Taiwan to unveil new Industry 4.0 initiatives at IMTS 2016

The IMTS runs from September 12-17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, with the cream of the Taiwanese machine tool industry set to unveil the series of smart manufacturing initiatives ranging from aircraft part machining to automotive component production at a press conference today (Wednesday, September 14) at this year’s IMTS. Read More

Taiwan Machine Tool Show Exposed Globally in 48 Countries

TAICHUNG, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–2016 Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS 2016) will be held on November 23rd-27th, 2016 at Greater Taichung International Expo Center (GTIEC). The organizer, Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA), actively exposes TMTS at global professional … Read More

Taiwan’s Smart Manufacturing Takes Center Stage at IMTS 2016

Advances in intelligent manufacturing from Taiwanese machine tool manufacturers will be on display at the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) opening today at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The new solutions span smart machining functions such as spindle thermal deflection compensation, remote monitoring, online machining parameter adjustment, tool life management and maintenance management.

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Quality of Life Index:Taiwan Swoops In to Claim First

The newcomer Taiwan rose right to the top of the 67 countries in 2016’s Quality of Life Index. It also holds first place in this index among female respondents, and second for men. It has achieved this star position despite not getting first place in any of the subcategories, although it does rank comparatively well in all of them. Read More

Intelligent Automation

A global hub of the machinery industry, Taiwan is stepping up efforts to develop innovative smart manufacturing technologies.

From May 20-24 this year, about 30,000 visitors, including buyers from Asia, Europe and the U.S., flocked to the Commercial Exhibition Center in Taichung City, central Taiwan for the Automatic Machinery and Intelligent Manufacturing Exhibition. The trade show has been staged annually in Taichung for more than three decades, though this marked the first time that intelligent manufacturing was used in the title of the event. Organizer Commercial Times, one of the country’s two major financial newspapers, opted to alter the name of the show to highlight the growing focus on this field in the nation’s globally competitive machinery sector. Read More

APEC successfully enters aerospace market

APEC, one of the subsidiaries of the Tongtai Group, has successfully entered the aerospace market recently.

Being one of the Taiwanese companies that joined the A-Team launched by the Aerospace Industry Development Corporation (AIDC), the company has been enjoying substantial growth from servicing the aerospace industry. Read More

CNN lists Eslite Spectrum among ‘world’s coolest department stores’

Taipei’s Eslite Spectrum was named one of the “world’s coolest department stores” by CNN July 27, with the facility ranking alongside famous shopping destinations such as Selfridges in London and Le Bon Marche in Paris.

In a time of Internet dominance, when nearly anything can be purchased online, department stores offer an experience that cannot be found in the digital world, reported Maggie Hiufu Wong of CNN. “The space, services and events are all designed according to the traits of the city in which the store is located,” the article quotes Eslite public affairs coordinator Sheerson Tseng as saying. Read More

Taiwan Machine Tool Show

the Biggest International Pavilion with Record-Breaking Number of Overseas Exhibitors

August 08, 2016 02:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
TAICHUNG, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TMTS 2016 will be held on Nov. 23rd-27th by TMBA. The number and the scale of overseas exhibitors hit high record this year and make it the biggest international pavilion machine tool show in Taiwan.

There are 8% increases in overall scale and exhibitor number respectively compared to the last show in 2014. TMTS 2016 is the largest machine tool show in Taiwan this year with the order amount expecting to be over USD 250 million and transaction size surpassing the last show. Read More