2020-06-16

Bosch eBike Systems opts to locate Asia Pacific headquarters in Taichung

World-leading engineering and technology company Robert Bosch GmbH held a ceremony on 16 June 2020 in Taichung to mark the establishment of Bosch eBike Systems Headquarters Asia Pacific. Among those on hand at the ceremony were: Jan Hollmann (Managing Director of Robert Bosch Taiwan); David Howard (the Vice President and General Manager Bosch eBike Systems Asia Pacific); representatives of Taiwanese bicycle and bicycle parts makers; Emile M. P. Chang (Director-General, Department of Investment Services, MOEA); Li Yi-an (Deputy Director General of the Taichung City Government Economic Development Bureau); Thomas Prinz (Director General of German Institute Taipei); Axel Limberg (Chief Representative and Executive Director of German Trade Office Taipei); and Freddie Höglund (CEO, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan). Mr. David Howard stated that Taiwan plays a vital role in the global bicycle industry. In particular, he said, Taichung has a fully built up bicycle manufacturing cluster, and many of the world's eBikes are assembled in Taiwan, so Bosch hopes to get close to its customers and partners in the bicycle industry in order to provide better services and training, further upgrading the industry. Bosch eBike Systems has spent over a decade promoting eBikes throughout the world, and they have burst on the scene as a newly popular form of transport in Western countries. In the future, Bosch will rely on its base in Taiwan to develop the Asian market. Director-General Emile M. P. Chang noted that the US-China trade war has already prompted many multinational firms to adjust their global operations strategies. Recent escalation of the US-China trade war has accelerated preparations to relocate production facilities. On this front, it is especially worth noting that Taiwan has a deep pool of outstanding technical talent and strong industrial capabilities, and it attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights. At a time when global supply chains are getting reshuffled, Taiwan certainly ranks among the best choices for multinational corporations looking for new partners in innovation and cooperation. The fact that Bosch has continually built up its presence in Taiwan for many years now, and has introduced a lot of advanced technologies and services here, stands as eloquent testimony to its confidence in Taiwan's industrial prowess and the quality of the investment climate. Without a doubt, the launch of Bosch eBike Headquarters Asia Pacific will take Taiwan's bicycle to a whole new level as Bosch taps into the competitive strengths of Taiwan's bicycle parts makers, bike frame manufacturers, and assembly plants. As a leading player in the Internet of Things (IoT) field, the Bosch Group provides connected transport, smart city, industrial IoT, and smart home solutions. Bosch first set up operations in Taiwan in 1990, and now employs a total of some 450 persons at its three branches and three R&D centers here. Its Taiwan product lineup includes original manufacturer auto parts, after-market auto parts, transmission and control systems, security and safety systems, power tools, household appliances, and MEMS sensors. The combined operating revenues of the Bosch Group affiliates in Taiwan in 2019 reached NT$20 billion, up 26% from the previous year. Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs Spokesperson: James Chang, Deputy Director General Tel: 02-2389-2111#819 Mobile: 0937-013690 E-mail: jameschang@moea.gov.tw Business Contact: Ying-Ju Chen, Section Chief Tel: 02-2389-2111#210 Mobile: 0920-560681 E-mail: yjchen2@moea.gov.tw <style type="text/css"> <!-- .newsphoto img { width: 300px; margin:10px 15px;} --> </style> Images <div class="newsphoto"> <img alt="The Opening Ceremony of Bosch eBike Systems Headquarters Asia Pacific photo-1" src="./imageDisplay?image=68111456-b84a-48c1-9012-c74ed7e25d13.jpg&Fun=ArticleAction&lang=cht" /> <img alt="The Opening Ceremony of Bosch eBike Systems Headquarters Asia Pacific photo-2" src="./imageDisplay?image=5f8aa7f4-b1df-4f55-ae11-c8fbba8034d2.jpg&Fun=ArticleAction&lang=cht" /> <img alt="The Opening Ceremony of Bosch eBike Systems Headquarters Asia Pacific photo-3" src="./imageDisplay?image=fd40f23a-d073-49dd-8f57-3c1ba1a89823.jpg&Fun=ArticleAction&lang=cht" /> </div>

2018-11-21

Experience & Opportunity sharing among i4.0 practitioners from Taiwan & Germany Enhancing global connections via the smart machinery industry

