TAIPEI,
TAIWAN -�Media OutReach�- 12 December 2018 -�Taipei International Machine Tool Show, known
as TIMTOS will open its grand doors March 4-9, 2019. Among the world's largest
machine tool trade shows, the show will cover four exhibition halls -- TWTC Hall
1 and Hall 3, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 and Hall 2. Indeed, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2 will
officially open in March 2019, to accommodate more exhibitors. With this new
venue, TIMTOS will house a total of 1,230 exhibitors from 26 countries in 7,000
booths, creating a new record and becoming
the world's third largest machine tool trade show in 2019.

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Gathering world-famous and influential
industry players

TIMTOS is
an important platform for domestic and international companies to showcase
their latest products. It also serves as a springboard to expand their
businesses to the Asian and global markets. Renowned global corporations such
as DMG MORI, MAZAK, FANUC, Mitsubishi,
Heidenhain, Siemens, Bosh, Schunk, Universal Robots and Haas Automation
therefore choose to exhibit at TIMTOS. Moreover, the U.S., Denmark and Turkey
are setting up national pavilions for the first time, alongside Germany,
Switzerland, and China that have joined as national pavilions for many
editions.

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Presenting complete supply chains and smart
manufacturing solutions

TIMTOS
visitors can find products from every facet of the machine tool supply chain,
as well as smart technologies and manufacturing solutions. Taiwan has a unique
machine tool cluster that comprises more than 16,500 machinery producers and
component suppliers that form an integrated supply chain. This supply chain
serves as a foundation for companies to efficiently produce high-quality and
precision machinery, fulfilling demands of the aerospace, automobile, medical,
high-tech products and consumer electronics industries. Taiwanese machine tool
producers are also able to develop smart machines and production lines to adapt
to global trends.

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Rendering the latest trends and Industry 4.0
development

In
response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, TIMTOS 2019 will highlight
'Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing' and 'AI Technology' by showcasing
digitalized solutions that integrate machine tools, industrial robots, sensors,
IoT, big data analysis, machine learning and AI technology to help manufacturers
achieve 'human-machine collaboration' and make automated production lines more
efficient and resilient. The
organizers will also hold the second
TIMTOS Summit where industry experts and top executives from firms such as AWS,
SAP, DMG MORI, Optomec, Dassault, Heidenhain, Siemens and ABB will offer their
insights on future trends in four topics --'Machine Intelligence and AIoT',
'Additive Manufacturing', 'Automotive Manufacturing Revolution' and 'Innovation
in Aerospace Manufacturing'. The Summit will undoubtedly inspire industry
players. For more
information about TIMTOS 2019, please visit: www.timtos.com.tw.

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TIMTOS is
jointly organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and
Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI).

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About
TAITRA

Founded
in 1970 to help promote foreign trade, the Taiwan External Trade Development
Council (TAITRA) is the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization in
Taiwan. Jointly sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several
commercial organizations, TAITRA assists businesses and manufacturers with
reinforcing their international competitiveness and in coping with the
challenges they face in the markets. TAITRA promotes world trade through more
than 40 annual trade shows in Taiwan and runs a network of more than 60
overseas branch offices worldwide.