The 1949-founded Far East Machinery Co., Ltd. will spin off its four affiliates this year into independent companies as the first step of its plan to transform into a holding company in line with its business diversification strategy, according to chairman, K.H. Chuang. Headquartered in Chiayi,

Flooded by orders in the first quarter of 2014 and upbeat about business for the second quarter, Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers will inaugurate expansion plans earlier than originally scheduled. Industry executives point out that the recovering economies in the Europe Union, United States

P-One Machinery Co., Ltd. was founded in 1992 as a dedicated machine-tool manufacturer pursuing innovation and quality, providing vertical machining centers (box guideway and linear guideway), horizontal machining centers, traveling-column machining centers and double-column machining centers.

Since established in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. has been supplying precision parts and components on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis for over 16 years. The company is adept at precision processing, capably manufacturing and assembling optical instrument parts, bicycle parts,

Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers vow to increase their 2014 sales by at least 10% from 2013 based on the recent surge in orders that will keep production lines running at full throttle throughout the second quarter. Falcon Machine Tools Co., Ltd., with the Chevalier brand, plans to boost sa

Since established in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. has been supplying precision parts and components on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis for over 16 years. The company is adept at precision processing, capably manufacturing and assembling optical instrument parts, bicycle parts

Alex-Tech Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. was founded back in 1988 as a maker of toolroom lathes. After decades of technological improvement and product expansion, it has emerged as one of Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of CNC lathes and machining centers. To boost production and gain market shar

Chairman S.C. Hsu of Ecoca Industrial Co., Ltd., a major lathe maker in Taiwan, projects the company’s revenue to top NT$1 billion (US$33.3 million) by 2015, surging from the estimated NT$400 million (US$13.3 million) for 2013 and projected NT$600 million (US$20 million) for 2014. Hsu bases the

Founded in 1988, Elem Technology Co., Ltd. is an ISO-9001 certified original equipment manufacturer of various kinds of parts and components, as well as an assembler and precision processing service provider. Consummate production capability achieved by dedication to constant technological impro

With a bigger turnout that included key decision makers, managers, and experts, Fastener Expo Shanghai 2013, held on June 20-22 in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, again proved to be one of the most influential exhibitions for the global fastener industry. It was also the onl

Machine-tool maker Far East Machinery Co. Ltd. (FEMCO), headquartered in the southern Taiwan city of Chia Yi, has recently opened an office in Taichung to boost its market share in central Taiwan. According to chairman, K.H. Chuang, central Taiwan is home to most of the island’s processing facto

Since its establishment in 1976, Chang Bing Enterprise Co., Ltd. has worked on home improvement products and builders’ hardware as an ISO9001:2015-certified manufacturer who welcomes OEM orders. Strong manufacturing capability lays the solid foundation on which Chang Bing competes globally. Bac

Machine-tool maker Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd. is forecast to score new high in 2013 earnings and revenue, with the latter projected to stay above NT$2 billion (US$66.6 million) and former at NT$1.5 per share. The company predicts its 2014 revenue to rise 20% from 2013 and earnings to rise to N

CNC machining centers, CNC double-column machining centers, CNC lathes 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 j

Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), a major aircraft and parts maker in Taiwan, recently claimed to have received flooding orders from major customers GEAE and Rolls Royce for aircraft engine housings. In addition to expecting its engine business revenue to grow to NT$7.6 billion (US

Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), a major aircraft and parts maker in Taiwan, recently claimed to have received flooding orders from major customers GEAE and Rolls Royce for aircraft engine housings. In addition to expecting its engine business revenue to grow to NT$7.6 billion (US

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, intro

Set up in Hong Kong in 1991, Sealtech Co., Ltd. is a dedicated supplier of European and American oil seals, with 22 subsidiaries in Greater China with over 200 employees. Sealtech targets not only repairers of European and American production equipment but also peers offering similar designs an

Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers have budgeted about NT$20 billion (US$666.6 million) for production expansion in 2014 in anticipation of recovering demand in national defense, automobile, and aircraft industries. J.C. Wang, president of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), p

Machine tool makers AWEA Mechantronic Co., Ltd. and Goodway Machine Corp. have recently landed surging orders mostly thanks to recovering automobile markets in China, Europe, and the United States, with AWEA receiving over NT$300 million (US$10 million) of orders a month. Both companies estimat

With the second straight quarter of growth, Taiwan’s hand tool industry finished the third quarter of 2013 with output of NT$18.4 billion, up 9.6% year-on-year (YoY), according to the latest report authorized by Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), a government-funded research i

Auto State Industrial Co., Ltd. was founded in 1994 in Taiwan and today leads the highly competitive industry in manufacturing performance kick starters and gearshift leavers for powered two-wheelers (PTWs). Using the most advanced CNC machining centers and graphics software, the company also pr

While struggling for orders throughout the first half of this year when its export value plunged 17.4% year on year to US$1.7 billion, Taiwan’s machine-tool industry has been dealing with short-term rush orders since the third quarter. In light of such market twist, Chief Executive Officer C.C.

Taiwan’s machine-tool makers are being flooded with orders from Europe, and some of them are fully booked into the first quarter of 2014 with orders ranging from NT$500 million (US$16.6 million at NT$30: US$1) to NT$1.75 billion (US$58.3 million) in value. Industry executives say that although

The ISO 9001:2008 and TUV Factory-certified Kyo Wa Racing Co., Ltd. is a major aluminum wheel maker in Taiwan with strong design, development, manufacturing and processing capability, offering aluminum wheels 100% made-in-Taiwan and passing the most stringent testing and inspection standards, which

According to statistics compiled by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China exported US$387 million worth of automotive brake parts in May, up 11.56% from the same period of last year. Exports of the products in the first five months of 2013 totaled US$1.63 billion, an 8.3%

The TUV ISO/TS16949:2009-certified Zhejiang Roadage Machinery Co., Ltd. was established in 1993 and has become a leading, specialized developer and manufacturer of slack adjusters for commercial vehicles in China. Headquartered in Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province, Roadage has won repeatedly many

Ho Hsing Precision Industry Co., established in 1992, concentrates on the production of screws, barrels, and rollers for plastic/rubber injection and extrusion machines. In order to expand overseas sales, the company has set up an affiliate─Genemax Industrial Inc. Both Ho Hsing and Genemax are l

Mainly due to uneven recovery and ongoing systemic problems in global economies along with depreciating Japanese yen against the greenback, Taiwan’s plastic and rubber machine industry experienced declining exports during the first half of this year, which will continue for the rest of 2013, accord

The 2013 Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) drew a record turnout during its six-day run from March 5 to 10, confirming its place as Asia's second largest and the world's fifth largest machine tool show. This year's show presented a broad array of products, from cutting, forming, p