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International Fastener Show Tainan,Taiwan
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Taiwan Fastener Trading Association (TFTA) Chairman Mr. Jim C.N. Chen is looking forward to foster cooperative business opportunities, and help the second generation of the industry to better understand the industrial status quo and connect with the world. (Picture by TFTA)
Co-hosted by Taiwan Fastener Trading Association (TFTA) and Economic Development Bureau of Tainan City Government, the first edition of the International Fastener Show Tainan Taiwan (IFST) is to launch in Commercial Exhibition Center Tainan on April 11th, and will become the 4th largest fastener show on the globe as well as the largest international show in the history of Taiwan with over 270 corporations taking 550 booths.
 
According to Chairman Mr. Jim C.N. Chen, Taiwan fastener mainly relies on foreign sales, and companies have to pay multiple visits to global fastener shows every year to seek purchase orders, while on the international market many buyers are looking for appropriate suppliers as well. Due to this fact, the show draws the battle field back to southern Taiwan where domestic fastener industry conglomerates. Eighty percent of the fastener corporations located within the 50-kilometer radius of Tainan will shorten the time required for business cooperation between exhibitors and foreign buyers. If clients are interested in the products, they can go for a city tour and factory tour to gain further understanding and speed up cooperative business opportunity.
 
Mr. Jim points out that the volume and quality of Taiwan fastener industry should not be overlooked. If clients only search for the lowest price, China and Southeast Asia is definitely the best choice; if they focus on the highest quality instead of the price, they will be satisfied by Japan and Germany; however, if they are looking for both good quality and good prices, Taiwan is their first and only option. Therefore, Taiwan fastener market continues to catch the attention of global buyers.
 
Before the first edition of the show, Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute (TIFI) has already hosted two international fastener fairs bi-annually. Mr. Jim stated that TIFI decided to host bi-annual fastener fairs for the following reasons: (1) Fastener fairs in Europe are held bi-annually (2) Taiwan fastener companies attend global fastener fairs every year, which shows that global buyers reserve quota every year for purchasing Taiwan fasteners, and (3) the two fairs hosted by TIFI made parallel performance compared to attending European fairs, which shows that through the two fairs foreign buyers can have a tour on Taiwan fastener supply chain and be satisfied by the one-stop shopping service as well as be more willing to place an order.
 
In addition, the IFST will be held in April to coordinate with foreign buyers’ annual procurement schedule and the opening of Canton Fair. Also, IFST spans three days to Saturday so that domestic small scale buyers can visit and purchase. IFST not only exhibits fastener products but also wires and peripheral equipment to offer satisfactory and comprehensive procuring experience to buyers.
 

In response to the shift to the second generation in the Taiwan fastener industry, the organizer arranged a variety of seminar speeches to base business practices on constructive theories. Besides, Mr. Jim recruits the second generation to volunteer for the show to take on the duty of the manufacturing industry, get in touch with the global trend, and flourish the fastener industry.

Global Buyers Receive Warm Hospitality from the Fastener Show Hosted by TFTA
correspondent: Lin Yih-Chin, Commercial Times

The major event of Taiwan fastener industry, “International Fastener Show Tainan Taiwan” (IFST) is hosted by Taiwan Fastener Trading Association (TFTA). TFTA members think that the show will fully emit the competitiveness and strength of Taiwan fasteners in the international market. Particularly, the show launches at the time of the global economic recovery, and also the Canton Fair is to be held on April 15. Therefore, global buyers can pay a visit to IFST, while arrange for attending other fairs in other Asian countries on a single trip. This will greatly raise the interests of global buyers and earn more purchase orders for Taiwan companies.
General Manager William Liao of International Fastener Exhibition Corp., the operator of the show, states that IFST is full of variety and will create a new history for the fastener industry. For one-stop shopping, the show gathers all sorts of Taiwan fasteners, parts, stamping parts, and up-stream, mid-stream, and down-stream manufacturers from automobile, industrial, machinery, construction, and DIY industry. Besides, the organizer put up a VIP break room serving free desserts, drinks, and Internet service at the main entrance. There is also a cuisine street combining Chinese and Western food for visitors to have a taste.
As General Manager Mr. Jimmy Chang of SPECIAL RIVETS CORP. pointed out, IFST is organized by TFTA, and therefore a lot of the exhibitors are traders with English communication ability to fully communicate with global buyers. Moreover, inspired by foreign fastener fairs, the organizer provides hotels with admission badges, show flyers, and information to give foreign buyers on their first day of their arrival. This will help buyers to make arrangements in advance to avoid long waits for registration.
General Manager Mr. Bill Chen of CHITE ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. states that most of the exhibitors are traders because Taiwan has a smaller market demand and needs foreign sales. IFST complies with the need of domestic companies. The standard of IFST is parallel to German and American fastener fairs in terms of momentum and decoration. The show is believed to attract the eyes of the public.

General Manager Mr. James Su of WELLFLY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. states that in order to fully service foreign buyers, the organizer recruits the second generation of the industry for a service team to provide Chinese and English instructions. The organizer made many efforts to make IFST different from other fastener shows.

International Fastener Show Tainan Taiwan, A Landmark Fastener Fair
correspondent: Lin Yih-Chin, Commercial Times    2013.04.11  5:30 am

International Fastener Show Tainan Taiwan (IFST), a major event of Taiwan fastener industry, will be held today (April 11). Mr. Steven Fang, advisor of Taiwan Fastener Trading Association (TFTA) and former chief commissioner of TFTA International Committee and president of FASCON CORPORATION, thinks that the show will bring about substantial business opportunities. Besides, the making of the show gathers ideas of all members of TFTA. IFST is a landmark fair combining academia, education, and esthetics both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Fang points out that in terms of booth counts and exhibitor counts, IFST is no doubt the largest domestic fastener show with large variety. The show gathers makers and traders from all parts of Taiwan and even the downstream metal hardware distributors. In addition, the organizer arranged city tour and factory tour as well as 19 international fastener seminar speeches starting from April 11th. The seminars invite world-known scholars, procuring CEOs and academia professionals to talk about market trends and technological development. Some critical speeches include those given by Mr. Thomas Klenk (Executive Vice President of Wuerth Group, the world’s largest screw maker), and Dr. Chih-Ming Chen of National Chin-Yi University of Technology who was the one and only to present screw inspection thesis. The seminar comes with simultaneous interpretation.
 
Mr. Fang stresses that Taiwan fastener industry has been through half a century to develop into an extremely mature production environment with geographical advantages to satisfy buyers’ demands in terms of delivery speed. Therefore, over the past ten years, the industry has shaped up a good image in European and American markets. Taiwan fastener companies can not only deliver products in time but also guarantee product quality.
 

Mr. Fang states that currently Taiwan fastener makers focus on standard parts and customized special products. To head for high added-value products, recently a few companies are developing high-end technology such as aerospace fasteners and fasteners made from titanium alloy. If Taiwan is to catch up with globalization, companies should keep on upgrading self-detection ability, and continuously develop and introduce new inspection equipment to cope with more and more rigorous international quality certification.

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