In order to globalize the domestic smart machinery industry, and boost the sharing of bilateral technologies as well as business opportunities, the 3rd Germany-Taiwan Smart Machinery Forum was held during the 2018 TMTS show on November 9, 2018 (Friday) at the Taichung City Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park by the Smart Machinery Promotion Office and the German Trade Office, Taipei. The achievements listed below were witnessed by Dr. Ming-hsin Kung, Deputy Minister of the MOEA, Dr. Thomas Prinz, Director General of the German Institute Taipei, Mr. Kuang-Yau Chang, Taichung City Government Deputy Mayor, and Mr. Axel Limberg, Executive Director of the German Trade Office, Taipei, as well as other guests and the audience. One MoU was signed between Techman Robot Inc. and ATLANTA Antriebssysteme E. Seidenspinner GmbH & Co. KG, indicating that ATLANTA will be in charge of distributing Techman’s robotic facilities in Europe; another was signed between Asia Pacific Elite Corp. (APEC) and Siemens AG, indicating that APEC and Siemens will supply the needed software and hardware for collaboration on the digitalization of production lines; another was signed between Manford Machinery Co. Ltd. and IGUS GmbH, indicating that Manford Machinery and IGUS will engage in joint efforts to develop new technology for smart machinery implementation. Through the above-mentioned achievements, we endeavor to keep up with Industry 4.0 trends, accelerating the development of the domestic smart machinery industry, increasing global competence, and enabling in-depth bilateral collaboration in the global smart machinery market. The Smart Machinery Golden Award Ceremony was held preceding the above-mentioned forum. Gallant Precision Machining (GPM), the Fair Friend Group (FFG), GMM Corp., Ching Chan Optical Technology, Mobiletron, TECO Electric & Machinery, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) and TBI Motion were granted the Smart Machinery Golden Award in acknowledgement of their dedication to automated manufacturing. This award is to encourage industrial upgrading from precision machinery to smart machinery by selecting exemplary enterprises. Among the eight winners listed above, GPM has integrated experiences in promoting automation systems and intelligent manufacturing in the display, semiconductor, and solar power industries, and connected the equipment and processes in a scientific fashion, from points to lines, to intelligent machines for total solutions with intelligent diagnosis and smart prediction; TECO Electric & Machinery has been granted the honor of utilizing a number of self-developed smart technologies applied in the flexible smart motor production line, integrating ERP, MES, CPS, Big Data and machine vision in industrial robots. Through the forum, international enterprises are expected to be well informed of the progress of the smart machinery industry in Taiwan in order to boost potential collaboration. There were nearly 300 guests and audience members from Germany and Taiwan. Opening speeches were made by bilateral representatives; keynote speeches were made by Trumpf, Siemens, Advantech, Bosch, Toptek, IGUS, AIDC, etc., with topics regarding trend briefing, technology sharing, new IoT platforms for smart machinery ecosystems, new business models and smart manufacturing; a case study presented by DMG Mori and Techman Robot, and at the end a panel discussion was hosted by Mr. Han Pang Huang, Chairman of TAIROA, with representative speakers from the Smart Machinery Promotion Office, Advantech, Techman Robot, Siemens, Bosch and Trumpf, followed by interaction with guests and the audience with an in-depth Q&A regarding cooperation patterns, opportunity timing and long-term collaboration. Contacts Contact Organization: Metal and Mechanical Industries Division, Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Contact Person: Mr.Chang Contact Phone: (02)2754-1255 ext. 2121

