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TIMTOS 2019 Sets Record Participation with Business Success
Taipei, March 9, 2019— The 27th Taipei International Machine Tool Show, as known as TIMTOS, has drown a close to the six action-packed days. TIMTOS was held at TWTC Hall 1 and Hall 3 and Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (TaiNEX), Hall 1 and Hall 2 and showcased high precision key components, intelligent machines and production lines, and smart manufacturing solutions that present the vision of metalworking and manufacturing of the future. The show attracted a total of 7,511 international visitors, an increase of 2.3% from last edition. The top 10 origin countries of international visitors were China, Japan, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Russia, Singapore, and Turkey, respectively.
TIMTOS continuously breaks its record, with the highest number of exhibitors, booths and attendees this year, making it the largest international professional trade show in Taiwan. With 1,230 exhibitors from home and abroad in 7,000 booths, TIMTOS presents the most cutting-edge innovations, products, and technologies.
Great amount of business dialogues, networking and opportunities has happened during the show. Many exhibitors were delighted about the outcome of participating in the show. Chin Fong was praised by its displays of intelligent metal forming production line that integrated robotic arms, cloud platform and remote monitoring. It has received orders of 20 machines by day four of the show and had inquiries from Vietnam, India, Egypt, South Africa, Switzerland, Brazil and Japan. On the other hand, SEYI unveiled its intelligent manufacturing solution and various kinds of presses to be applied in automotive industry at TIMTOS this year. Its representatives expressed that they have made contact with buyers from all continents and received product inquiries 20% more than last edition. Moreover, the representatives from Excetek, an EDM manufacturer, have received orders for more than 20 units and inquiries from European, Indian and Malaysian buyers. They expressed that the outcome of TIMTOS this year has exceeded their expectation and stated that TIMTOS is definitely one of the most prominent international machine tool shows in the world.
TIMTOS has also won widespread praise from foreign visitors and media. For instance, a buyer from Portugal purchased five-axis machining center and more than 10 grinding machines. Taiwanese machine tools have earned worldwide recognition for their quality and price.A buyer from Belgium mentioned that he has visited TIMTOS for five times, and 80% of all the machines at his company are made in Taiwan. Another buyer from Egypt ordered two vertical machining centers and appreciated for the layout of the show and services provided at TIMTOS. Besides foreign buyers, international media also praised highly of Taiwanese machine tools. The senior editor from International Metalworking News for Asia was delighted to see that Taiwanese engineers are determined to innovate and take the endeavor of digital transformation in the manufacturing industry.
Alongside the abundant exhibit and business interactions happening in the showground, the organizers invited top executives from ABB, Airbus, Bosch Rexroth, Dassault Systèmes, DMG MORI, Optomec and Siemens to share their insight on the latest trends and technology development. For instance, the COO of DMG MORI emphasized the value of additive manufacturing, which can be applied during the whole manufacturing process from design, production to logistics. When discussing the topic of automotive manufacturing revolution, the regional manager of ABB shared that intelligent manufacturing is not replacing employees, instead it solves the problems on the production line, automates repetitive actions and allows employees to no longer only repeat mechanized actions.
In addition, procurement meetings were held during the show, where overseas buyers from 22 countries such as Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, Russia and India to participate in 101 meetings with 46 local exhibitors to explore business opportunities.
The next edition of TIMTOS will return in March 2021 with a full house of exhibitors from around the world to showcase the newest and cutting-edge machines and products. For more information, please visit: www.timtos.com.tw.
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