Company Focus

Customized & Long-Service Dies,Securing Japanese Market & Expanding
Global Market Share

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requirements on quality. Charles caters much to clients’ rights.
Right after founding the company, he decided not to conduct designand let clients provide drawings in order to protect clients’ patentdesigns and confidentiality.

Led by President Charles Yang with specialized knowledge,
Taiwan International Tool Form Ltd. (T.I.T.F.) has been centeredon dies manufacturing since it was founded in 1979. Over theyears, well-known domestic and overseas machine and screwmanufacturers have come to work with T.I.T.F. Now the company
mainly exports to Southeast Asia and Japan, and has done wellgaining market shares in the U.S. and Europe. At present, they are
known across the industry in manufacturing and supplying various
tungsten carbide dies and alloy steel tools.

Kanban + 5S Management
Parallel to Japanese High-end Quality
To achieve stable quality, they started to apply for the ISO
certification since 2000 which was rare back then, and every
year they continue to pass the certification. Also, they have many
Japanese clients. When Charles visited Japan in the early years ofT.I.T.F., he found the competitive edge in the Japanese Kanban and
5S management which he later brought into his own plant. Clearly
defined workflows and a good work environment largely benefit
T.I.T.F. in pursuit of stable quality and punctual delivery. Bringing
Japanese management and high quality to Taiwan earns T.I.T.F. thetrust and repurchase of Japanese clients.

Focus on Customization & Adherence toMaximizing the Service Life of Dies
T.I.T.F. operates on fully customized orders and always getsto know the requested die types before production. Materials arechosen after product properties are discussed with clients. With
most clients as automotive screw manufacturers, T.I.T.F. sets high264

Fastener World no.205/2024 惠達雜誌Another feature of the company is the absolute adherence toservice-life of dies. They won’t use EDM and Wire EDM unless
CNC grinding is not an option. They don’t sacrifice the service
life of dies to save time. “We require at least 4 to 5 weeks to gofrom taking orders to manufacturing dies. It could mean that, moreoften than not, our lead times may not meet the expectation of
Taiwanese screw companies, because many small domestic diescompanies stock up tungsten carbide to save time for fast delivery.
We purchase tungsten carbide according to what each productneeds after we take orders. If no issues arise with the dies in use,
we don’t change materials with no fair cause,” said the company.
Furthermore, the polishing of inner holes affects the service lifeof dies, so they are very strict about inner hole roughness andmostly polish manually, no taking shortcuts. They prioritize dies
quality over processing costs and never cut corners. Fine-tuning
recommendations are also provided to make dies last longer.
They have a QC department to monitor quality using projectors,profilers, 3-D measuring instruments, roughness testers, etc.
Regardless of increased cost, they would even double checkcollaborating companies’ products, as well as each specification on
the clients’ drawings, providing test reports.

New Blood of the 2nd Generation toExpand Markets in the U.S., Europe andthe Middle East
T.I.T.F. has been in business in the industry for long, gaining
many loyal clients and providing stable production. After General
Manager Nikki Yang of the second generation joined in, she
upgraded the equipment, trained the staff, and applied newtechnology to greatly improve efficiency. She will try marketingpromotion in many ways and develop customers in the U.S.,
Europe, and the Middle East to set T.I.T.F. on track to a new era.
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