Po-Hsun Wang: Total solutions for today' s processors

Services differentiation does not only refer to the provision of customised machines, but also to our aim of offering ‘one-stop shop’ total solution to our customers.

- Mr. Po-Hsun Wang, Chairman

Asian processors are taking quality seriously in today’s highly competitive environment, where product excellence can make a big difference in retaining a slice of the market. An innovator in the injection moulding sector, Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd (FCS) has grown alongside the dynamic Asian plastics industry with its range of high-precision products. Mr. Po- Hsun Wang, Chairman of FCS, relates to International Plastics News for Asia (IRNA) how the company has enhanced its expertise to become at par with leading global machinery manufacturers.

 IRNA: How would you assess the market for injection moulding machinery in Asia?

 Mr. Po-Hsun Wang: Since 2000, industrial plastic production has seen dramatic growth in Asia owing to the transfer of advanced moulding technologies from Europe and America, such as high-speed precision, multi-colour injection, energy saving, and other special features. Even under the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and the more recent European debt crisis, the injection moulding machine market is still growing in Asia.

 But due to the uncertainty about the economic condition, customer demand has changed. Short-term planning is more preferred than long-term investment, and customers often ask for very short delivery lead time bringing stress to machinery suppliers. Moreover, customers ask for production efficiency, quality, and stability that the trend for injection moulding machines is more on customised services to become more competitive.

 IRNA: How does FCS meet recent market requirements for injection moulding equipment?

 Mr. Po-Hsun Wang: To satisfy the expanding market in China, FCS established its first subsidiary company -- FCS Dongguan in 1994, and then set up FCS Ningbo in 2001. FCS also seizedHomme