INTERVIEW WITH GIFU ENTERPRISE

Gifu Enterprise Co., Ltd has been playing a leading role in Automatic Tool Changer manufacturers in Taiwan since it was established in 1979.

Easy Engineering: What are the main areas of activity of the company?

Gifu Enterprise: Gifu Enterprise Co., LTD established in 1979, specializes in the production of automatic tool changer and milling heads. Based on the blue ocean strategy, made in Taiwan with OBM to sell our products all over the world. The range from all of fields to major industries, and occupies the first position in the global. Gifu is the first enterprise obtaining ISO 9001 certification and implementing GFPS in Taiwan. Moreover, Gifu is the first and the only automatic tool changer manufacturer in Taiwan to be awarded of Taiwan Excellence Award. Gifu is dedicated to both humanities and technology, fulfilling social responsibilities, and having various R&D innovation and quality excellence awards, which also shows GIFU is a benchmark in the industry. In recent years, it has moved towards to the sustainable development of B-type and ESG enterprises. In 2020, Gifu voluntarily joined the “Taiwan National Mask Team” to make an effort for Taiwan for epidemic prevention. In the future, we will continue to develop more MIT products in the spirit of OBM to win glory for Taiwan’s machine tool industry.

E.E: What’s the news about new products? (photo in attachment)

Gifu Enterprise: Feature of product: Along with 4.0 Industrial development, this expandable tool changer with long-distance transportation and link with tool clamp simultaneously system which have significant precise positioning and tool selection system.

  1. With three new patents in Taiwan.
  2. Expanded capacity in chain design, increase the number of tools by more than 5 times.
  3. Dual-axis/tool arm to cooperate with machine tool dual spindle for multiple efficiency. 
  4. Double guide layer drive movement to increase the tool change efficiency.
  5. Driven system by servo motor with high efficiency precision. 
  6. Safety device stops when the drive belt is broken. Tool exchange system with intelligent security function.
  7. To establish a monitoring system and predictive maintenance technology, this intelligent break sensing device to prevent abnormal shutdown. 

This application can be widely used in different fields of machinery manufacturing. It can bring around 2.2 billion sales revenue in a year.

E.E: At what stage is the market where you are currently active? 

Gifu Enterprise: Based on the blue ocean strategy, made in Taiwan with OBM to sell our products all over the world. The range from all of fields to major industries, and occupies the first position in the global.

E.E: What can you tell us about market trends?

Gifu Enterprise: Along with 4.0 Industrial development, we will provide all series type of our product to meet the market requirement. Automated production will also be the mainstream in the future. 

E.E: What are the most innovative products marketed?

Gifu Enterprise: Along with 4.0 Industrial development with Automated production.

E.E: What estimations do you have for 2022?

Gifu Enterprise: The market demand is expected to be same with last year or decline around 20-30%.

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