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TAITRA Chairman, James Huang, unveiled the TIMTOS 2025 theme‘ Integrate to Innovate’.
Distinguished guests from around the world gathered as President Lai Ching-te, of the Republic of China, and TAITRA Chairman, James Huang, jointly inaugurated TIMTOS 2025.
TIMTOS 2025 highlights key trends
The 30th edition of the Taipei International Machine Tool Show( TIMTOS), co-organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council( TAITRA) and the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry( TAMI), concluded successfully in March. Taking place from 3-8 March 2025, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre Halls 1 and 2 and Taipei World Trade Centre Hall 1, it brought together over 1,000 exhibitors across 6,100 booths.
“ The six-day event welcomed 4,163 international buyers from 90 countries, a 5.1 % increase over the previous edition. The top five buyer countries were India; Japan; China; South Korea and Malaysia, with delegations from Japan; India; Vietnam; the Philippines; Malaysia; Brazil and Mexico attending for procurement,” confirmed the show organisers.
“ Integrate to Innovate”
Under the theme“ Integrate to Innovate”, TIMTOS 2025 focused on three key areas: AI & Robotics, Smart Manufacturing and Green Sustainability. TIMTOS 2025 showcased six major industry trends: precision machine tools; key components; full-scale automation and smart manufacturing; digital twin-driven integration; additive manufacturing and expanded cross-industry applications. Innovations from Taiwan’ s machinery sector were displayed across aerospace; automotive; medical and consumer industries.
The opening ceremony welcomed distinguished guests, including Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and Minister of Economic Affairs, Kuo Jyh-huei. James Huang, Chairman of TAITRA, stated that AI and smart manufacturing are accelerating the transformation of Taiwan’ s machinery industry. He urged Taiwan’ s machinery industry to leverage AI advantages for a new era of smart manufacturing. TAMI Chairman, David Chuang, highlighted the resilience of Taiwan’ s machine tool sector, despite economic uncertainties in 2024, lauding the industry’ s advances in smart manufacturing and green manufacturing.
“ This year’ s theme,‘ AI & Robotics’, highlighted essential components like harmonic reducers and joint modules for humanoid robots. Taiwanese companies are now positioned as key players in the humanoid robot supply chain with applications in healthcare, hospitality and service industries. Taiwan is also a key supplier for aerospace, semiconductors, EVs, medical and green energy industries,” added the show organisers.
Innovation in focus
TAITRA’ s procurement matchmaking event facilitated 315 sessions between 75 international buyers from 22 countries and 102 exhibitors. Buyers came from the U. S.;
Canada; Mexico; Brazil; Germany; France; Italy; Spain; Japan; Poland; Vietnam; India; Israel and Ukraine. A specialised networking event for the cutting tool sector introduced buyers from 14 countries, including the U. S., Germany, Mexico and India.
“ TIMTOS 2025 also featured fora, including the TIMTOS Keynote, where THK Chairman & CEO, Akihiro Teramachi, emphasised AI-driven automation and talent development. Techman Robot’ s CEO, Haw Chen, introduced Taiwan’ s only AI-driven collaborative robot, demonstrating AI’ s transformative potential in smart manufacturing. For the first time, the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion and Taiwan Patent Go Pavilion featured at TIMTOS. It showcased Taiwan’ s innovation in smart machinery and cross-industry applications,” concluded the show organisers.
TIMTOS 2025 also offered a series of special events including the TIMTOS Keynote & Forum;“ ESG Action!” sustainability activities;“ Dr. Net Zero” corporate carbon check-ups and the Manufacturing Addiction Podcast. A green product competition; themed guided tours; 30th-anniversary celebration and beer festival; and a Taipei 101 light show were also highlights. The Taiwan Patent GO Pavilion, by the Intellectual Property Office, also made its debut at TIMTOS, showcasing five award-winning patents and providing free patent consultation services throughout the show.
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