These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
AI will transform from a "centralized cloud computing" to a "decentralized edge cloud computing" model, Quanta Chairman Barry Lam said on Sept. 21 at the AI on Chip Taiwan Alliance (AITA) members summit. Lam laid out expectations that a smart, connected society built on 6G will appear in five years, making technology development in the next decade "incredibly exciting." The Quanta chairman spo...
The 27th Taiwan-France of the Industrial Cooperation Consultation Meeting (ICCM) convened over an online conference on Sept. 16, revolving around industry talks on collaborating over aerospace, green energy, and smart transportation, ICT, IoT, and smart machinery. Between the Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Development Bureau Director-General Leu Jang-Hwa and General Director Thomas Co...
The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the world's supply chain has renewed putting more value into the manufacturing industry in Taiwan, industry experts said at the Industry Summit Seminar hosted by the Economic Daily News on Wednesday. The collective agreement among industry experts sitting on the "Key Strategies in Intelligizing Production Chains" panel was that Taiwan's manufacturing sector shou...
The OECD revised its initial forecast of a struggling global economy amid an unprecedented health crisis, saying global economies are coping better than expected. OECD's initial figures released this June showed the economy could shrink by 6% this year. However, a recent report indicated the OECD had revised the global economy forecast shrinking by 4.5% this year. The Paris-based agency presen...
Another four Taiwanese firms were green-lighted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs to expand investment to move overseas back to the island on Thursday. Two firms slated to move factories back to Taiwan are Chenbro Micom and Sander Electronic; the other two are set to keep operations on the island, including China Petrochemical Dev and golf-ball maker Launch Technology. Together, the firms ar...
The 2020 edition of imm cologne wrapped up on January 19, just before the COVID-19 pandemic peaked in Europe. The show saw over 128,000 visitors, as many regard imm cologne as the most important date on the industry's calendar. Among the approximate 82,000 buyers who visited the show grounds, around 50% are from outside of Germany. Expo statistics indicate that visitor numbers still saw a small g...
Hota Industrial Chairman Shen Kuo-jung predicted a dire outcome for Taiwan's smaller machine tool firms should the global pandemic, and U.S.-China trade tensions fail to settle down by summer next year. For Taiwan's machine tool industry, Shen said, "there would be a reshuffling and elimination of smaller industry players." However, he also believed those circumstances were favorable for the l...
The push to connect Taiwan's smart manufacturing and smart machinery industry globally, become Asia's high-end production hub, and strengthen ties with Japan, was on the table over a remote smart manufacturing forum on Sept. 3. Taiwan's Smart Machinery Promotion Office, Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association, and Kumamoto Industrial Federation hosted the 2020 4th Taiwan-Japan Smart M...
An 89-member Czech delegation led by Senate President Miloš Vystrčil made a visit to ITRI today in Hsinchu, where the delegation will learn about ITRI’s accomplishments in biomedical and pandemic prevention technologies, groundbreaking innovation-oriented R&D, and industrialization of research results. ITRI is the only R&D organization that Senate President Vystrčil has visited during his stay, w...
Chinese automotive sales saw an unexpected growth in its off-season for August, totaling at 2.18 million vehicles, an 11.3% year-on-year growth. Estimates show China's automotive sales will significantly increase in the following months, as September and onwards is considered the country's regular season for vehicle purchasing. The sales will see also see a boost from auto expos, new vehicles ...
