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Taiwan Machinery Industry Resilient Amid Global Pandemic

TaipeiPLAS, ShoeTech, and iMTduo show will be co- Taiwan's machinery and equipment in the past three
hosted as one mega show in September years has been steadily growing, with the export value
reaching 28 billion to 30 billion U.S. dollars.
TaipeiPLAS 3 Theme for 2020 edition, “Industry 4.0”,
“Smart Manufacturing”, and “Circular Economy” v Taipei PLAS, iMTduo, and ShoeTech Taipei are to be
jointly held by TAITRA as a mega machinery exhibition
Date：2020.03.30 to showcase the complete and extensive applications
and innovations in the machinery ecosystem. The
Although the COVID-19 pandemic severely interrupted
global supply chains and caused a worldwide shortage of show will be held in September with a scale of over
goods and materials, Taiwan's machinery industry 3,300 booths to be used.
remained resilient and committed to offering global a) Taipei PLAS features "Industry 4.0, "Smart
customers with flexible solutions that enable them to Manufacturing" and "Circular Economy". See more
overcome difficult challenges. at: www.taipeiplas.com.tw
Taiwanese manufacturers are widely recognized for b) iMTduo is to showcase smart manufacturing and
being able to quickly adapt to customers' needs and offer industry 4.0. applications. See more at:
integrated solutions. For example, facing a shortage of www.imtduo.com.tw
face masks during the initial outbreak, the Taiwan smart
machinery and automation sectors quickly collaborated c) ShoeTech Taipei will exhibit automated shoe-
with the government and successfully increased mask making machinery and equipment, as well as
production to meet surging demands. "Shoe Materials Accessories". See more at:
www.shoetech.com.tw
Another major strength of Taiwanese manufacturers is
their ability to offer customized solutions, developed Ø TAITRA, your reliable partner for doing business
from the highly competitive industry clusters in Taiwan. with Taiwan, has a global network of 63 branch
The nation's key machinery clusters are mostly based in offices dedicated to helping you connect with
Taichung, with over 1,500 machine tool makers and quality Taiwan suppliers, products, and services.
10,000 satellite factories nearby. With Such Contact an office near you: h ps://lnkd.in/eRfrjzb
comprehensive and high-density clusters, they can meet
Ø As of today, March 27, the COVID-19 outbreak has
customers' needs with efficient and cost-effective
operations. resulted in more than 510,000 confirmed cases
worldwide. As of writing, a total of 267 confirmed
In recent years, a growing number of Taiwanese cases were reported in Taiwan, with 227 imported
machinery manufacturers are transforming, cases, 2 deceased cases, 30 cases released from
implementing, and offering smart solutions. For isolation, and the remainder hospitalized in stable
example, robotics, IoT, big data analysis, and AI c o n d i t i o n . S e e t h e l a t e s t u p d a t e :
technologies are extensively incorporated into h ps://www.cdc.gov.tw/En
manufacturing processes for productivity and efficiency.
According the latest statistics, the output value of

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