Insight

In the last three years Kwantex has actively looked to participate in overseas exhibitions, and visit customers directly, to personally understand market conditions, requirements, and changes, in order to develop new products to meet specific customer and sector needs. 

Based in Tainan City, Kwantex Research Inc has used this experience to develop new products, whilst also applying for new patents and certifications around the world. “We are a R&D oriented company, so we invest in developing new products every year,” explains Kwantex. “We believe that only innovation can develop new markets and make a key difference for us as a business. Through the functions and performance of new products, we can help customers increase their market share, as well as ensure we stay competitive within the global market.”

The new products that Kwantex has recently introduced includes the KTX Archimedes’ Secret® Screw, which can be used for all wood applications – including chipboard, decking, wood structures, etc. The KTX Archimedes’ Secret® Screw includes a TTX® Drive with a special six-lobe hook design that helps avoid cam-out and offers superior fit quality with a TTX® bit. It also features Tornado ribs that can cut and press wood fibre and enables the head to sink flatly with no burrs; as well as the option of AS’/XAS’/DAS’/DXAS’ threads that immediately grab, offering low driving torque, anti-split and high pull-out – replacing regular TY-17 and two cuts design.

Other recently introduced products include the KTX-Hidden Decking Screw System, which helps create a ‘fastener free’ surface; the
KTX-Convex (VK) Head that offers no wear out and no overdrive – helping to replace hex washer heads in concrete screws, wood structural screws and self-drilling screws; as well as the KTX-Terrace (IPE) Screw that is made of stainless steel and features a special nail point design that can be used without pre-drilling and avoids breakage.

In addition to its new products, Kwantex has also invested in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) including the establishment of an environmental management and greenhouse gas investigation team, as well as a sustainable development team, to provide employees with a safe, healthy and friendly environment. In addition, Kwantex has implemented local care, social participation and environmental sustainability (education, culture, assistance and environmental protection).

Kwantex also obtained ISO 14064-1:2018 (Greenhouse Gas Verification Statement) in 2022 and ISO 14067:2018 (Product Carbon Footprint Verification Statement) in 2023. To add to this, Kwantex’s ESG sustainability report was completed at the end of 2024, with the company also committing itself to green electricity in 2025.

“With technological advancements, the fastener industry is promoting ‘net zero’ carbon reduction and power saving technologies, introducing Smart manufacturing, and moving towards high added value,” points out Kwantex. “That is why as a business we have invested in ESG and environmental certification; committed ourselves to promoting green and environmentally friendly products, such as using trivalent chromium or chromium-free; using FSC certified boxes or cartons; as well as adding recycled materials to plastic boxes to respond to environmental protection.”

The company concludes: “We will continue to invest in both new products and sustainability so that we can go on meeting the needs of our key markets of Europe and North America, as well as other customers based around the world. Thanks to our professional R&D capability, we can also work with customers to develop new products or solve problems – according to a customer’s actual application and the types of materials, thicknesses and installation methods involved. We can jointly discuss the options available and provide prototype parts to confirm the feasibility and guarantee the most optimal solutions are offered.”