Manufacturing sector’s Q4 sales up for 5th straight quarter

Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Taiwan’s manufacturing sector posted year-on-year sales growth for a fifth consecutive quarter in the final quarter of 2017, bolstered by continuing improvement in the global economy, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Read More

Hiwin, Mitsubishi Electric jointly showcase factory automation solution

The Hiwin Group and Mitsubishi Electric recently showcased a co-developed integrated solution for factory automation at the China CNC Machine Tool Fair (CCMT) 2018 in Shanghai during April 9-13. Read More

Sourcing Taiwan Brightens and Broadens MIT Products

Sourcing Taiwan 2018 was orchestrated by TAITRA and held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center on March 22nd. A total of 202 international buyers from 53 different countries were invited to conduct 2,110 one-on-one meetings with 827 Taiwan’s Taiwanese counterparts. Based on survey feedback from the participants, 95.9% of the respondents were satisfied with the event. In addition, the activities enabled individual buyers to locate an average of 5.5 potential Taiwanese suppliers. Read More

TAITRA to hold smart city fair in central Taiwan in late July

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is planning to hold a smart city fair in the city of Taichung before the end of August to promote business opportunities in the “blue ocean" emerging sector by local enterprises. Read More

Taiwan annual machinery output to tackle US$68 billion mark with smart models

Taiwan’s machinery industry is moving to challenge the goal of NT$2 trillion (US$68.46 billion) in annual production value by stepping up the development of smart system integrating robots, sensors, connected machines, and big data applications. Read More

Taiwan readies blueprints to develop smart machinery

Taiwan’s economics ministry has released a set of blueprints for promoting the development of smart machinery.

Seeking to make the country the world’s research and manufacturing center for intelligent machinery and related high-end equipment parts and components, the blueprints focus on the integration of domestic precision machinery manufacturing capabilities with advanced ITC technologies. Read More

TAITRA opens 11 overseas business centers in Q1

Taipei, March 6 (CNA) The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has set up 11 overseas business centers so far this quarter, boosting the number to 30, the government-sponsored trade group said Tuesday.

TAITRA said it will open another center in India’s New Delhi later this year. Read More

Hiwin to seek investment opportunities in Japan

Hiwin Technologies chairman Eric Chuo recently indicated that the company is seeking investment opportunities in Japan and that it would be one of the top priorities for the machinery maker this year. Read More