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.
The resurging domestic machinery industry is looking up. According to Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) chairman Alex Ko, the sector could see orders increase by 15% this year. Taiwan's January machinery equipment export value reached USD$2.671 billion, a 33.4% YoY increase, Ko said, signaling the resurging growth from last year's Q4 has maintained its momentum into 2021. YoY...
Taiwan-based world-leading motherboard brand Micro-Star International (MSI) announced a cross-industry collaboration with Master Transportation Bus Manufacturing on February 18, signaling goals to enter the electric vehicle industry. MSI will aim to integrate their vehicle computing systems with Master Transporation Bus Manufacturing's electric buses, which will become the first Transportation...
The machinery industry experienced a months-long slump as the COVID-19 outbreak shut down economies worldwide and stifled demand to an all-time low. However, things are looking up for the sector. According to the Chung-Hua Institution Economic Research's (CIER) report earlier this month, in Taiwan, manufacturing activity expanded for the seventh consecutive month in January, rising 3.8 compared t...
Whether Hon Hai Precision can successfully transition its business model will depend on its move into the electric vehicle (EV) sector, media reported. The alliance between Hon Hai and Taiwanese car maker Yulon will offer the former much-needed automaking experience. Coupled with Hon Hai's aim to redefine the EV market into a software-oriented ecosystem, the Taiwanese multinational electronics co...
When COVID-19 first broke out last year, some were forced into lockdown at home and would continue to work from home, or in other cases, carry on as an essential worker at the office. Regardless of where one worked, the demand for lighting fixtures, solutions, and technologies grew according to the application in demand. More so in the future where remote working at home could become the norm. ...
International Data Corporation (IDC) analysts say display panel prices will remain at a high level after news of an upstream glass substrate manufacturing plant's furnace exploded made the headlines. However, IDC analyst Chen Chien-chu pointed to driver IC shortages to significantly impact display panel delivery more than glass substrate shortages. While impacted companies have already sought ...
▓Stephanie Chao With the industry undergoing development for over half a century, Taiwan's hand tools industry has grown into the world's second-largest export country, and one of Taiwan's most critical outbound-oriented industries by housing the entire production chain, from upstream to downstream and handling operations ranging from molding, heat treatment, forging, electroplating, and assem...
▓ Stephanie Chao The COVID-19 pandemic that upended the global economy, production chains and society has brought forth or accelerated irreversible change. Among the latest trends, digital transformation and new related technologies in automation and AI are the hottest topics and in the most urgent demand among companies in the hand tools and hardware industries. How would a traditional sector...
▓Stephanie Chao and Plumbing Association of Taiwan Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many global hardware shows faced the inevitable result of either being canceled or postponed to a later date. Yet, institutions in Taiwan were able to carry on, as usual, seeking new ways to assist and consult the industry. When the Taiwanese government postponed school openings at the high school and lower leve...
In collaboration with the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tatung Corporation newly announced Taiwan's first indigenous electric bus-applicable "250kW powertrain system," on Jan. 28, after undergoing and passing testing from Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC). The newly unveiled system was first introduced as a winner of the 2020 29th edition of the Taiwan Excellenc...
