Taiwanese machine-tool makers originally used a moderate pricing strategy to gain a footing in the international market. Their tools were less reliable, precise and efficient than those of the leading German and Japanese brands, and local toolmakers also had to import key parts.
然而，過去台灣工具機主要以中價位策略搶攻全球市場，在精度、效率和穩定性上，和德國、日本的領導品牌有相當差距，許多關鍵零組件也都依賴進口。