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Swiss Bossard, a leading global provider of fastening & assembly technology
and related solutions & services, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the openingof its new plant in Houli, Taichung (Taiwan) on August 10th. Hundreds ofindustry, government, and academic guests were invited to the ceremony,
including representatives of Central Taiwan Science Park Administration,TFTA, Fastener World Inc., MIRDC, as well as many renowned companies andinstitutes to witness Bossard's determination to continue to provide the local
Taiwanese market with more than one million products, the most professional
engineering assembly technology and experience, and expertise in C-partslogistics management.

Smart Plant Management
All-inclusive Advanced QC Lab + Automatic Vertical Warehouse
With an investment of approximately NT$360 million, the new plant is locatedat No. 33, Xingkeyuan Road, Houli District, Taichung City. It took about 3 years
from contracting to completion of the new 3-story building, which occupies
an area of 6,600 square meters. In addition to providing a more comfortableworkplace for employees, the brand new quality control laboratory andcomputer-control automated vertical warehousing space with a total capacity of
up to 3,600 SKUs are the highlights of the new plant that attracted the attentionof visitors.

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Designed to meet the needs of the next 20 years, the15-meter-high automated vertical warehouse accurately
controls the inbound and outbound of goods through thebarcode system, which is much more than the original
500 SKUs of the old plant. Bossard has been an expert
in the logistics management of smart factories for manyyears. At the ceremony, it also demonstrated its selfdeveloped automated inventory management system,
SmartBin, which is mainly used for assisting customers
in managing the inventory of sophisticated parts andensuring the uninterrupted supply of products.
"We have a lot of people to thank for the completionof the new plant. Because of all the support and hard
work, our dream has come true. This is a new beginningand an important milestone in Bossard's 30 years inTaiwan. In this new environment, we will continue towork hard, embrace change, and continue to learn andinnovate for the future development of our company.
Most importantly, we would like to thank our partners,
suppliers and customers for their support and trust, which
has brought us to this point. We will continue to reward
you with our quality products and excellent services in
the future," said Robert Ang, CEO of Bossard Asia.
"The new plant will further expand and enhance
the services that Bossard can provide to customers
from all key industry sectors in Taiwan. In addition
to traditional industries, customers from medium-tohigh-end applications such as automotive and aerospace
will be able to utilize Bossard's most professional andexperienced service team to find the best fastening andassembly solutions for their needs,” said Patrick Lim,
General Manager of Bossard Taiwan Branch.

Fastener World no.202/2023 惠達雜誌 Contact: Marketing Manager Jason Hsu; Email: Jason.Hsu@bossard.com

Article by Gang Hao Chang, Vice Editor-in-Chief of Fastener World, Copyright owned by Fastener WorldBossard Taiwan Branch
New Plant Inauguration

The new laboratory is equipped with the most advanced
instruments in the industry that can process image
measurement, dimension/vibration/pullout/hardness/thickness testing, and is even equipped with a screwassembly tester, which is rarely seen in Taiwan, to provide
customers with good quality control. If customers have new
product development ideas, Bossard also has a professional
technical team that can assist in product development
and give advice, which not only allows customers tosignificantly reduce the cost of self-development, but also
focuses on the practicality of products, performance, safety
and efficiency to make the most appropriate improvements.
If customers have other demand for overseas high-end
brands, Bossard also represents a number of leading
European and U.S. parts manufacturers to help customers
enhance their added value.