Future Precision Industries

Among Taiwanese makers boasting high competency on production capability comes to Future-Precision Industry Co., Ltd., starting with turning out auto and motor parts in 1980 in Kaohsiung County, northern Taiwan.

Going through auspicious years when the domestic market for scooters prospered, Future-Precision would have rapidly accumulated ample expertise and resources during the periods, and has therefore built a solid reputation in the market.

However, scenting an imminent decline in the domestic market for low-end motor parts, the company decided to parley its resources to upgrade production capability through introducing advanced manufacturing equipment and reinforcing quality control, according to general manager of the company.

"To meet requirements of high-precision motor parts from Japanese and German clients, we procured computer numeric control (CNC) lathes, millers and grinding machines, " he says. The company′s camshafts and oil pumps, which are made through die casting and sophisticated metalworking processes, are well received by foreign buyers.

Noteworthy is that the company once received orders for gear-shifting parts used for ATVs, which required consummate production capability to work gears in perfectly, when most domestic makers of this kind were incapable of turning out that at that time. "We spent lots of time and money developing the parts, which had reinforced structure and perfect gear-shifting mechanism, " Ultimately, the client was really satisfied with our work. " This is manifest that the company′s competency on production capability.

Also, the company is committed to quality. "That is necessary. We employ newest quality control devices, such as projectors, and hammer out a standard operation procedure for quality, " We inspect quality of raw materials initially and then ask for each operator of a production line to conduct quality control on semi-finished goods. Meanwhile, we have a quality inspection team to walk around the plant and check randomly outputs of each line. "

Emphasizing that safety of motorcycle parts matters whenever they work, and it depends on how much makers work for. Hence, the company, despite additional costs of quality control, insists in doing that. "For examples, our push rollers, priced at NT$220 per pair, less than half NT$480 of the Japan-made, have been tested and proven able to stand a 300kg of pressure and a 1, 200kg of drag forces in a reciprocating movement at a speed of 6, 000 times a minute. "

"By contrast, the counterparts made by Chinese makers, however, are exceedingly cheap, priced at only NT$20 per pair, but would break down easily due to bad quality, . "I don′t think we can take it easy about bikers′ safety, if we sacrifice quality for more profits or orders. "

In fact, Future-precision has taken a move to try original design manufacturing (ODM), developing an entire set of motorcycle engine parts with help of some domestic big-sized makers of scooters and autos, and continues improving its production capability and capacity. Undoubtedly, the company seems not to slow down its step to better itself.