Taiwan ‘Smart’ Machinery Leads Textile Industry

The export value of Taiwanese textile machinery in 2018 was US$ 1.02 billon, which was up nearly 1% when compared to Seven Taiwanese textile machinery companies with TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council), have showcased their intelligent/smart textile machinery and innovative solutions at ITMA 2019

Taiwan’s textile industry is attracting more and more international attention. Seventy percent of  the international market, including global brands such as Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, etc. use functional fabrics from Taiwan, which makes the country one of the best textile manufacture suppliers in the world. As well as the talent, experience and the healthy relationship with big global manufacturers, there’s a big effort in Taiwan’s textile machinery supply chain. According to statistics from Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), the export value of textile machinery from January to December 2018 was US$ 1.02 billion, which was up nearly 1% from last year.

In this context, seven Taiwanese textile companies with TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council), showcased their intelligent/smart textile machinery and innovative solutions at ITMA 2019. Companies such as Pai Lung, Logic Art, AK Dyeing, ACME, CCI Tech, Tai Ho Shing and Taiwan Giu Chun presented their state-of-the-art innovations and technological advances related to smart machinery solutions for the world textile industry.

As Jenny Tsai, Director of TAITRA Barcelona office, says: “In Taiwan’s textile industry, the upper, middle and downstream of the industry chain is working hard to transform itself, actively pursuing a refined and differentiated layout, and gradually paving new roads. Industry 4.0 flipped the manufacturing industry, allowing small enterprises to rely on smart machines’ software and hardware integration to build their brand features”.