2018-11-13

The Winners of 2018 Controller Competition of Smart Machine Tools Announced

The IDB of MOEA commissioned the Precision Machinery Research & Development Center (PMC) to organize the 2018 controller competition as a platform to promote Taiwan controller application. The competition acquired not only the support of six sponsors, including DELTA, GEN TEC, LNC, SYNTEC, FALCON, Yang Iron and Blaser Swisslube Taiwan in providing machine tools and controllers, but also in arranging professional lecturers to develop a series of practical and software development courses for the contestants. Through focusing on machining operation by using Taiwan controllers and on developing software for smart machine or cloud service, contestants were able to learn from basic theories to high-end technologies the functions and applications of Taiwan’s controllers. This year’s competition attracted 119 contestants consisted of 33 teams from 16 schools.. National Chin-Yi University of Technology, National Changhua University of Education, and National Formosa University of Application Sciences took first place in Machining Performance Group. While National Chung Cheng University, National Chung Hsing University, and National Formosa University incorporated smart machinery discipline in creative application to earn their top 3 titles in the Creative Application Group. IDB will continue to promote Taiwan controller in the future, extend its application, and cultivate excellent machinery talents. Through this competition, we hope to encourage students to continue their endeavors in researching Taiwan controller technology and invest in the development of controller industry. List of winners: Machining Performance Group: 1st Place – SYNTEC: National Changhua University of Education 1st Place –LNC: National Chin-Yi University of Technology 1st Place – Delta: National Formosa University 2nd Place – SYNTEC: National Formosa University 2nd Place –LNC: National Chin-Yi University of Technology 2nd Place – Delta: National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology Creative Application Group: 1st Place: National Chung Cheng University 2nd Place: National Chung Hsing University 3rd Place: National Formosa University Honorable Mention: National Taipei University of Technology National Formosa University National Chin-Yi University of Technology National Formosa University National Changhua University of Education Contacts Contact Organization: Metal and Mechanical Industries Division, Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Contact Person: Mr. Chang Contact Phone: (02)2754-1255 ext.2121

2018-11-08

Premier vows to help boost Taichung's machinery development

Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) Premier Lai Ching-te said at the opening of the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show in Taichung Wednesday that the government will fully support the development of the machine tool, accessory, machinery and equipment industries. With the central government's support, the event, organized by the Taichung City government and the Taiwan Machine Tool and Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA), is expected to generate purchase orders worth about NT$10 billion (US$325.48 million), according to Lai. The machinery-related industries generated NT$1.1 trillion in output in 2017, up 11 percent from 2016, Lai noted, adding that the machine tool sector's performance was particularly good, with the value of machine tool exports in the first three quarters registering a 13.3 percent growth and expected to continue climbing. The show is divided into four exhibition halls covering a total area of 91,000 square meters, hosting 4,300 booths operated by 720 exhibitors. The show displays diverse precision machine tools, metal cutting machine tools, metal forming machine tools, machine tool parts, components, accessories, fluid transmission, CNC system & auxiliary equipment, cutting tools, tool holding & work holding devices, tools, measurement instruments, and smart manufacturing system. The 5-day event is expected to attract 85,000 potential buyers from home and abroad, according to TMBA.

2018-09-11

Smart machinery and biomedicine pave way to more competitive Taiwan

Premier Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hosted the 22nd interministerial meeting on accelerating investment in Taiwan, where the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), respectively, analyzed and discussed the results of two key “five plus two” innovative industries plan initiatives: the Smart Machinery Development Program and the Biomedical Industry Innovation Promotion Program. The premier expressed appreciation for the hard work of the ministries involved and applauded the programs’ many achievements in advancing the development of targeted industries. Thanks to cooperative efforts between businesses and government, the value of machinery industry production grew by 11.1 percent year-on-year to break a trillion NT dollars (US$32.9 billion) in 2017. In the first seven months of 2018, exports of all machinery rose 14.1 percent, while machine tool exports specifically jumped 17 percent in the same period. According to statistics from the International Trade Centre, 2017 saw Taiwan move from the world’s fifth largest exporter of machine tools to fourth. The MOEA indicated that the application of combined central and local government resources is already transforming Taichung into a global capital for smart machinery. New developments include a smart manufacturing trialing facility featuring domestically produced smart-processing production lines for machine tools, where large multinationals will be encouraged to set up to offer rapid prototyping and trial production services. Also planned is a global smart machinery development center that will provide a platform uniting innovative research and business models to drive industry development. The new smart manufacturing trialing facility has already attracted such big global names as Dassault Systems, Mitsubishi Electric, Siemens, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft. The MOEA hopes that international cooperation and the demonstration of technical capabilities by major international manufacturers of smart production systems will raise technology standards among domestic firms and provide companies in Taiwan with smart manufacturing solutions. In the area of biomedicine, MOST explained that Taiwan’s string of industrial clusters will spur industrial innovation, from the National Biotechnology Research Park in Nangang and the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park to the specialty medical device cluster advantageously developed by the precision machinery industry in central and southern Taiwan. Future efforts to promote domestic companies producing for the domestic market, together with the marketing of specialty medical devices and international cooperation in pharmaceuticals, will inevitably speed improvements in the industry.