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.
■ Kuo Fang-lin Global Hardware Industry Trends According to market research and advisory company TechNavio’s data, the global hand tools market is slated to expand to USD$125.5 billion in market value by 2022. Moreover, North American and European markets make up over half of that market value. These two markets are no doubt, the world’s biggest export and importers of hand tools thanks to ...
■ Huang Chih-ming Slated for its sixth edition on Oct. 14 to 16, the Taiwan International Show (Fastener Taiwan) is now postponed to Sept. 2021 after careful consideration between the organizers Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade, and implementers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), and Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI). This decision was made in c...
The advancement of technology in a country does not depend on its national power, land area or population size. It is about how the government drives tech policies and how the society aspires for tech applications. The Czech Republic is a small but highly industrialized nation at the heart of Europe. Its government has been proactive in the promotion of tech transformation and has established R&D...
2019 K Show, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, had been held in Düsseldorf on 16-23 October, 2019. There were 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved impressively: plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable material. But they also unanimously underscored the necessity of having operational circular economies along the complete material chain and to this...
■ Hubert Chih The number of healthcare exhibitors at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas increased significantly by 23% from 2019. According to the analysis and report by the CES organizer, digital healthcare and technology were the focus in the healthcare exhibition. In addition to the continued expansion of healthcare coverage, the reduction of healthcare costs, the improvement of effectiveness and th...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, most of the international hardware shows slated for this year has been moved to 2021. However, as Taiwan’s efforts combating the new virus has proven to be successful, the 2020 Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) will continue as scheduled, beginning on Oct. 13 and ending on the 15th at the Taichung International Exhibition Center, thus becoming the only sh...
Low birth rates and population aging are changing the demographic profile around the world. At the G20 Summit in Fukuoka for Finance Ministers and Central bank Governors in June 2019, population aging was for the first time classified as a global risk. Policymakers around the world were urged to tackle the relevant economic issues before the problems materialize. Many countries will be faced ...
Taiwanese manufacturers are actively rushing to fight Mini LED and OLED, and the "Panel Double Giants" AUO and Innolux each made separate moves. AUO focuses on the introduction of Mini LED technology into IT products. After mass production of gaming notebooks in the first quarter of this year (2020), the product line is more complete, and then it is ready to aim at the mid-to-high-end market; Inn...
At present, nasopharyngeal specimens are often collected for nucleic acid detection if patients suspected of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This nasopharyngeal swab not only causes discomfort to the subjects, but also increases the risk of infection to the medical practitioner. According to the Shenzhen Hospital Research in China, only 59% of people were diagnosed by the first nucleic acid test. Therefor...
Taiwan's hand tool manufacturing industry ranked first in the world in terms of export value for 5 consecutive years from 1998 to 2002. In 2019, the export value reached as much as 3.7 billion USD. According to the international institution, Markets and Markets, the global electric tool market is estimated to grow from 31.8 billion USD in 2019 to 41.7 billion USD by 2024; a compound annual growth...
