Hiwin Technologies Corp. and Advantech Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to foster?the formation of Taiwan's robot-industry cluster in order to?boost international competitiveness of Taiwan's robotic and intelligent-automation industry.
The?first step of the agreement is to set up?a venture specializing in robot-application system integration, to?mainly target electronic-assembly, semiconductor, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and metal-processing industries.
Initially the two parties?will work?on?providing systems to?integrate mutual?products and services and cooperate in technological?and service upgrade to provide?solutions for intelligent automation.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the industrial-computer maker Advantech, K.C. Liu, said?that the joint venture will work with?upstream, midstream and downstream robot industry makers?to form cluster, aiming to?build?robotics?into?Taiwan's next?core industry over the next 20 years.
Hiwin's CEO and chairman of the Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robotics Association (TAIROA), Eric Chuo, whose company is a major, global?maker of ball screws and linear guideways for precision machines, said?that Taiwan's intelligent-automation?industry will generate an estimated NT$1.1 trillion (US$36.6 billion) in?revenue this year, up?from last year's?NT$900 billion (US$30 billion), with?the?robotics sector alone to?generate estimated revenue of NT$55 billion (US$1.8 billion) this year, up from last year's NT$52.6 billion (US$1.7 billion).
Vice Economic Minister J.C. Shen, also?at the?signing ceremony, said?that intelligent automation?is?emerging?as an industrial trend worldwide, driven by America's campaign to?bring home expat industries and?China's increasing?usage of?robots to cope with?growing labor shortage.
