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UN Fuel Tank Manufacture Co. is a reputable fuel UN Fuel Tank is also widely known to have the
system maker, providing over 1,500 molding(s), fuel world's biggest collection and inventory of molds for
tanks, fuel filler pipes, gas tank straps, fuel-sending fuel systems, approximately over 1,500 sets. As these
units, and oil pans for the engine system. The company molds are often huge and heavy to move around, Chan
has acquired the strictest quality certifications for OEM says they needed a bigger space to accommodate
automotive manufacturing and has become one of the their sizable collection and eventually decided to
world's most competitive fuel tank makers. purchase a plot of land behind the new factory to set
up a storage facility for the molds. With new equipment
As the global pandemic, Ukrainian-Russian war, and facilities, Chan hopes to improve mold exchange
and material shortages have impacted logistics and times for better production efficiency.
raw material prices, General Manager Chan Yu-
Peng said UN Fuel Tank had used this opportunity to Labor Shortages Heavy on GM's Mind
increase its competitiveness. For instance, the new
factory that they had been planning and constructing
for several years has been in operation, which sits on Similar to many developed countries around the
a 4,000-ping piece of land in the Xiluo Fu Tian Industry world, Taiwan is on track to experience labor shortages
Park in Yunlin County. due to a lack of talent and low birth rates. Chan said
this is especially so in the manufacturing industry, and
the company has plans to work closely with academic
Chan led the entire process of setting up the new
factory, from the planning in the beginning stages institutions to cultivate talents through relevant
to ensuring the construction was completed in a channels. This will help elevate unemployment rates
timely manner. Chan designed new production line and unburden the government, as well as offer an
equipment into the factory operations capacity to meet opportunity for UN Fuel Tank to train management
market changes and buyer needs, passed certification trainees.
tests, and entered mass production stages. The new
production line has resolved a portion of the company's The new factory's upgraded equipment is imported
more urgent orders, Chan says, citing improved from Japan. Through 3D and 2D laser cutting, these
capacity and efficiency and a better ability to handle new technologies have helped reduce the time to
regular clients' orders as well in a timely manner.

The new factory has improved production and is
also equipped with amenities for employees, such as
an employee dormitory, to foster better employee and
management trust. Chan says the aim is to treat his
employees as if they were his own family, which was
widely supported among his workers. In turn, employee
morale and productivity have both improved.