Intelligent Asia, one of the largest industrial procurement platforms in the region, opened Wednesday in Taipei, featuring automation and robotics, along with a wide range of other technologies.
Some 1,200 exhibitors at about 4,000 booths are displaying technologies in the fields of logistics, cold chain, 3D printing, molds and dies, lasers, fluid power, and smart machinery at the three-day exhibition, which is being held at Nangang International Exhibition Center, according to the organizers.
The highlights of Intelligent Asia — automation and robotics technologies — are being showcased by Taiwanese, German, Japanese and Swiss innovators, featuring industrial computers, industrial control systems, robotic arms, automation software, measuring and inspection equipment, automation guided devices, processing tools, and artificial intelligence applications, the organizers said.
At the opening ceremony, President Tsai Ing-wen (???) said Taiwan is aiming to become the best partner for other regional economies in the development of smart manufacturing, at a time when the global supply chain is being restructured and business opportunities in digital transformation are on the rise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tsai said her administration has been prioritizing the development of smart machinery, and it continues to offer incentives for Taiwanese investors in that field to return home.
Taiwan is looking to integrate its hardware and software strengths at this critical time of smart manufacturing development, Tsai said, calling attention to the country’s latest rankings in the World Competitiveness Yearbook.
In 2022 yearbook compiled by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Taiwan moved up one spot from last year to seventh place and maintained its ranking as the third most competitive economy in Asia, Tsai noted.
Meanwhile, with its new Ministry of Digital Affairs set to be inaugurated on Friday, Taiwan is poised to speed up its digital transformation and build a digital economy, the president said.
Furthermore, Tsai said, one of Taiwan’s major goals is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, an endeavor in which the government will invest NT$900 billion (US$29.8 billion) over the next eight years.
On Wednesday, Advantech Corp., one of the leading industrial computer brands in Taiwan, said at Intelligent Asia that it will partner with its counterparts such as Smasoft Technology, Hiti Industrial Automation, eAI Technology, Prowave and Servtech, to push for green industrial transformation.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel