The Taiwan International Lighting Show, co-sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan’s Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFMA), after eight years of suspension, was resurrected in March this year. Notwithstanding the gradual but apparently steady economic re

Only if global economic growth could mimic the rise in Red Dot Design Award prizes won by the Taiwan design sector over the past seven years, with 34 times as many awards having been won from 2004 to 2010. Designers from Taiwan won 68 prizes, including one Best of Best, the highest honor, in th

The Rainbow Trust Industrial Co., founded in 1984, specializes in making hose assemblies for the automotive, motorcycle, and home-appliance industries. The company is a fully integrated manufacturer which, with TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certification, offers an almost unmatched variety of hose types,

Despite not always assuring worthwhile payoff especially when the investment is often prohibitive, R&D is virtually an essential buzzword for any entrepreneur in industry for merely talking about it seems to help companies to increase likelihood of sailing to their Blue Ocean through repeated trie

Taiwan’s original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are known to be some of the most competent and reliable producers in the world. One of them is the Nan Shun Spring Co., whose cutting-edge wire forming and stamping technologies give the company a solid foundation for positioning itself as a top-leve

TeamWin Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. is Taiwan’s first LED-lighting manufacturer to have won the Energy Saving Label certified by Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, TUV and the CNS certified by Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection. The company makes LED lighting fixtures for homes and co

As demands change in end markets, so are makers of metal processing machine tools obliged to evolve. Such has been happening in Taiwan, with makers of machine tools steadily upgrading technologies to turn out a variety of products, with the emphasis on minimizing secondary machining to maximize cos

Taipei, March 23, 2010 (CENS)-Due to credit glut and acute inter-bank competition, Taiwan banks' syndicated loan rates dropped further, to merely 1-1.3% and breaking the previous low of 1.6%. A bank manager pointed to a recent case involving NT$5-6 billion syndicated loan for the subsidiary o

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced the eight winners of the prestigious Taiwan Excellence Gold Awards at an April 16 ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and attended by Taiwan industry leaders. The 17th edition of the awards honors product

Takken Comprehensive Industrial Co., Ltd., founded in 1973, is a member of the Morrison Group. In the initial stage of its establishment, the company set up a plant in Taoyuan County of northern Taiwan to produce stainless steel watchcases. Since 1980 when the second plant was established, the c

The makers in Taiwan of screws, springs and wiring products, after some 30 years of development, have built not only considerable expertise but also a huge variety of items that serve all kinds of industries. The global recession since the meltdown in the third quarter of 2008 has sapped spendin

Established in 1998, Grace Power Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of steel tube furniture, turning out mainly mobile cabinets, file cabinets, training tables, OA system office furniture items, and related furniture parts. The company has an integrated plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, with a la

Since its establishment in 1982 in Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Clear Dawn Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to production of building hardware, industrial parts and display shelves. The company has recently launched its newest "Brass Plumb Bob" that features a removable cap on the upper side of the

Yih Chuan Industrial Co., Ltd., located in Changhua County, central Taiwan, has been engaged in production of bathroom fittings finished via PVD (Physical vapor deposition)-coating technology. Yih Chuan’s product portfolio includes nylon-woven hoses, payphone armored hoses, stainless-steel showe

Starting out by making copper ball valves and copper ball cooks in 1989 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd., with hard work on production upgrading, has become a top-caliber supplier of industrial parts on an OEM basis. The company’s current product portfolio c

The Department of Industrial Technology (DIT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated the Southern Taiwan Alliance of Researchers & Scholars (STARS) Project in 2007 to bolster the development of traditional industries in seven counties and cities of southern Taiwan, and to guide their tran

Taiwan designers came home with 76 awards in the 2010 iF Product Design Award, the 'Oscar' of the design world. The strong showing underscored the remarkable gains Taiwan has made in recent years in turning products with world-class designs. The 76 wins represented about almost one-tenth of all

Founded in 1976, Young Lee Steel Strapping Co., Ltd. has been well versed in supplying steel strapping bands, steel buckles, cold/hot-rolled steel rolls, and galvanized steel rolls. Among the firm’s products are steel straps, steel strapping bands, steel furniture tubes, and steel pipes that

Established in 1994 in Taichung County, central Taiwan, Kwang Teh Chen Industrial Co., Ltd. has been versed in producing steel-tube K/D furniture, including racks, shelves, chairs, hangers, trolleys, cabinets, and TV stands, etc. With strict quality control, the company's products have passed va

The overall scale of the furniture industry in Taiwan has been downsized over the last two decades due to makers' moving offshore to offset rising costs at home; but such is not true of the entire sector for some have kept their operations on the island due to various factors, not the least of whic

Since its establishment in 1976 in Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Powerchannel Manufacturers Corp. has been dedicated to production and development of pipe thread rolling and related machines for over 30 years. Over the years, the firm has developed strong production and development capability, h

Established in 2000, Lung Ming Li Co., Ltd. specializes in hose assemblies for various applications, including automotive, motorcycle, paintball-gun, and others, able to supply a variety of hose types, fitting designs and configurations to meet a variety of demands. The company's major products

Backed by readily available upstream supply of plastics and metals as steel, Taiwan’s manufacturers of extruded plastic items, metal extrusions and decorative plastic sheets, as well as specialty surface finishers can remain competitive by providing a wide variety of such items that are innovative

As of the writing of this report on the Taipei AMPA 2009, held April 14 to 17 at the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center) Nangang Exhibition Hall, the global automotive landscape has been changing. GM filed for Chapter 11 on June 1. Penske, the second-largest car dealership in the USA, is buying the S

Jang Wuel Steel Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1982, is one of Taiwan's most professional manufacturers of whole-plant mild-steel and stainless-steel tube making machines. At present, the company's major product lines include stainless steel tube mills, mild steel tube mills, round tube pol

Te Keng Machinery Co., Ltd. is one of Taiwan's major manufacturers of tube-making equipment, and its predecessor Hua Ming Co., founded in 1992, was well known for researching and developing tube-making machines and tube-making rollers by using advanced CNC (computerized numerically controlled) lath

Tai Chi Heat Energy Enterprise Co., Ltd., established in 1962, is one of Taiwan's specialized manufacturers of a wide variety of heat exchangers. Since its inception, the company has dedicated itself to developing high-value-added products to meet the requirements of customers from industrial secto

Established in 1978, Yel Mi Industrial Works is a professional manufacturer of casters that can be used in industrial carts, medical trolleys, and shopping carts, etc. The materials the company uses for turning out casters are mainly stainless steel, nylon, rubber, and plastics, such as PU, PE

The marine hardware and accessory suppliers in Taiwan have been benefiting and growing from the synergy achieved from supplying a very successful group of downstream yacht builders on the island. Over the years the yacht builders in Taiwan have gradually evolved upward to be ODM (original desig

Young Lee Steel Strapping Co., Ltd. began operations by selling soft packing materials and packing machinery in 1976. Since 1980, the company has been involved in providing steel strapping bands, steel seals, steel furniture tubes, cold/hot-rolled steel (plates) rolls, and galvanized steel (plates)