Taiwan machine tool industry targets aerospace for growth

Technological change can upend established markets, bringing smaller companies to prominence while giants fall. Just ask Nokia and Ericsson, the Scandinavian companies that once dominated the cell phone market. Richard Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based machine tool manufacturer YCM, says the movement to connect machine tools with computer networks to gain manufacturing insights could be as disruptive as the move from standard cell phones to smart phones – a movement that could carry Taiwan’s tool industry from price-based competition to prominence in the market. Read More

Machine maker Goodway back in the black in Q2

Machine tool maker Goodway Machine Corp (程泰機械) returned to profit last quarter, posting a net income of NT$114.4 million (US$3.78 million) after losses of NT$17.4 million in the first quarter. Read More

Taiwanese companies showcase their products at expo in New Delhi

Taiwanese companies are eyeing the Indian market with companies now offering cutting-edge products to India’s manufacturing sector.

Machine tools include lathes, boring bars, milling cutters, grinding machines and many other instruments, which are used to cut and shape metals or other rigid materials. Read More

Taiwanese firms showcase industrial equipment at Delhi Machine Tool Expo

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council and Taiwanese machine tool makers have showcased industrial equipment at the ongoing Delhi Machine Tool Expo and said these can “contribute in the Make in India initiative". Read More

Taiwanese machine tool makers eye a growing Indian market

Seeking to tap the huge Indian market, Taiwanese machine tool makers are offering their cutting-edge products for this country’s manufacturing sector, which is being aggressively promoted by the government. Read More

Delhi Machine Tool Expo from August 10–13

The Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) is to hold the second edition of its northern regional show — the Delhi Machine Tool Expo from August 10-13 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

The expo this time will also focus … Read More

Taiwan Expo opens in Vietnam

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) yesterday opened its first Taiwan Expo in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City in a bid to help Taiwanese firms expand their foothold in the Vietnamese market.

The event, which is scheduled to run until tomorrow, is the first TAITRA business-to-business exhibition to present only Taiwanese products in the country. Read More

The essential role of linear motion components in Industrial 4.0

Inside almost every machine made by Taiwan’s top machine tool brands such as TONGTAI and FFG, one can often find numerous key parts made by Taiwanese parts makers. In fact, Taiwan’s machine tool parts manufacturers have played indispensable roles in the success of Taiwan’s machine tool industry. Read More