Smart Manufacturing Center

OUR HISTORY​

tarting with the development of CAE technology for injection molding, the institute has progressively expanded its expertise in tooling, automation, smart manufacturing, and industry-academia collaboration. It continuously links academic research with industry needs, driving advancements in manufacturing technology and talent development.

DEVELOPMENT STAGES

Five stages of development

Over the past four decades, the center has evolved from its initial research and development phase, through the establishment of the center itself, to the development and implementation of smart manufacturing facilities and collaborations with industry clusters, ultimately forming the modern smart manufacturing research center.

01

Sprouting​

1985–2000
02

Seeding

2000-2008
03

Fertilizing​

2010-2012
04

Budding ​

2015-2017
05

Flowering ​

2019-Present

Milestones

Development history

Organize key technological developments, research projects, international collaborations, and site establishment milestones by stage and year.

01

Sprouting​

1985–2000

Starting with CAE simulation technology for injection molding, we gradually built a foundation in tooling and molding development.

1985–1992
CAE software development for injection molding.
1994–2000
Gas-assisted molding development with Yu-Long Automotive, certified by Nissan.
02

Seeding

2000–2008

Expanding collaborations with other institutions and international partners, and establishing a research and development center, as well as fostering partnerships between academia and industry to cultivate talent.

2000
Organized partner schools to promote the Precision Machinery – Mold Field technology education improvement program.
2002
Collaborated with the Polymer Engineering Center of the University of Wisconsin and the National Rubber & Plastic Mold Engineering Center of Zhengzhou University.
2003
Established the Automation Molding Center at CYCU.
2005
Awarded the Upgrading Private University R&D Power program by the National Science Council.
2006
Awarded an interdisciplinary project for a 3C plastic mold and green manufacturing knowledge application platform.
2007
Selected as a resource center for the Ministry of Education’s production equipment system-design talent cultivation program.
2008
Renamed R&D Center for Mold & Molding Technology and rated at the highest level.
03

Fertilizing​

2010–2012

By deepening our expertise in smart molds, green manufacturing, and international collaborations, we are steadily building a global research network.

2010
Awarded a Ministry of Economic Affairs project for an intelligent plastic mold and green molding knowledge service platform.
2011
Co-hosted the Asia Polymer Seminar with the Japan Society of Polymer Processing (JSPP).
2012
Signed a university-level cooperation memorandum with the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
04

Budding​

2015–2017

his encompasses advancements in tooling and molding technology, extending to smart manufacturing, AI-powered planning and scheduling, and the overall transformation of companies towards Industry 4.0.

2015
Awarded a four-year industrial fundamental technology project for an intelligent automated manufacturing service system for precision molds and polymer molding.
2015
Awarded the Advanced Manufacturing Project by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
2016
Awarded a project for an integrated AI planning and scheduling framework for mold manufacturing.
2016
Awarded a large-scale industry–academia project for enterprise innovation and transformation based on Industry 4.0 by Walsin Lihwa.
2017
Innovation Pilot Center groundbreaking ceremony.
05

Flowering​

2019–Present

The Smart Manufacturing Center has officially opened, and will continue to drive the advancement of intelligent and high-level manufacturing in the plastics mold industry.

2019
Grand opening of the Innovation Pilot Center and R&D Center for Smart Manufacturing.
2020
Awarded an NSTC Industry-Academia R&D Center Program and jointly carried out the "R&D Project for Nanoscale Semiconductor Wafers and EUV Mask Carriers" with Gudeng Precision, establishing the Semiconductor Carrier Intelligent Manufacturing R&D Center.
2024
Awarded the MOEA Industrial Development Administration’s Plastics Industry Cluster and NT$65 million Program.
Awarded the NSTC "Disciplinary Thematic Project: Development of a Green Injection Molding Energy Consumption System and Online Automatic Adjustment Technology for Synchronized Optimization of Molding Energy Consumption".
2025
Recognized by the MOEA Industrial Development Administration as an Automation (AU) Technical Service Capability Institution

RECENT MILESTONE

Recent Milestones

2024

SMART MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRY CLUSTER

Smart manufacturing equipment upgrade plan for the intelligent manufacturing of precision injection molding molds.

We have secured the “Smart Manufacturing Equipment Enhancement Project for Precision Injection Molding Tooling” from the Ministry of Economy’s Department of Industrial Development, creating a cluster of companies specializing in plastic tooling. This initiative aims to promote the development of high-level manufacturing in the tooling industry.

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