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Export PerformanceAccording to the data provided by Taiwan Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, the total export value of machine tool accessory, including Work Holders, Dividing Heads and Other Special Attachments for Machine Tools, Parts and Accessories for Metal Cutting Machine Tools, Parts and Accessories for Metal Forming Machine Tools, Ball Screws, and Ball or Roller Linear Side Guides, was US$2.138 billion in 2021, up 58.6% compared to 2020’s export value of US$1,405 million. In terms of quarterly export value, the total export value for the fourth quarter of 2021 was US$581 million, an increase of 3.4% compared to the third quarter of 2021. Please refer to Table 1 for detailed statistics.Major Export Markets for Machine Tool AccessoryIn terms of major exporting country of Taiwan machine tool accessory in 2021, China (including Hong Kong) is the largest market with a total export value of US$1.35 billion, up 49.9% from 2020; followed by Japan, with total exports of US$121 million, up 65.4% from 2020, followed by the United States, the Netherlands, Korea, India, Italy, Germany, Thailand, and Turkey. Please refer to Table 2 for detailed statistics.  Import PerformanceTotal import value of Taiwan machine tool accessory in 2021 was US$275 million, up 44.5% from 2020. In terms of quarterly imports, total imports in Q4 2021 was US$73.81 million, a 6% increase compared to Q3 2021. Please refer to Table 9 for detailed statistics. Major Import Markets for Machine Tool Accessory In terms of major import countries of Taiwan machine tool accessory, Japan is the most important import country, accounting for 35.2% of the total imports. Second is China (including Hong Kong) with imports of US$85.55 million, up 64.1% from 2020. Germany is in third place, with imports of nearly US$27.62 million, up 31.3% from 2020, followed by Italy, Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Korea, Romania and Vietnam. Please refer to Table 10 for detailed statistics.

According to the data provided by Taiwan Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, analyzed by Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA), the cumulative import value of Taiwan machine tool in 2021 was US$971 million, representing a 42.6% increase from 2020. Among them, the import value of metal cutting machine tool was US$862 million in 2021, an increase of 47.3% compared to 2020. The import value of metal forming machine tool was nearly US$110 million, an increase of 14.1% compared to 2020. If compared to the previous month, the import value of machine tool in December 2021 declined 19% compared to November 2021, with the imports of metal cutting machine tool declined by 18.2% and the imports of metal forming machine tool decreased by 26%.Analyzed by the machine type, the first place in the import of metal cutting machine tool is electric, laser and ultrasonic tools, with an import value of nearly US$425 million, accounting for 43.8% of the total import value, and a significant increase of 51% compared with 2020. The second largest import is lathe, with US$148 million, accounting for 15.2% of total imports, and 78.2% growth compared to 2020. The main importing countries are Japan, China (including Hong Kong) and Thailand, please refer to Table 11 for detailed statistics. Major Import Markets for Machine ToolsAnalyzed by the importing country (region), the top ten countries (regions) for Taiwan's machine tool imports in 2021 are: Japan, China (including Hong Kong), Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Korea, Italy, the United States, and Israel, in order. Taiwan's imports of machine tool from Japan accounted for 52% of the total imports, amounting to US$505 million, up 54.7% compared to 2020. Japan and China (including Hong Kong) mainly imported electric discharge, laser, and ultrasonic tools, while Germany mainly imported planing, inserting, drawing, sawing, and gear cutting tools. For detailed statistics, please refer to Table 12. In the face of the normalization of the pandemic, due to several issues, such as material shortage, manpower shortage, port congestion, and soaring sea freight, , which used to be cost and efficiency oriented, the global supply chain structure has changed to a safe and stable regional supply chain, and the industry's long chain has become a short chain in response to the rapidly recovering market demand. This wave of supply chain shift and restructuring is driving the global economy and trade, and driving a new wave of demand for machine tools. Mizuho Bank of Japan predicts that the global machine tool market will grow by 17.5% in 2021 compared to 2020, and that capital outflows from industries in North America and Europe will continue to grow, resulting in a steady recovery of machine tool orders in the global market.Cumulative exports reached US$2.783 billion in 2021, up 29.1% from 2020.According to the data provided by Taiwan Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, analyzed by Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA), Taiwan machine tool exports reached total US$2.783 billion in 2021, a 29.1% increase from 2020. Among them, metal cutting machine tool exports grew 29.2% to US$2.304 billion, while metal forming machine tool exports grew 29% to US$0.479 billion. The machine tool export value in December 2021 declined by 7.8% compared with November 2021, with metal cutting machine tool exports declining by 11.5% and metal forming machine tool exports growing by 11.2%.In 2021, the major export type of metal cutting machine tool was Machining Centers, with an export value of US$941 million, up 34% from 2020; Lathes ranked second, with an export value of US$590 million, up 32.4% from 2020. As to the exports of metal forming machine tool, Forging and stamping machines was about US$378 million, an increase of 28.6% compared to 2020, please refer to Table 1 for detailed statistics. Major Export Markets for Machine ToolAnalyzed by export countries (regions), the top ten countries (regions) for Taiwan's machine tool exports in 2021 are: China (including Hong Kong), USA, Turkey, Russia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, the Netherlands, Italy, and Malaysia. Among them, Taiwan's exports to China (including Hong Kong) amounted to nearly US$911 million, an increase of 20.4% over 2020, accounting for 32.7% of the total exports; the U.S. market ranked second, with exports of nearly US$323 million, an increase of 18.3% over 2020, accounting for 11.6% of the total exports; Turkey ranked third, with exports of 241 million. Turkey ranked third, with exports of US$241 million, a significant increase of 46.2% compared to 2020, accounting for 8.7% of the total exports. For detailed statistics, please refer to Figures 1 to 2 and Table 2.  

