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manufacturers are proactively establishing carbon acclaim. The industry has transitioned from mass production
management facilities to prepare for future demands. to quality enhancement, shifting its focus from price
competition to value creation. It has also evolved from
Dr. Hsu emphasized that the competitiveness of Taiwan’s simple products to sophisticated innovations, establishing
hand tool industry lies in its mature technologies and Taiwan as a global hub for high-end hand tool R&D and
extensive experience. However, labor shortages and the manufacturing.
retirement of skilled workers pose challenges. To safeguard
the industry’s future, preserving and digitally inheriting Facing intensified international competition and evolving
manufacturing expertise is crucial. Collaboration between global dynamics, Taiwan’s manufacturers are accelerating
CSC and MIRDC, encompassing materials, design, molding, their transformation and innovation efforts. They aim to turn
heat treatment, and surface treatments, aims to drive challenges into opportunities, maintaining a vigilant outlook
industrial upgrades. Both organizations actively engage with while advancing in areas such as R&D, brand building, and
leading manufacturers to provide technical assistance and strategic business planning. These efforts are essential
subsidy opportunities, with goals centered on high value, for preserving the industry’s global competitiveness and
net-zero emissions, and smart manufacturing. ensuring its sustainable development.

Taiwan’s hardware and hand tool industry has long been
a cornerstone of its industrial success, earning international

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