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Taiwanese tool manufacturer Wan Iuan has confirmed that it is currently working on a new factory, to be completed in 2025, which will include new equipment and machinery to offer further capacity and products to customers, whilst also helping to reduce carbon emissions and labour costs.

Located in Kaohsiung, Wan Iuan Enterprise Co Ltd was set-up in 2001 as a small business with only 20 people. Through the leadership of General Manager Chiou Tsai Ding the company has grown into the leader it is today – supplying punches and dies to global customers, including all kinds of fastener dies and punches in a variety of high-speed steels (Erasteel and Nachi), as well as carbide (CB Ceratizit). 

“Our existing factory had reached capacity and to continue to grow as a business we needed to add a new site,” explains Wan Iuan. “We therefore purchased a new factory in 2023, which has been under construction for the last two years and set to be completed by June 2025.” 

Wan Iuan confirms that new machinery will be purchased for the new factory, including 5-axis machines and grinding machines, with the option to turn the machines into semi-automated equipment. “Due to the focus in the market on reducing carbon emissions, we need to purchase new equipment that can help simplify the manufacturing process, enhance the production speed and reliability, as well as reduce labour costs. By introducing automation within the production line, and all peripheral machinery, we can also help emphasise the quality, convenience, and speed, at which our manufacturing assembly line can operate, which will help us to further support customers,” comments the company.

Wan Iuan’s punches and drives are particularly popular for the production of automotive screws, as well as within the construction hardware sector. “These markets are very important to us and as a business we are always looking at how we can further work with customers in these sectors,” mentions Wan Iuan. “Our company specialises in the production of mechanical parts, mainly in fasteners, and we can provide our customers with tool solutions whilst supporting them to ensure the correct material selection is made for each application.”

Another decisive factor that has enabled Wan Iuan to establish itself within these high-end markets is its commitment to quality. “The quality of Taiwan’s technology is obvious to all in the world – whether it is fasteners, machinery or any industry,” states Wan Iuan. “Why is Taiwan’s quality so strong? Because we have a ‘one stop service’ in Taiwan. From upstream to downstream, from order to shipment, the entire production process is complete, with everyone helping each other. We are a very proud Taiwanese manufacturer and we are committed to quality and innovation associated with ‘Made in Taiwan’. As a business we also ensure we have a skilled workforce, use advanced technology, whilst responding to market needs – so that we are a formidable competitor in the global landscape.”

Wan Iuan concludes: “We will continue to provide the products, the quality, and the service, to the necessary delivery dates, to meet the needs of our customers. For those customers that are looking to increase their tool life, and want to work in partnership, they need to speak to us.”