The plastic extrusion machinery sector in Taiwan goes back some four decades, with local manufacturers having accumulated over three decades of experience. Many major makers in Taiwan have been honing skills to develop and produce wide-ranging, high-value-added items to meet custom specifications w

Skyrocketing prices of iron ore and coal have moved China Steel Corp., Taiwan's leading upstream supplier of steel products, to raise its steel prices of by an average of NT4,200 per metric ton, for a record hike of 18%, in Taiwan in the second quarter of this year. It makes a better sense that

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

Yih Chuan Industrial Co., Ltd., located in Changhua County, central Taiwan, is devoted to production of bathroom fittings based on the PVD (Physical vapor deposition)-coating technology, and supplies its products to customers on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. Yih Chuan's produc

Spurred by the increased demand for automated production equipment around the world, Taiwan's machine-tool manufacturers are accelerating development of a variety of CNC (computerized numerically controlled) models with outstanding results. While most of the manufacturers are concentrating on gen

Rainbow Trust Industrial Co., Ltd. specializes in hose assemblies for the automotive, motorcycle, and home-appliance segments. The company is a fully integrated manufacturer and offers one of the widest varieties of hose types, fitting designs, and tube shapes to meet the different requirements of

Frank Wang, president of toolmaker Double Dynasty Co., Ltd., has been pursuing an ambitious goal-turning out products comparable to those from world-leading suppliers like Bosch and B&D-since he opened business some 10 years ago. "We have never moved production to mainland China and never eng

J.Y. Huang, chief executive officer (CEO) of Power & Hard Industry Co., Ltd., can never forget the rigorous training he received from the Japanese technicians around 30 years ago when apprenticing at a Japanese-run pliers-making factory in Taiwan. Fortunately the hardship had not been in vain as th

Top Well Industrial Co., Ltd. is actively promoting adjustable locking pliers. The patented tool is specifically designed to deal with damaged pipes and eroded fasteners. Made of the China Steel Corp.'s (CSC's) SCM440-grade chrome-molybdenum steel, the tool fits work on fasteners and pipes in d

In a move to reverse export declines, Taiwanese suppliers of furniture-manufacturing equipment last year began to redouble their focus on turning out high-efficiency and specialized products. In 2005, Taiwan's exports of woodworking-equipment, the biggest slice of the furniture-making equipment

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

Machining center suppliers in Taiwan are tapping their extensive design and machining experiences to roll out price-competitive state-of-the-art models, some of which are poised to go head-to-head on quality and functionality with advanced models produced by industry leaders Japan, Germany, and the

Although many Taiwanese manufacturers of outdoor and public-area furniture have already moved production facilities to mainland China and Vietnam over the past several years, some have stayed rooted in Taiwan and are upgrading their manufacturing skills and capacity to penetrate the upscale marketp

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

Office furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are rolling out top-of-the-line products with advanced ergonomic designs, marking a further a break from their past dependence on lower-end commodity items. Like their counterparts in other labor-intensive sectors, most of Taiwan's office furniture suppli

Taipei, Oct. 18, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's domestic manufacturers of steel products and automobile parts, including China Steel Corp. (CSC), Mayer Steel Pipe Corp., William Precision Industrial Co. and Kian Shen Corp., recently formed a research and development union in association with the government-

The recent 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA '05) proved once again why this is the biggest and best event of its kind in Asia, serving up cutting-edge products and giving visitors a good picture of where the industry is heading. The show also underscored Ta

With more than two decades of development, Taiwan's kitchen furniture and accessories sector has made a successful transformation from contract manufacturing to focus on the production of original design manufacturer (ODM) items. The shift has resulted from intensive efforts in the local industry t

The recent 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA '05) proved once again why this is the biggest and best event of its kind in Asia, serving up cutting-edge products and giving visitors a good picture of where the industry is heading. The show also underscored T

Synthesizing decades of experience and a strong spirit of innovation, Taiwan's furniture parts and hardware industry has steadily grown and maintained its edge in the international market despite growing competitive pressures. Domestic manufacturers in this line also attribute their success to t

With the continuation of the global rise in prices of raw materials such as iron and steel over the past year and more, Taiwan's makers of office-furniture parts are seeking to boost the added value of their products in an effort to overcome the higher materials costs. Fortunately, with more than t

For international tuning-parts makers and exporters' 2004 would likely have been a cold year if they had depended heavily on the U.S. market' where many big importers and chainstores have gone bust. Many leading companies in the line in Taiwan expect the picture in the U.S.' the largest buyer o

Taiwan's makers of plastic extruding equipment are focusing on machines that offer high output and parsimonious use of materials this year, responding to the search for greater economy and efficiency in the wake of the recent wild rises in the price of oil. Since most plastic materials are taken

Asia Machine Group, Inc. is a manufacturer and trader of large-size computerized numerically controlled (CNC) cutting and drilling equipment for the metal-cutting industry. The company says its ultra-high-pressure FSWJ-series of water-jet cutting machines synthesizes advanced British technology

Sun Firm Machinery Ind. Co., Ltd., established in 1992, specializes in the production of high-quality computerized numerically controlled (CNC) lathes, high-speed lathes, heavy-duty lathes, and super-large lathes. Sun has earned a good reputation for its strong and durable machine structures. T

Iron and steel prices have shot up over 80% in the past year, and few are hurting more as a result than Taiwan's metal-furniture manufacturers. Metal materials account for at least 40% of their production costs, and as these costs have risen their profits have headed south. Normally producers pass

After more than two decades of development, Taiwan's kitchen and bathroom accessories industry has transformed itself from contract manufacturing to original-design manufacturing (ODM). Many producers in the line are able to design innovative products to meet the diverse requirements of customers f

Taipei, Dec. 16, 2004 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC), Taiwan's largest producer of petrochemical products and a flagship company of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), is planning to invest NT$120 billion (US$3.72 billion at US$1:NT$32.2) to set up an oil refinery on a land space of 2,000 hecta

As prices plunge in their traditional markets, furniture makers in Taiwan are desperately looking for new high-margin series that play to their competitive edge in design and quality. For many, medical furniture is proving to be the ticket to ride. One nice thing about the medical-furniture mark

The rapid expansion of the global automobile industry of late has given rise to a host of parts and accessories made with new techniques and materials to improve performance. One of the most promising of these materials is Kevlar fiber' which is finding its way into an increasing number of auto