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reduce the buffering power. This treadmill is well-designed for those above 45 years old.
Besides, the flexible running belt allows the user to do fast walking with bare feet and joyfully achieve the fitness effect
in an easy and cheering mood. At Taipei International Sporting Goods Show 2014, it made its initial presentation and
won All Star Awards 2014, gaining tremendous attention from overseas buyers and major media press.
Characteristics D: Crossing-industrial integration
Large united power and grab immense business opportunities
The traditional industries have made strides towards the way of energy saving, environmental, lightweight or function
development. If they can work with different industries, there might be more chances to explore new market. For
example, physiological intelligent clothes is one of the latest global wearing technology. TTRI has researched and
developed a series of monitoring fabric products for the elderly care or physical therapy purpose such as physiological
intelligent clothes, Bluetooth blood oxygen saturation gloves, 5-in-1 physiological monitoring clothes, posture
detecting vest, mobile electrical cardio gram braces, intelligent cardio rehabilitation device, etc. Supposed, in
cooperation with medical and healthcare industry, they find a tremendous potential business when the aging era is
upon us.
From the above-mentioned cases, nearby a dozen, we could find and test that as long as a product has multiple
functions, good design or user-friendliness, they would easily catch customer’s eyes winning favors. As a result, there
will be more orders and business. Embracing the characterization of traditional industries, if small-and-medium
enterprises can work with Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),
Footwear & Recreation Technology Research Institute, and other research institutes to empower themselves, they may
find they can compete with other bigger enterprises and save lengthy research and development. More importantly,
they can also unit with the same industrial companies like Taiwan Outdoor Group (TOG), A-Team (Taiwan Bike
Association), etc. so as to complete and strengthen the domestic supply chains and further integrate international
marketing, moving towards international brands.
At last, in the phase of moving the traditional industries and bring more innovative development, Mr. Jong-Chin Shen
as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs encourages the local traditional industries can take in new thoughts
and apply new technologies like cloud system, 3D printing technology, low-carbon production and so on. As to
textile, metal, mechanic, jewelry and other related industries, they could integrate the old skills or techniques into new
technology. They may save molding cost by using 3D printing technology as the initial mold to print an end product at
the spot to impress the buyers. He believes that this futuristic technology will assist the whole industrial designs and
competitiveness.