Taipei, Jan. 10, 2012 (CENS)--Concentrated on R&D, the Taiwan-based Airboss Air Tool Co., Ltd., a world-caliber supplier of pneumatic tools, swept global design awards in 2011, further boosting its profile in the line. For Airboss, 2011 was undoubtedly a good year to Airboss, as the company nett

The rivalry between woodworking-equipment makers in Taiwan and China echoes a similar story, as that heard in many other sectors, that the rapid rise in the latter is gradually overtaking the former in global ranking and also forcing Taiwan’s counterparts to speed up developing high value-added mac

Taipei, Dec. 13, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$2.946 billion of machine tools in the first nine months, up 40.5% from a year earlier, according customs-cleared statistics from the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports of metal-cutting machine tools led with US$2.4 billion in the first

As is true of most consumer electronics that make life more convenient and socially connected, few ever ask about the unsung heroes and look upstream the supply chain. For example one can wonder how many know the majority of machine tools turning out hot-selling tablet personal computers and smartp

Taipei, Nov. 18, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of machine tools, including Fair Friend Group, Hiwin Technologies Corp., Goodway Machine Corp., Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co., and Keyarrow (Taiwan) Co., will invest over NT$10 billion in 2012. To rival Japanese competitors as NSK an

Taipei, Nov. 17, 2011 (CENS)--Thanks to the cross-Taiwan Strait economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), Taiwan saw machinery exports hit US$17.1 billion in the first 10 months, up 26% year-on-year and almost equaling the US$17.2 billion for the whole of 2010. The Taiwan Association of

Taipei, Nov.16, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$2.626 billion of machine tools in the first eight months, up 42.7% from a year earlier, according to the customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports for metal-cutting machine tools amounted to US$2.134

Yon-Fong Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1977, is a seasoned, specialized developer and manufacturer of a wide array of automotive engine repair equipment, with a steadily expanding product line. Besides trading in rebuilt engine parts, the company offers mainly computerized numerically controll

Weak consumer demand along with the popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs is expected to keep the growth of global notebook PC sales at only a 2% this year, with shipments of 204 million units, a five-year low. The sluggishness is predicted to continue in 2012 in the face of increasing global ec

Taipei, Nov. 3, 2011 (CENS)--Hiwin Technologies Corp., Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of linear-motion devices and ball screws, posted NT$2.782 billion in after-tax earnings, or NT$11.86 per share, in the first three quarters, hitting a historic high, making it Taiwan’s most profitable listed firm o

Taipei, Oct. 31, 2011 (CENS)--While Taiwan’s machine-tool makers delay shipments, they have also received recently rush orders due to flooding in Thailand. Some Japanese-invested makers of automotive parts and machine tools, whose plants are inundated, are eager to procure production equipment

Taipei, Oct. 13, 2011 (CENS)--Awea Mechantronic Corp., one of Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of double-column machining centers, has orders backlogged till the first quarter of 2012 totaling between NT$1.6 billion and NT$1.7 billion. The company said September sales increased by 23.88% year-on-y

Taipei, Oct. 5, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$2.263 billion of machine tools in the first seven months, up 46.1% from a year earlier, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled y the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Metal-cutting machine tools led as exports totaling US$1.833 billi

Taipei, Sept. 28, 2011 (CENS)--Hiwin Technologies Corp., Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of linear-motion devices and ball screws, has made big breakthrough by launching strategic partnership with Europe’s leading manufacturers of pneumatic devices and machine tools. Hiwin said it has become a maj

Taiwan’s machinery industry output reached NT$243.4 billion in the second quarter of 2011, representing an 18.9% year-on-year growth or up 15.6% from the preceding quarter, according to a survey by the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEKC) under the government-funded Industrial Technolog

Taipei, Sept. 13, 2011 (CENS)--Fair Friend Group, Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of machine tools and industrial machines, aims to become the world’s largest manufacturer of machine tools by 2018, by investing over NT$5 billion to build plants worldwide and set up a research institute in Taichung Ci

The ISO 9001: 2008-certified Ko Chou Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a seasoned maker of wide-ranging parts and accessories for mainly heavy-duty trucks. With strong design, development capability as well as advanced manufacturing techniques and equipment, the firm supplies truck body parts, accessorie

Taipei, Sept. 6, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.91 billion of machine tools in the first half of 2011, up 50.4% year-on-year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Export of metal-cutting machine tools came to US$1.543 billion, up 58.7%

Everox Industrial Co., Ltd., founded in March 2000 in Wufeng Dist. of Taichung City, central Taiwan, is versed in the manufacture of bed-type milling machines, heavy-duty bed-type CNC (computerized numerically controlled) milling machines, dual-turret, dual-spindle multi-tasking lathes, powerful fl

Taiwan exported US$1.213 billion worth of machine tools in the first four months of 2011, representing a 59.9% year-on-year growth, according to customs statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Of the total, metal-cutting machine tools accounted for US$980.35 million, up 67

The recovering global economy over the past year has enabled Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of machining centers to achieve robust sales in the past several months, with the performance expected to continue for the rest of this year and most local makers claiming to have enough orders to fill produ

Kamioka Corporation, built on Taiwanese-Japanese technological partnership, started by making mechanical components and parts machining in 1965, having accumulated over four decades of experience in machinery operation and quality assurance related to machinery construction, machining accuracy and

Lico Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1978 by its president Hank Lin, is renowned for manufacturing cam-operated single-spindle automatic lathes to technical CNC turning centers, which are adopted by aviation, vehicle, ITC, plumbing fittings, and optical instrument sectors. Lico lathes are popul

Lih Chang Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1984, is one of Taiwan’s specialist manufacturers of CNC high-speed machining centers. The company recruits many seasoned R&D personnel to upgrade manufacturing technologies, making it able to extend product mix to include conventional bed type milling mac

P-One Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1992, is a professional manufacturer of innovative machine tools in Taiwan. The company uses specially designed linear guideways and moving-column mechanism on its vertical machining centers to replace the comparatively expensive double-column machining center

Primero Machine Tools Corp. specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality metal-cutting machine tools, including CNC milling machines, vertical machining centers and CNC lathes. The company boasts that it has expertise to develop sophisticated machines for sales worldwide. The company

Sanjet International Co., Ltd., founded in 2002, is Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of many types of automatic tool changers (ATCs) with numerical control system for vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, and door/double-column machining centers. The company is famed for its own

Theta Precision Co., Ltd., a latecomer in domestic spindle industry, specializes in the development and production of precision high-speed spindles under the leadership of president C.W. Lee, machine-tool dept. manager C.T. Shih and spindle dept. manager S.W. Teng. Theta, established in 2005, is

Taipei, Aug. 10, 2011 (CENS)--Fair Friend Group, Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of machining center, has resolved to cooperate with a top-grade Japanese manufacturer of grinding machines to set up a joint-venture plant in the Taichung Precision Machinery Park, central Taiwan. With the cross-Taiwa

Taipei, Aug. 8, 2011 (CENS)--Exports for Taiwan’s machine-tool industry totaled US$1.581 billion in the first five months of 2011, surging 53.6% from a year earlier, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF). Exports for metal-cutting machine