Quick reaction to market fluctuations and flexible manufacturing capabilities have helped many Taiwanese manufacturers of machining centers to escape the impact of economic recession in major markets. Those markets include mainland China, which is the world’s second-largest economy and the biggest

Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd. has launched feature-laden five-axis CNC machining centers to meet rising demand from high-end manufacturers looking to maintain precision production but reduce cost to be more competitive amid various discouraging economic news, including the lingering EU periphera

Fair Sun Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical and ignition parts, headquartered in Taiwan and with production bases in China as well. The firm is, like some others on the island, an outstanding example of a company that is a major player in both the aftermarket (A

Since its inception in 1993, Honssion Auto Chassis System (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. has specialized in making chassis and steering system parts as one of Chinese makers with global competitiveness in the field. To achieve unbeatable quality, the company takes advantage of the latest computer technolo

Power Cast Co., Ltd was founded in 1979, specializes in mold making and die cast metallic products and high precise CNC machining parts. . To ensure production of high-quality products, Power Cast installed a coordinate inspection instrument and related equipment in 2003 and became ISO9001:2000

The high-profile products of Taiwanese hand tool manufacturers attracted the attention of professional buyers in the 2012 Taipei International Auto Parts and Accessories Show (AMPA) that ran from April 11 to April 14. Four prominent Taiwanese manufacturers, Proxene Tools Co., Ltd., Honiton Indus

Amid an uncertain global economy, weakened by the still limping peripheral economies in the EU and relatively high unemployment, slow housing starts in the U.S., most Taiwanese bathroom fitting makers have struggled with flat growths over the past few years. While the industry is not likely to turn

A brand is a symbolic embodiment of all the explicit information connected to a company's name, products or services, and often represents implicit values, ideas and personality. Building a brand is a go-to-market strategy that, when successful, can create expectations and associations between own-

Amid an uncertain global economy, weakened by the still limping peripheral economies in the EU and relatively high unemployment, slow housing starts in the U.S., most Taiwanese bathroom fitting makers have struggled with flat growths over the past few years. While the industry is not likely to turn

Taipei, July 2, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's auto-parts production value, a category including exports, imports and domestic demand, hit record high of NT$226.2 billion (US$7.5 billion) in 2011, the second year for the value to outstrip NT$200 billion (US$6.7 billion), according to Automotive Research & T

The Thailand International Furniture Fair (TIFF) 2012, co-organized by the Department of Export Promotion, Furniture Industry Group of the Federation of Thai Industries, and Thai Furniture Industries Association, was held on Mar. 14-18 at BITEC in Bangkok. The five-day event drew more than 120 lead

Taiwanese makers of furniture parts are trying to re-create their “golden age” of explosive export growth in the 1970s and ‘80s by developing improved products. Change is essential, since the island’s suppliers face cutthroat competition from low-cost Chinese and Vietnamese manufacturers wh

Mainly driven by robust demand, Taiwan’s surface-finishing industry ended 2011 with output of NT$163.5 billion for a 13% increase from a year ago, according to a report by the Metal Industries Research & Development Center (MIRDC), a metal market researcher in Taiwan. The report shows that the i

Taipei, May 4, 2012 (CENS)--A 1,000-plus member group from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is slated to visit Taiwan in the first half of July, the fourth of its kind. The group, either led by Guo Shengkun, the autonomous region’s party secretary, or Ma Biao, chairman of the government in G

New factory integrates production and raises management efficiency Further consolidating its lead in the bicycle-hub and wheel-system production globally, Formula Engineering Inc. of Taiwan, recently inaugurated its new factory in the Feng-Chou High-Tech Industrial Park (FCIP), Taichung, centra

C.M.C. Auto Parts Enterprise Co., Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of aftermarket (AM) auto spare parts in Taiwan. Over the past 25 years, the company has kept providing customers with good-quality parts, reasonable prices and prompt delivery. A few years ago, C.M.C. began

After more than six decades of development, fastener manufacturing has evolved into one of Taiwan’s few traditional industries that enjoy sustained global competitiveness. Having upgraded from low-end, DIY-caliber fasteners to the higher end of the line, Taiwanese fasteners suppliers increasingly f

L&W Machine Tools, Inc. is a specialist manufacturer of various kinds of CNC (computerized numerically controlled) machine tools for wide-ranging industrial purposes. The company’s machines are especially designed for tool room, small-batch mold and die production, as well as the automotive and aer

Chang Loon Industrial Co., Ltd. is living proof that Taiwanese hand tool makers can be successful globally by making the most of their considerable R&D capacity, a strategy it has adopted to build a solid reputation as a world-class supplier of wrenches and ratchet wrenches, which are popular in E

Woody Chic, the brand Yung Shing Furniture Co. first introduced 12 years ago, was a turning point of the five-decade old furniture company established in 1958, which has had to adapt to changes along with the growth of Taiwan’s furniture industry over the past half century. “Branding is a

Hand tools, both for DIY and professionals, are products whose demands are as certain as economic volatility these days. After all, how many DIYers are going to budget for more hand tools when their jobs are threatened; while professional-grade tools certainly are deprioritized for replacement when

Since its founding in 1980, UTA Auto Industrial Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to making a variety of wire connectors, sealing washers and assembly machines for the auto industry. With integrated manufacturing capability among its competitive advantages, the maker claims that its wire connectors a

Taipei, Feb. 6, 2012 (CENS)--SUMCO Corp. of Japan recently announced it will depart solar-wafer business and move the production to its Taiwanese affiliate, Formosa SUMCO Technology Corp., in light of significant loss in the quarter that ended in January 2012. The world’s No.2 silicon-wafer man

By MICHELLE HSU Everlight Electronics in August took a major stake in Tekcore Co., a leading maker in Taiwan of high-luminosity GaN LED epi wafers for LEDs. The significant move by Everlight chairman Robert Yeh, an LED professional with over 35 years of experience in LED packaging, cannot be ove

Newly-developed tools are offered to users on trial basis to enable fine-tuning Chang Loon Industrial Co., Ltd. is living proof that Taiwanese hand tool makers can be successful globally by making the most of their considerable R&D capacity, a strategy it has adopted to build a solid reputation

Taiwan's flat-panel display (FPD) industry turned out NT$353.6 billion (US$11.8 billion) worth of products in the third quarter of 2011, down 1.4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 18.1% year-on-year (YoY), according to the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center of the Industry & Technology Intelligenc

With over two decades of manufacturing experiences, Yow Chern Co., Ltd. has developed into one of Taiwan''s leading manufacturers of screws. The company adopts a lot of state-of-the-art production equipment to turn out high-end screws in Alien Dist. of Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan. The compan

The development of digital tools is one means that Taiwan’s hand tool makers are using to deal with price-slashing rivals in emerging countries. Digital models, including torque wrenches and screwdrivers, require advanced electromechanical integration and feature higher torque precision than mechan

Custom-made furniture is a unique niche in Taiwan’s furniture industry, characterized by the demands of discriminating customers and the methods used to meet those demands. While Taiwanese furniture companies are well known for their efficient mass OEM (original equipment manufacturing) product

Despite the downsizing of Taiwan’s furniture industry resulting from the massive outflow of production capacity to China and Vietnam, a significant number of office furniture manufacturers have chosen to keep their production in Taiwan. The main reason for them to stay on the island is that they fe