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Taiwan’s Machinery Industry – Current State and Development Potential
According to IEK Consulting, in 2018 Taiwan’s machinery industry had an export value of US$27.4 billion. The top three export markets – China, the United States and Japan – accounted for a combined output value of NT$1.18 trillion, an increase of about 7.3% and a continued record high. A number of factors, primarily the stabilization of global oil prices and exchange rates, a recovery of the major industrial economies of Europe at the end of 2016, as well as an industrial upgrade in China leading to an expansion in automation and demand for new equipment, have contributed to remarkable growth in the output values of two industries: high-tech equipment and metal-processing machine tools. While 2017 saw declines from 2016 in a few categories (namely, industrial machinery, other machinery, and metal molds), other secondary machinery industries in Taiwan, including high-tech equipment, metal-processing machine tools, mechanical transmission components, and fluid machinery, all showed increasing output values.
The Machine Tool Industry in Taiwan
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Approximately 90% of Taiwan’s machine tool and component vendors can be found within a 60km radius in Greater Taichung. All aspects of the machine tool industry, from the manufacture of parts and components to the assembly of whole machine tools, takes place in close proximity here, making central Taiwan the world’s only industry cluster for machine tools and components. Because of the constant quality upgrades and price advantages this creates, Taiwanese components have become the DNA of machine tools in many countries around the world.

Upstream machine tool components include ball screws and linear slides. In particular, Taiwan has become the world’s second largest supplier of ball screws. Meanwhile, Hiwin Technologies Corp. and other companies adequately support Taiwan’s domestic market demand and mainly provide components such as spindles required in machine tool assembly.

Key Applications of Taiwan’s Smart Machinery Industry Cluster Industry Cluster
Taiwan’s Key Smart Machinery Industries with Global Influence
  • ● A major global manufacturing base for semiconductor components
  • ● The largest demand market for semiconductor equipment
  • ● A major global manufacturing base for panel displays
  • ● A major global producer of composite materials and frames for commercial machines
  • ● A major base of jet engine case manufacturing
  • ● The world’s 4th largest manufacturing country of luxury boats
New-generation smart machine tools incorporate machine tools, sensors, IoT, cloud platforms, big data, and data analysis. Each of these offers tremendous blue ocean business opportunities.
–Ren C. Luo, “father of Taiwanese robotics,” distinguished professor, National Taiwan University
Global Machinery Industry Trends - Machine Tools Grow by Leaps and Bounds
According to an April 2018 report by Taiwan’s Department of Statistics, machine tools are the principal export of the global machinery industry. And according to research by Gardner Publications, global purchases of industrial machines have remained steady at US$80-90 billion in recent years. In 2018, global spending on machine tools was about US$91.9 billion, an increase of 4.8% compared to 2017 and the largest increase since 2011. With the steady growth of the global economy, the manufacturing industry is receiving an influx of orders, and with the rise of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, the global machine tool industry is flourishing once again.
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TMS-2500, 5-axis multi-tasking turning center that has the functions of turning and milling. Combined with Tongtai Intelligent system and technologies, TMS-2500 perfectly fits the needs of machining in aerospace, biomedical and defense industries. Tongtai intelligent system includes TIMS and TLM. These functions include machine monitoring, tool and workpiece management, maintenance management, operating and alarm history and collision-free function. All information of these functions is able to assists operator to comprehend the situation of machine and production line. Moreover, TMS-2500 is able to equip robotic arm, workpiece measuring system, and tool length detector for achieving full-automation production. In the product identification aspect, TMS-2500 not only adopts the Tongtai aesthetic concept, but also considers the elements of ergonomic engineering and environment protection.
HD886L-High Speed Milling Compound Machine satisfies high accuracy and fine surface requirements of molds and parts machining in aerospace and car industries. HD886L is the first-released in Taiwan that integrates milling and discharging processes on same machine. Adoption of stand column movement structure, linear motor drive, double milling and discharge axes makes two different kinds of operation possible at same machine. This also reduces time in moving and calibrating large molds and parts and thus increases product accuracy. HD886L-Features 1.Compound Processing Improves Performance: 2.Double Balanced Linear Motor Drive 3.Integrated Cooling System 4.Automatic Double Front Door + Tool Magazine System 5.Multiple Intelligent Equipment
For transferring liquid used in machine tools. Immersible design that no need for hose or tube at inlet. Only need to ensure the height of water surface. No dry run and not easy for the air to be sucked in. Mechanical seal adopts an integrated modular design to improve performance and efficiency. Backwater designs that even if the liquid leaks, it stay inside the water tank. Avoids splashing liquid damaging the motor. This is a safer design. Mechanical seal adopts an integrated modular design to improve performance and efficiency, and the mechanical shaft seal can be disassembled from the outside of the machine tool to increase the convenience of maintenance. Consider the convenience of installation and use, reduce the size and weight of the product. After passing the inspection by Electronic Testing Center. The motors of this product are all high efficiency motors that meet the national IE3 efficiency standards.
The new Pai Lung T-series single jersey knitting machine which inherits from our glorious past design, and also adopted with innovative changes, will bring it’s user a fresh mind and higher profit. Lowering abrasion and rising running speed are the two unavoidable factors concerning to the production capacity. Breakthrough the old edges, the new Pai Lung T-Series design let sinker moves along with the upper part of cylinder. At the same time, as the abrasion decreased, it also helps to prolong sinker life, and machine with higher speed. With new sinker design, the height of sinker ring can be lifted and create larger space between sinker ring and cylinder cam holder. This reduces cotton debris gathering and lower the frequency to clean the machine. helps to keep machine lower temperature . Moreover, the machine equipped with 4 tracks which can knit plain fabric and use 4 track cam arrangements for more complicated quasi-mini jacquard fabrics for modern sports and leisure garments.
The core value of whole round shape observation elevator is its unique normal cylinder transparent cabin and hoistway design in the world. It is not just an elevator but an integral forming installation artwork which can be installed in luxury mansions and perfectly matches with the interior designs. Sakura elevator strengthen its product position by attending domestic or foreign exhibitions and cooperating with press and media. The product line of whole round shape observation elevator targets both domestic and foreign market of luxury mansions markets. In regards to the distribution of Sakura whole round shape elevator, there are branches and service locations in Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung. Meanwhile, there are five sections under international marketing department of E-FENG machinery focus on managing worldwide distributing channels. Those distributors spread across more than 50 countries in the regions of China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Middle East, Arica, Central and South America and North America. All of the domestic sales people and foreign distributors of E-FENG machinery are dedicated to gather product information or solutions of our competitors to contribute either a SWOT analysis for comparing the characters and solutions of each other’s products or finding out any infringement behavior by submitting all of the information to the R&D department in head office and then find a way to deal with the situation.
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