interest rate in China, and foreseeabl

TIMTOS 2015 in Taipei to Set New High in Turnout The Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2015, staged March 3-8, is projected to draw over 1,000 exhibitors from 17 nations to occupy 5,400 booths this year, setting new high and unseating the Japan Machine Tool Fair as the No.2 machin

For the first time, Taiwan-made controllers will be the theme at the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2015, to be staged March 3-8, as the island’s machine-tool industry attempts to enhance product value when the market increasingly becomes more challenging globally. Backed by the

Lih Chang Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1984 to make conventional vertical turret milling machines, has sold more than 10,000 units so far and is a globally well recognized maker in the line. To meet diverse requirements from customers, the firm has steadily diversified its line to include vertic

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG Fastener production is one of Taiwan’s globally competitive traditional industries, with production value exceeding NT$100 billion (around US$3.17 billion) yearly. Mostly clustered in Taiwan’s southern region across Tainan and Kaohsiung, insiders generally boast exceptio

Autogrip Machinery Co., Ltd., formerly the Chia Her Machinery Co., Ltd., is a Taiwanese manufacturer of power chucks and rotary cylinders that has, since its inception in 1989, concentrated on production of high-precision products to achieve differentiation, as well as steadily improving product q

P-One Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1992, has been dedicated to manufacturing various quality machine tools. To meet influx of orders and boost production capacity, the company has recently set up a second plant nearby the original one. The company’s major product lines include vertical machin

Industry executives project Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd., a leading machine-tool maker in Taiwan, to generate consolidated revenue in excess of NT$10 billion (US$322.58 million) this year, an increase from 2014’s NT$9.13 billion (US$294.58 million). The bullish forecast is based on swarming

Founded in 1965 as a contract manufacturer of machine parts, Kamioka Corp. is a builder of CNC machining centers, CNC horizontal turning centers, and double-column machining centers. Over 70% of the crucial components and parts for the company’s machines are either made in-house or outsourced

Founded in 2003 to specialize in CNC machining centers, Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. is promoting the CPV and CPV-B series of vertical machining centers, which can cut a rough workpiece into a refined product without using polishing or grinding machines for the refinement processing. Occ

Compiled by KEN LIU Reportedly the world’s No.4 machine-tool exporter with revenue of US$3.87 billion, Taiwan machine-tool makers generally enjoy sound reputation worldwide, due mainly for efforts to emulate advanced makers to roll out user-friendly designs that help customers cut labor cost, op

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. And lots of Taiwanese extrusion machine makers have followed well those trends by developing top-caliber models and solutions

Fepotec Industrial Co., Ltd., established in 1996, is one of Taiwan’s few manufacturers of spindles and tailstocks for a variety of high-precision, high-performance machine tools. In January 2009, the company moved production to a new factory of 14,400 square feet in Wujih Dist. of Taichung City, c

Frank Phoenix International Corp. is a leading maker and exporter in Taiwan of machine tools and accessories, with an in-house R&D department and claiming to pay close attention to raising product quality to stand above rivals. The company mainly offers three lines: bed-type computer numericall

CNC-TAKANG Co., Ltd., established in 1994, has ample expertise in development and production of heavy-duty/high-torque/full-power-output CNC lathes and vertical/horizontal/double-column machining centers. The maker mainly offers conventional lathes, CNC lathes (flat & slant bed), double spindle

Janetech Industrial Co., Ltd. is one of Asia’s leading makers dedicated to production of bellows couplers. At present, Janetech’s principal products include bellow couplings, elastomer couplings, torque limiter couplings, flexible disc couplings, high-speed spindle special use couplings, high-sp

CNC-TAKANG Co., Ltd., established in 1994, has ample expertise in development and production of heavy-duty/high-torque/full-power-output CNC lathes and vertical/horizontal/double-column machining centers. The maker mainly offers conventional lathes, CNC lathes (flat & slant bed), double spindle

A professional supplier of CNC machinery founded in 2003, Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. recently has launched its newest U series 5-axis machining center. The horizontal double column machining center features not just improved structural design for enhanced stability but also an A-axis tha

Established in 1973, Yih Feng Industrial Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008- and ISO/TS 16949: 2009-approved company specializing in aluminum alloy forging, die-casting, and computer numeric control (CNC) machining. The company has steadily invested in technique upgrading and equipment renewal, introdu

By KEN LIU "I look to make Fair Friend the world’s No.1 machine-tool manufacturer to be a proud example in Taiwan," says Jimmy Chu, chairman of the Fair Friend Ent. Group, Taiwan’s biggest machine-tool conglomerate by revenue, who plans to generate consolidated revenue exceeding US$8.3 billion b

Chairman Jimmy Chu of the Fair Friend Ent. Group (FFG) announced that his company will enter into alliance with Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) to develop and manufacture composite materials for aircrafts. FFG, Taiwan’s biggest machine-tool maker, will provide equipment to the mate

Founded in 2012 as a subsidiary of the Foxconn Technology Group, King Giants Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. makes high-speed super-precision rotary modules, high-speed super-precision linear servo motion modules, high-speed super-precision linear mechanical motion modules, numerical control rotary module