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Last week, we talked about the bar feeder, which is mainly designed for continuous machining. This week, let's discuss the commonest part of CNC lathe, the chuck.We usually use chucks for clamping. According to different shapes of workpieces, there are serval kinds of design for chucks, such as different numbers of jaws, different clamping modes, customized special chucks...etc.The final accuracy will be affected by workpiece clamping while machining. However, it is a hard task for clamping standards. Based on different shapes of workpieces, the clamping force will be changed in accordance with the hardness and structure of the material. Therefore, there are some problems that occurred while turning:1. Lower clamping force: While machining, the lower clamping force will lead to an unstable reference point due to high-speed rotation, and the pressure from turning tools.2. Overload clamping force: When the workpiece is machined, the clamping force will press and damage the parts if the fore is too big or the structure can not afford it.In chuck application, the jaw is also a big issue for chuck selection. For each machining, the process will create the consumption of jaw. The application is completely different for single shapes with higher quantities and various shapes with low quantities.With the changes in machining, the application and mode of the chuck are getting more and more complex and various. The choices of chucks are included not only diverse jaws and collets but also different quantities of the jaw so finding a suitable chuck is also a big issue for CNC lathe users.According to the recommendation of our experienced application team, there are some of the key points as follow:The unprocessed area: The unprocessed area of the workpiece is the clamped positions of CNC lathe while machining. Generally speaking, the more clamping points, the more stable is the processings. In the other words, the collet chuck is more stable than the jaw chuck but the clamping shape has more restrictions!The shape of the workpiece: If the shape is rods, our team recommends our partners machine the parts with a collet chuck. On the other side, jaw chuck is suitable for other kinds of shapes. However, the machining industry changes day and night. The jaw chuck is not enough of all kinds of machining based on the changes in the machining industry. Usually, we will recommend our partners the chucks in accordance with the total number of quantities and shapes. If the shape of workpiece is special with big quantities, customized chucks will be the only answer for such kind of issue. However, the special shapes with small-scale machining will be more suitable for soft jaw chuck.So far, there are many different chucks on the market. What kind of chuck do you usually use?For the majority of beginners in the machining industry, the collet is probably the most common problem!The collet is used to fasten parts. Normally, it is used for both workpiece and tools. Since the machine industry began, Japan and Germany are the outstanding countries in the world. Each machine manufacturer will follow the specifications and designs from these two countries. For surely, the standard of collet will belong to these two countries, too.The size of the collet will be different based on the dimension of the workpiece. The standard of the collet on existing machines is also an important consideration while purchasing. According to the application of collets, there are two different types that MYLAS CNC lathe users usually buy:For workpiece clamping: The most popular standards on the market are DIN, JPN, B&S, and HARDINGE, but there are also some niche standards that will be also an option that can be selected.For clamping tools: Machine manufacturers and users consider the convenience of purchasing so that the major of them still choose the most popular standard, ER collet.Mostly, MYLAS CNC lathe users will use both collet chuck and jaw chuck in various applications.As far as the chuck application, the selection of collet is more simple than the jaw solution. All you need to know is the diameter of the spindle hole and the diameter of the workpiece. Due to the flexibility of collets, it will be stiff after machining the flexibility will not be as well as the origin part. Therefore,  we classify the collet as the consumables.On the other hand, the applications of jaws are more complicated. The picking of jaws will be in accordance with the shapes and quantity of the workpiece:Hard jaw: The hard jaw was heated before finishing. The hardness allows the jaw surface kept after several times machining. However, the shapes can not be adjusted because of the hardness. It is suitable for a single shape with heavy quantities.Soft jaws: Without the heat process, the soft jaw can be fit whatever you want. Most applications, the soft jaws use with constantly changeable shapes in lower quantities. Normally, the mass-production is not suitable for such jaws. The surface of the jaw will be changed after machining. About the jaw, whatever the number of jaws, the interference of the jaw is the biggest issue while selection. Some special workpieces are not suitable neither jaw nor collet. As a result, we recommend MYLAS machine users customized chuck. Moreover, our partners also combine an automatic loading system to achieve the one-stop solution.

There are two types of gantry milling machine, CNC computer type and non-NC computer type (traditional manual type). It is a milling machine with a portal frame and a horizontal long bed. Gantry milling machines are suitable for machining flat and inclined surfaces of large workpieces in batch and mass production. CNC gantry milling machines can also process space curved surfaces and some special parts. In recent years, the usage habits and processing conditions of gantry milling machines are different, so gantry milling heads have also successively introduced milling heads in different directions for use in machine tools (vertical/horizontal milling heads), and also widely load angle heads/horizontal milling heads. So that the processing range of the gantry milling machine is wider to meet the more difficult processing requirements.Mention traditional gantry milling head, how to choose the correct one to install on a gantry machine? There are two options：- Machine body, according to the connection plate on the gantry milling machine, confirm which type of milling head the connection hole matches.- Application, according to the user's processing conditions.(Such as: processing material, processing efficiency, cutting amount...etc.) Traditional gantry milling heads can generally be distinguished from the size of the motor, gear speed, processing travel and the connection hole position behind the milling head:-Size of motor: 10HP/12.5HP/15HP/20HP/other-Gear speed: 2 stages/6 stages/9 stages/other- Processing travel: 320mm~700mm/other Besides, it can also as a match basis through the connection holes on the back of the milling head (if the user needs to modify or replace the milling head). In necessary, you need to customize a special gantry milling head to match the special body.(Such as: super large gantry milling machine, gantry milling machine with special processing conditions.)

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