Goodway, Awea machines fuse world-class expertise

Industries ranging from electronics to aerospace depend on precision machine tools to create high-quality parts and products such as industrial equipment, medical appliances and defence apparatus. Global players, such as Boeing, Airbus, GE, Toyota, Ford, Emerson, Oerlikon, Kubota and Komatsu, have come to rely on machine tools manufactured by Goodway Machine and Awea Mechantronic - Taiwan's leading computer numerically controlled (CNC) lathe and machining centre experts - to produce their key components and parts.

Goodway is Taiwan's largest and most advanced manufacturer specialising in the development and manufacturing of CNC turning centres. Goodway ships more than 1,500 units to more than 30 countries annually, with exports growing steadily at 20 per cent.

Recognised as a high-quality machining centre specialist since its establishment in 1986, Awea Mechantronic merged with The Goodway Group in 2001. It is among the few machine tool companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Headquartered in Taichung, the group intends to build more factories in Dapumei, Chiayi and Wujiang, Jiangsu, and has already expanded its manufacturing endeavours to Hsinchu, Shanghai, Suzhou and the United States.

"The synergy between Goodway and Awea allows us to add more value in the machine tool industry," says chairman Edward Yang. "We offer a wide range of complementary products under one roof. Such combined strength propelled the group to become Taiwan's No1 machine tool manufacturer in terms of sales and service."

A self-made entrepreneur, Yang witnessed how Taiwan's machine tool industry flourished throughout the decades. He founded Goodway in 1975 with a vision of creating a name in the turning centre segment. Sharing his passion for the industry, Yang formed committees in the Science Park in Taichung and helps companies in the same field become equally successful. As the first chairman of the Machine Tool Alliance in Taiwan, he also works with the government and communities to promote Taiwan as a leading machine tool supplier.