Unfortunately, Taiwanese rice-noodle companies are relatively small, and none had tried to automate production before. Therefore, none of the necessary equipment existed and the government had no technical support to offer. Tiger had to bear on its own the cost of hiring academics to help with equipment development and digital design work.
比較吃虧的是，受限於鄉土產業經濟規模不足，以前從來沒有工廠以自動化生產米粉，相關機具付之闕如，政府也沒有相關技術支援，從機台的研發到數位化設計，虎牌都得自掏腰包聘請學界協助。