Trunk Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in LED lighting, including light bulbs, recessed lights, bay lights, batten lights, MR16s, ceiling lights, T8 light tubes, and luminaries. The company's line of light bulbs is made up mainly of 3W, 6W, 9W, 10W, and 12W lamps meant to replace incan

By KEN LIU At a time when the organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting industry is still in its infancy, Taiwan’s lighting manufacturers are working closely together to develop a complete supply chain for OLED lighting manufacturing with the aim of attracting partnerships with related enterp

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

By QUINCY LIANG Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) recently announced its selection as the first overseas institute approved by the Union Technique de I'Automobile du motorcycle et du Cycle (UTAC) of France to provide electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) certification services fo

By STEVE CHUANG Biennially held in Germany, Automechanika Frankfurt continues to be regarded as the world’s most successful, trend-setting trade fair for the automotive and related sectors, and its 2014 edition again saw many exhibitors with innovative products. This year’s Automechanika

By CARMEN LO LEDs are becoming an increasingly popular light source throughout the world because of their lower power consumption, higher luminous efficiency, smaller size, longer life, faster response, lower driving voltage, higher shock resistance, and many other advantages over conventional l

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

Formosa Forklift Parts Inc. was established by a group of professionals with abundant experience in the truck parts industry, able to supply a full-range of forklift parts, heavy duty accessories & truck parts. The company says that it is a major exporter, developer & manufacturer of forklift pa

By QUINCY LIANG The Taipei AMPA, AutoTronics Taipei Innovation Awards is a highlight event during the annual Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), a two-in-one show that is one of the world's mo

By MICHELLE HSU The increasingly close ties between lighting industries across the Taiwan Strait were in the spotlight at the Taipei International Lighting Show (TILS) held in late March this year. The show featured a special cross-strait lighting industry forum on life applications of emerging

By MICHELLE HSU This year's Taipei Int'l Gift & Stationery Show, held at the Taipei World Trade Center on April 24-27, was again combined with the Taiwan Souvenir & Handicraft Show; together, the two shows drew approximately 700 domestic and overseas exhibitors. Among the extensive range of prod

By KEN LIU Ford was surprisingly not promoted as a car brand but for household lighting at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2014 (Spring Edition), held April 6-9. The Ford marque was seen at the contract supplier SKN Global Ltd.’s booth in Hall of Aurora, a venue for brand name exhibito

Established in 1988, Yungli Traffic Equipment Co. , Ltd. is a veteran developer and manufacturer of wide-ranging auto lamps including head lamps, auxiliary lamps (spot, driving, and off-road driving lights) for both the aftermarket (AM) and original equipment (OE) market. The ISO 9001:2000-appro

A winner of Good Design Award 2012, Red Dot Design Award 2011, iF Product Design Award 2012, and M Technology Award 2009, Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has recently released a series of LED lamps, including the Orion series 4-inch recessed lamps, the ALTLED T8 high-bay lamp, zero-glaring lin

Established in 1988, Yungli Traffic Equipment Co. , Ltd. is a veteran developer and manufacturer of wide-ranging auto lamps including head lamps, auxiliary lamps (spot, driving, and off-road driving lights) for both the aftermarket (AM) and original equipment (OE) market. The ISO 9001:2000-appro

A winner of Good Design Award 2012, Red Dot Design Award 2011, iF Product Design Award 2012, and M Technology Award 2009, Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has recently released a series of LED lamps, including the Orion 4-inch recessed lamps, the ALTLED T8 high-bay lamp, zero-glaring linear la

The series of winter storms dumping large amounts of wet snow in the southwestern United States has driven replacement auto-parts traders to increase their inventories to levels that can meet the expected strong demand, and major Taiwanese suppliers of aftermarket (AM) replacement parts have been w

Lien Yu Enterprise Co., Ltd., a veteran maker of aluminum light fittings, is promoting a nano coating that has effectively halved the surface temperature of its aluminum reflectors for 30W LED lamps to 29.3 C from a peak of 58 C. The company has applied the coating, developed by two material-tec

A record number of 2,360 exhibitors from 38 countries took part in the 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), held Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), drawing 38,030 buyers from 144 countries and regions. This year, the event featured t

President Steven Lin of Yah Juang Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. was elected chairman of the Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) early this year, and since taking office he has been pushing a number of tasks which he hopes to complete within his three-year term. The tasks the new

Interview with Jack Chen, Chairman of New Taipei City Lighting Association In Taiwan's lighting industry, Jack Chen, General Manager of the LVD International Light & Energy Corp., is something of an anomaly. LVD International, which he established in 2007, is the first Taiwan-based company to sp

The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (NTCRDI), located in Nantou County of central Taiwan, is a government-sponsored organization under the Ministry of Culture which was reorganized from its predecessor, the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). The Institute supports developm

Nanya Photonics Inc. (NYPI), an LED subsidiary co-owned by the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) and Epistar Corp., saw LED light bulb orders nearly double in the first half of this year relative to the second half of last year mostly thanks to automated assembly, reportedly the world’s first. The l

The 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (2013 Motorcycle Taiwan) and 3rd Taiwan Int’l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013), were held simultaneously from April 10-13 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 1. The two shows were held in conjunction with two other m

Eagle Eyes Traffic Ind. Co., founded in 1979, is a specialized maker of high-quality automotive lamps. Its current catalog offers a wide range of head lamps, tail lamps, corner lamps, side lamps, bumper lamps, fog lamps, and center-mounted brake lights, among other products. The company is ISO/T

Four-in-one show revs up sales with record buyer, exhibitor turnouts The 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (2013 Motorcycle Taiwan) and 3rd Taiwan Int'l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013), were held simultaneously from April 10-13 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhib

China is reportedly considering the possibility of adopting some of Taiwan’s LED lighting certification standards, initially those applicable to LED models which can be immediately applied in the Chinese market, in order to speed up the replacement of traditional lighting with LED alternatives. Thi

Preliminary results of an ambitious OLED project led by materials scientist Prof. Jwo-huei Jou of the National Tsing-Hua University of Taiwan has been achieved: A small organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel emitting much friendlier correlated color temperature (CCT) than candle’s 1,914 Kelvin w

OLED’s blanketing light is better for households than LED’s spot pattern Preliminary results of an ambitious OLED project led by materials scientist Prof. Jwo-huei Jou of the National Tsing-Hua University of Taiwan has been achieved: A small organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel emitting

The 2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) pulled in 2,280 exhibitors during its October 27-30 run, up from 2,104 exhibitors in 2011. The show also built on earlier editions with the debut of Advertising Lighting and Small-Order zones and the Hong Kong International Lighting Pr