Compiled By KEN LIU Taiwan-made controllers stole the spotlight at the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) this year, underscoring efforts by the island's machine-tool industry to enhance product value to fend off global challengers. In their drive to tap international markets

Compiled By KEN LIU The biennial 2015 Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS), held March 3-8 in the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 and Nangang Exhibition Hall, saw notable technologies as multitasking, robotic arms and Industry 4.0 that are touted as crucial to "Smart Manufacturing."

Spring Come is a Taiwan-based manufacturer specialized in auto parts. Founded in 1989, the firm started as a trading company that exports Taiwan–made auto parts. In 1992 it ventured into manufacturing and built a plant in Yuhuan, Zhejiang Province of China to produce water pumps, engine bearings an

For the first time, Taiwan-made controllers will be the theme at the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2015, to be staged March 3-8, as the island’s machine-tool industry attempts to enhance product value when the market increasingly becomes more challenging globally. Backed by the

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG Fastener production is one of Taiwan’s globally competitive traditional industries, with production value exceeding NT$100 billion (around US$3.17 billion) yearly. Mostly clustered in Taiwan’s southern region across Tainan and Kaohsiung, insiders generally boast exceptio

Founded in 1965 as a contract manufacturer of machine parts, Kamioka Corp. is a builder of CNC machining centers, CNC horizontal turning centers, and double-column machining centers. Over 70% of the crucial components and parts for the company’s machines are either made in-house or outsourced

Compiled by KEN LIU Reportedly the world’s No.4 machine-tool exporter with revenue of US$3.87 billion, Taiwan machine-tool makers generally enjoy sound reputation worldwide, due mainly for efforts to emulate advanced makers to roll out user-friendly designs that help customers cut labor cost, op

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. And lots of Taiwanese extrusion machine makers have followed well those trends by developing top-caliber models and solutions

Frank Phoenix International Corp. is a leading maker and exporter in Taiwan of machine tools and accessories, with an in-house R&D department and claiming to pay close attention to raising product quality to stand above rivals. The company mainly offers three lines: bed-type computer numericall

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 just improved structural design for enhanced stability but also an A-axis tha

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, introdu

The Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) and the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders’ Association recently signed a memorandum to enhance cooperation between machine-tool makers in Taiwan and China. The agreement was signed in Taipei during a meeting of the Cross Strait CEO Summit that

By STEVE CHUANG The Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) 2014 was held on October 30 through November 4 at the Tokyo Bight Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center). Considered one of the largest and most important trade fairs in the global machine tool industry, the event drew mor

By STEVE CHUANG Thanks partly to the broadening application of plastics in such fields as automobiles, packaging, and medical products, the International Plastic Fair (IPF Japan) 2014, held on Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, continued to grow in size and in its abil

By STEVE CHUANG The Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF), held biennially in Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) to highlight advanced machine tools and related technology developed in Japan and throughout the world, has built a reputation among professionals as one

Yu Ting Co. was established in 2012 as a manufacturer of various industrial parts mainly on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. It is located in Taiwan’s central county of Changhua. Despite its tender age, the manufacturer is capable of applying lathing, milling, threading, and dril

Chairman Jimmy Chu of the Fair Friend Group has announced plans to spend around US$50 million on a new operations headquarter and R&D center in Hangzhou City, mainland China, as part of the group's effort to quickly boost its share of China's machine-tool market. Construction on the facilities, whi

Eleven machine-tool makers in Taiwan have formed an alliance, spearheaded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and coordinated by Goodway Machine Corp., to develop machines to process aircraft precision parts, which is likely to help enhance added-value for the island’s machine-tool industry.

Spearheaded by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and coordinated by Goodway Machine Corp., around 10 of Taiwan’s leading machine-tool makers plan to organize a consortium by the end of this year to develop high-end machines for the island’s aircraft-parts industry, to potentially genera

Primax Electronics Ltd., an electronics company in Taiwan, recently announced to acquire a 30% stake in Taiwan's Global Tek Fabrication Co., Ltd. to offer machining of precision parts, for about NT$545 million (US$18.2 million) per share. Aiming to tap auto-parts and industrial instrument sector

By STEVE CHUANG Linking over 4,500 exhibitors to some 140,000 visitors worldwide, the biannual Automechanika Frankfurt was held this year on September 16 to 20. As an important exhibition for the global automotive industry, the event attracted a strong turnout by Taiwanese suppliers seeking to bui

The Taiwan-based Jin Li Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of industrial parts, hand tools, and fasteners, with well-honed CNC lathing, stamping, and forging techniques that have built it a solid reputation among buyers at home and abroad. Drawing on its consummate skills, the company is abl

Ever since its establishment in 1989, Soartek Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to supplying a range of plastic injection molds and parts, castings, stamping parts, and CNC machining parts. Backed by extensive know-how in mechanical engineering and plastic injection molding, along with a well-integrate

By STEVE CHUANG Shifting locales of global furniture production to emerging countries over the past few decades has profoundly uprooted market dynamics, with out-migration of Taiwanese furniture makers over the years also having destabilized the erstwhile prosperous furniture industry in Taiwan.

Set up in 2005 in Taichung, central Taiwan, Dynaway Machinery Co., Ltd. began promoting in machine tools and accessories in 2012. The company provides total solutions for parts and mold machining, serving as a one-stop shop offering a comprehensive line of specialized machine tools and peripherals

Long Gang Machinery Co., Ltd., set up by a technical expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry, specializes in designing and manufacturing hole processing machinery and special dedicated machinery:CNC turret drilling and tapping machines, automatic high-speed vertical/horizontal drill

Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd. was established in 1989 and specializes in developing and manufacturing copper products and parts for wide-ranging applications including plumbing fittings, faucets and shower equipment, sprinklers, agricultural machinery, air and electric tools, automobiles, and

Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd. was established in 1989 and specializes in developing and manufacturing copper products and parts for wide-ranging applications including plumbing fittings, faucets and shower equipment, sprinklers, agricultural machinery, air and electric tools, automobiles, and

Founded in 2001, Golden Bloom Ltd. is an ISO 9001-approved company specializing in designing, developing, and manufacturing high-quality, precision aluminum parts and accessories for automotive aftermarket and racing applications. The firm is headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China.

By KEN LIU At a time when machine-tool makers are rushing to introduce machines that are more durable, more precise, faster, and more energy-efficient, Taiwan’s parts makers are rushing just as fast to offer the improved components they need. Marox Tools Industry Co., Ltd., founded back in 19