Taiwan rides the Thailand 4.0 train

Taiwan has been an important economic partner of Thailand. Its business investment in Thailand began when Taiwan was under Japanese rule (1895-1945), and later rose when Taiwan’s economy surged in the 1990s. Taiwanese businesses currently employ some 150,000 Taiwanese. Most of these Taiwanese own or work for small or medium-sized enterprises in the OEM business.

LCH: Flexible press technology

Lien Chien Hydraulic Industrial Co . L t d (LCH) i s one of the earliest manufacturers of hydraulic press forming machine in Taiwan. Its techniques in manufacturing hydroforming press was a joint effort it has acquired with a German partner some 20 years ago. In a dialogue with International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA), Michael Wang, Vice General Manager discusses the company’s qualities, services and triumphs.

Outlook 2019:Big changes ahead

Steering a global business through economic and technology landscape is challenging at the best of times. Looking ahead to 2019, key planning assumptions are changing fast. Localisation pressures and digital disruption all factor into an increasingly challenging environment for companies of all sizes.

YSM: Strip and wire forming machine

For over 40 years, YIH SHEN MACHINERY (YSM) has been specialising in stamping and bending not only in Taiwan but also to the global market.

Step by step to the smart factory

Bystronic has presented the networked world of sheet metal processing at the EuroBLECH 2018 exhibition. Under the motto, “World Class Manufacturing”, customers and visitors experienced live integrated automation and new software solutions for laser cutting and bending are heading.

Improving yield in additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing process is changing the way OEMs work, and the supply chain must evolve along with it in various ways.

Three vital metrics for digital transformation

E-mobility, Digitalisation and Industry 4.0 are key opportunities for the future of Schaeffler.

Augmentation of the vertical range of manufacture

Building slitting and leveling lines constantly confronts manufacturers with new challenges, which often can only be resolved by specialised manufacturers under great time consumption.

Production economic realities today

Machine shops seek to produce a specific number of parts of a true quality, in a certain amount of time, at a fixed cost. Consistently achieving those goals involves controlling a myriad of factors including cutting parameters, tool cost and changeover times, machine tool utilisation, workpiece handling expense and material and labour costs.

LiYe executive outlines latest high-speed press

LiYe Machinery Co. Ltd is one of the few manufacturers of under drive press in the Greater China region. They have developed their unique characteristics in producing unconventional presses that aim for high accuracy, high flexibility and high capacity in a user friendly and oil-free environment. The under drive press is suitable for non-metal material machining, which could significantly enhance users’ freedom in multi-purpose stamping, and diversify their production.

Cutting-edge sheet metal processing trends

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT from Aachen presents five groundbreaking developments on all major trends in contemporary sheet metal processing – from hybrid lightweight construction to multifunctional laser robots with an integrated digital twin.

Fitness cure for the manufacturing process

Demands for digitalisation, the lack of skilled workers,but also increasing quality requirements,can only be met with greater automation. At AMB, the international exhibition for metalworking, many exhibitors showed how the machining process can be further optimised and made more profitable by means of automation.