The core theme of TMTS 2024 is "Dual-Transformation Intelligent Manufacturing, Sustainable Future", and the forum theme is planned from multiple perspectives, focusing on market trends, digital transformation, green transformation, human resource sustainability, and industry-academia cooperation. On the opening day, the forum kicked off with "Analysis of End-Use Market and Business Opportunities for Machine Tools", inviting experts from key application markets in the machine tool industry, including aerospace, new energy and electric vehicles, to share their views.
Mr. Chris Lin,
Manager of the Committee of Aviation and Space Industry Development (CASID,
MOEA) explained that according to Boeing's forecast for 2023 to 2042, the
global commercial new aircraft will be explosive growth, mainly from Europe and
Asia, Mainland China, North America, Southeast Asia and other regions of strong
demand, and the global output value of old aircraft maintenance services of
about US$3 trillion. However, since the Russian-Ukrainian war, the application
of drone technology has been highly anticipated, and the establishment of the
"Asia R&D Centre for Drone AI Innovation and Application" by the
Chiayi County government is expected to establish a domestic drone industry
cluster.
The domestic
offshore wind power industry has been promoted for many years, and machine tool
builders (e.g. GOODWAY, AWEA, HONOR, KingFong, etc.) have already developed
relevant processing equipment to cope with it. This time, we invite the vice
chairman of Yeongguan Energy, Mr. Cai Shugen, to quote the data published by
the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in 2023, which explains that the global
offshore wind power market will continue to grow until 2027, and that China,
Europe, and North America will still be the main markets at the current stage.
China, Europe and North America will remain the major markets at this stage. He
also explained the characteristics of the major domestic wind power processing
machinery and the corresponding equipment processing needs and provided an
in-depth analysis of the energy industry's demand for tooling equipment from
the perspective of end-users.
Jack Cheng, CEO
of MIH EV Research Institute, who has more than 40 years of experience in both
the automotive and EV industries, was invited to share his views on the
development trend of EVs in light of the increasing demand for renewable energy
in various countries as a result of the 2050 net zero carbon emission target.
He pointed out that by 2023, the global EV market will be led by China,
followed by Europe and North America, with the potential demand for BEVs and
PHEVs increasing. The hottest AI technology has already been applied to the
field of autonomous driving of electric vehicles and integrated with user
experience (UX) related services, which is worthy of reference for the
development of ecosystems in the machine tool industry.
