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Fepotec Industrial Co., Ltd.

Spindle & Tailstock

2008/04/09 | By Ben Shen | FEPOTEC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

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.

Lathe tailstock features quill sizes from 50mm up to 155mm in diameter.
Lathe tailstock features quill sizes from 50mm up to 155mm in diameter.

Since its inception, the company has been focusing on the development of state-of-the-art spindles and tailstocks used in machine tools. "With our expertise and profession in the development of spindles and tailstocks, we have received good reputations both at home and abroad," says Allen Wen, president of the company.

At present, the company's product lines include lathe spindle, lathe tailstock, grinding machine spindle, machining center spindle and semi-conductor applications spindle. Recently, the company just introduced high-speed built-in spindle for the semi-conductor industry and high-speed spindle for the printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing sector.

Featuring high rigidity and accuracy, the company's spindle for machining center is suitable for the machines requiring spindle speed ranging from 6,000rpm to 12,000rpm. Custom design with unique specification is also acceptable.

Fepotec boasts its customer base include such domestic large-sized manufacturers of machining centers as Leadwell CNC Machines Mfg. Corp. and Tatung-Okuma Co. The company says its products have to pass strict tests in noise, rigidity, running, accuracy and dynamic balance.

Spindle for machining center developed by Fepotec.
Spindle for machining center developed by Fepotec.

Thanks to its efforts to develop sophisticated products, the company has seen a double-digit growth in annual sales over the past five years and it expects annual sales to break the NT$500 million (US$15.67 million at US$1:NT$31.9) mark in 2009. Based on the present foundation it has achieved over the past several years, the company believes it will see sales growing in the years to come.

"We will constantly upgrade our research and development and manufacturing capability through our own R&D team," says Wen. "In the next few years, we will strengthen our management system so as to be named as one of the world's top manufacturers in this field." The company says its major export outlets include the U.S., South Africa, mainland China and some highly industrialized nations of Western Europe. To further sales to the international marketplace, the company has been making spindles and tailstocks in compliance with the ISO standards. (BS)

Fepotec Industrial Co., Ltd.

Tel: 886-4-2277-1789

Fax: 886-4-2277-8088

E-mail: fepo.spindle@msa.hinet.net

Website: www.fepo.com.tw