When the company bought the 40-year-old German ballscrew maker Holzer in 1993, it gave itself a technological leg up, pulling itself much closer to the Japanese. In so doing, it broke free of its role supporting machine-tool plants and established itself as an independent business. The company has continued to advance its technology with the result that its parts are now employed in high-precision medical equipment and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
1993 年上銀買下德國擁有 40 年歷史的滾珠螺桿廠 Holzer，不但把落後日本的技術拉近一大步，技術更持續升級，應用範圍甚至擴充到醫療、半導體等高精密儀器，擺脫了工具機附庸廠的角色，自成一個獨立產業。