TIMTOS 2015 opens with buzz & bizz

OVER a period of six days, the exhibition halls are once again a place where companies worldwide meet at Asia’s most important trade fair for machine tools.

High-efficiency automated production, Taiwan Controller Appliance Pavilion, and the first ever expo of metal forming machines at the Yuanshan EXPO Dome are the three expo highlights of this year's TIMTOS.       

This year’s exhibition, consisting of more than 1,000 exhibitors using approximately 5,411 booths in 100,000 square meters of show space, creates a new record high.

The event started with opening remarks by Mr. Francis Kuo-Hsin Liang, Chairman of TAITRA. “The export value of Taiwan’s machine tool in 2014 reached US$3.7 billion, a 5.8% growth compared to the same period last year. Taiwan machine tool industry is one of the most competitive industries, ranking the 4^th largest machine tool exporter in the global market place.”

Another keynote speaker during the opening ceremony is Mr Hsiu-Tsang Hsu. Mr Hsu encourages Taiwan manufacturers to upgrade their products with industrial 4.0 manufacturing and intelligent production and train more talented professionals.

The highlight of the opening ceremony was the presence of the President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou. He said that Taiwan is well-positioned to grow strongly in the machine tools industry through productivity-led growth.

TIMTOS represents the dynamic variety of machine tool manufacturers and suppliers, and is once again the nation's premier show for buyers all over the world. An added feature of the exhibit is a specialized hall for exhibitors in metal forming machines located at the Yuanshan EXPO Dome.

TIMTOS is a platform to bridge local enterprises and foreign business partners to further establish Taiwan as an attractive investment destination in the eyes of the global industrial community.