Taipei, June 2, 2006 (CENS)--Overall exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$631.947 million in the first three months of this year, representing an increase of 9% from US$579.864 million posted in the corresponding period of last year, according to custom-cleared statistics compiled by

Taipei, May 22, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to successful corporate re-engineering, Far East Machinery Co., Ltd. (FEMCO), one of Taiwan' s leading manufacturers of machine tools, saw a 31% annual growth in sales with earnings increasing by five times last year. FEMCO executive C.Y. Huang expressed optim

A reduction in the volatility of raw-materials prices helped Taiwan' s first-tier machine-tool makers, including the Victor Taichung Machinery Works Co., Tong-Tai Machine & Tool Co., Roundtop Machinery Industries Co., Goodway Machinery Corp., and AWEA Mechantronic Co., chalk up a robust performance

Taipei, May 16, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s leading manufacturers of machine tools saw product delivery procrastinated because of the insufficient supply of such key components as computer controllers from Japan-based Fanuc Corp. At present Fanuc accounts for approximately 70% of the computer control

Taipei, May 3, 2006 (CENS)—Taiwan' s exports of machine tools amounted to US$388.29 million in the first two months of this year, up 5.4% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the exports, met

With over four decades of manufacturing experience, Taiwan's plastic bag-making machinery industry has been elevating production technology to crack into high-end markets. The industry is also stepping up production of conventional models to meet growing demand from emerging markets, such as Centra

Over the past few years, the Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories (MIRL) under the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute has been injecting new technology into the economy by helping create 10-strong spin-offs. At present, these MIRL-birthed companies have annual combin

Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$212.8 million in January, down 3.9% from the same period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the non-profit Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports, metal-cutting machine tools ac

Taipei, March 6, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s exports of machine tools amounted to US$2.658 billion in 2005, representing an 18.1% year-on-year increase, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total, exports for metal-cutting machine tools

Taipei, Feb. 22, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s manufacturers of machine tools have shown strong interest in tapping Vietnamese market as many are scrambling to display products at the 2006 Vietnam International Machine Tool Show to be held in Ho Chi Minh City March 1-4, according to a survey conducted by

Taipei, Feb. 8, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s machine-tool industry suffered a sales slowdown in 2005 because of volatility in foreign exchange and the imposition of macro-economic control policy by mainland China. With tougher competition plus continued volatility, domestic machine-tool manufacturers

Taipei, Jan. 27, 2006 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools grew 19.3% year-on-year to reach US$2.417 billion in the first 11 months of 2005, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of total machine tools sold abroad, exports of metal

In recent years Taiwan's bathroom equipment manufacturing sector has been shifting away from contract manufacturing to original design manufacturing (ODM). Many of the domestic manufacturers in this line are capable of designing innovative products to meet the special requirements of customers from

Taipei, Nov. 29, 2005 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$1.946 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 21.4% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports,

Taipei, Nov. 21, 2005 (CENS)--With the technical transfer from the Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories (MIRL) under the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute, Neo Precision Technology Co. was recently founded in Taichung, central Taiwan, to manufacture high-speed spindles

As New Orleans begins reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many Taiwanese suppliers are struggling to meet floods of related orders. The scale of the reconstruction work is estimated at US$200 billion, creating huge business opportunities, especially for manufacturers of building mat

Taipei, Nov. 7, 2005 (CENS)--The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has worked out a draft revision on investment tax incentives applicable to the Internet and manufacturing industries. Contained in the MOEA's Statute for Industrial Upgrading, the revised measure will be implemented from the be

Taipei, Nov. 2, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports of machine tools amounted to US$1.732 billion in the first eight months of this year, representing an annual increase of 22.6%, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total exports, metal

As with manufacturers in many other industries, makers of lampholders, sockets and switches in Taiwan have all offshored production to mainland China to cut costs and ramp up production capacity. The strategy has proved successful, as most makers scramble to expand their facilities and keep up with

Founded three decades ago, For Dah Industry Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of whole-plant equipment for the production of PP/HDPE (polypropylene/ high-density polyethylene) woven bags, onion bags, and cement bags, and of HD/LDPE (high-density/low-density PE) blown film-type bags

Huarong Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. One of Taiwan's most professional manufacturers of plastic processing machines, focuses on the development and production of safe and durable thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic injection molding machines. With an in-house research and development departme

Preng Shenq Machine Industry Co., Ltd. Manufactures kneader machines, extrusion machines and text-roller machines for producing masterbatches. Masterbatches are rubber or plastic mixtures that use one or more compounding ingredients in definite proportions, but in higher concentrations than in a no

Taipei, Oct. 3, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports of machine tools totaled US$1.494 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 24.2% from the corresponding period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of total export sales, metal-cutting

To cope with the rising use of 100%-electronic injection molding machines in the U.S., Japan and Europe, domestic manufacturers of plastic and rubber processing machines are making all-out efforts to follow suit. To do so, they have decided to form an alliance under the assistance of Taiwan's Mecha

Machining center manufacturers in Taiwan are rolling out new models with linear motors and guideways to meet the growing demand for high-speed metalworking capability. Many models with linear motors were first debuted in March this year at the Taipei International Machine Tools Show (TIMTOS) held a

Taiwan outpaced competitors Japan, South Korea and the U.S. in terms of sales growth for machine tools in the first five months of this year. Taiwan exported US$1.058 billion worth of machine tools in the first five months, representing a 26% year-on-year growth, according to statistics compiled by

Taipei, Sept. 5, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.278 billion worth of machine tools in the first half of this year, up 25.5% from the corresponding period of last year, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools

Taipei, Aug. 31, 2005 (CENS)--Due to the price hike in raw materials and the fluctuations of foreign exchange rates, Taiwan's makers of machine tools saw their earnings fail to meet expectations in the first half of this year. Bolstered by the substantial growth in exports, Taiwan's machine-tool

Taipei, Aug. 29, 2005 (CENS)--Kent Industrial Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of surface grinding machines, will acquire a 40% equity stake in Miven of India by way of a private-placement arrangement. Kent said it has struck a cooperation deal with Miven, an Indian machinery man

Taipei, Aug. 26, 2005 (CENS)--Bolstered by the increased demand of the mainland Chinese market, Taiwan saw overall production value of machine tools hit NT$96.5 billion (US$3.01 billion at US$1:NT$32) last year, ranking fifth in the global machine-tool industry, advancing one notch from the precedi