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2025.03.06
In addition to building an automatic optical identification system (AOI) to detect surface defects of parts, WKPT has also introduced X-ray inspection equipment that can penetrate aluminum alloy parts to deeply detect the fine structure inside the parts and provide a full range of non-destructive testing services to ensure that the quality of parts meets the highest standards.
2025.03.05
Discover how machine vision and AI are revolutionizing quality control in metal manufacturing. Learn about the limitations of manual inspection, the benefits of smart technologies, and how WKPT successfully implemented AI-powered visual inspection to improve efficiency and product yield.
2025.04.01
WKPT provides complete reverse engineering solutions through information acquisition, modeling and verification processes to help customers accelerate product development, strengthen supply chain resilience, and achieve product optimization and upgrades.
2025.07.30
Does cast iron rust? Why do machine tool beds favor cast iron over steel? From gray iron to ductile iron material evolution, explore how carbon content determines mechanical properties and how modern rust prevention technologies extend the lifespan of cast iron products.
2025.06.26
Why is Hastelloy chosen for secondary piping in semiconductor processes? Discover how this superalloy maintains ultra-high purity in harsh corrosive environments with hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid, and how precision machining techniques ensure component quality.
2025.06.02
As the electric vehicle era arrives, how can transmission housings achieve both lightweight design and high strength? Discover the material revolution from cast iron to aluminum alloys, and how mold flow analysis prevents manufacturing defects.
2025.04.29
The birth of metal materials originates from smelting technology. The process from iron ore to diversified applications demonstrates the crystallization of human wisdom. Carbon content, as a key factor in determining metal properties, not only distinguishes pig iron, cast iron and various types of carbon steel, but also provides diverse options for product design. Whether it is low-carbon steel with excellent toughness, medium-carbon steel with balanced strength and toughness, high-carbon steel with optimal hardness, or gray cast iron with shock absorption ability, high-strength ductile iron, they all play an irreplaceable role in modern industry...
2025.02.27
Energy storage systems have become an indispensable part of modern power infrastructure. To ensure the stable operation of energy storage systems in various harsh environments, high-quality metal casings have become a key factor in the safe operation of energy storage systems.
2025.02.25
High-quality industrial brake system components are the key to maintaining safe operation of equipment. Especially in heavy industrial fields such as port cranes and construction machinery, the reliability of the brake system significantly affects operational safety and efficiency.
2024.07.26
WKPT discovered abnormal tool vibration during a
machining process and immediately initiated a root cause analysis. The team
employed the 4M1E method to comprehensively investigate the causes of the
problem. This serves as one of many root cause analysis examples in the
manufacturing sector. Based on the investigation results, the company designed
and implemented a complete solution:
2024.05.20
What is EGR? How does EGR contribute to environmental protection?
Introduction to common EGR materials, quality standards, and development
trends.
2024.04.25
The casting industry predominantly manufactures cast
iron parts, with non-ferrous metals comprising a minority share. Casting
products find applications across various sectors, including transportation,
agricultural machinery, construction engineering, renewable energy, and medical
engineering. In the automotive and aviation industries, heightened
environmental awareness has spurred the development of lightweight products to
minimize energy consumption, prompting advancements in casting technology. This
article provides a brief overview of the evolving development trends in casting
technology in response to market demands.
2024.03.15
Process optimization represents a cutting-edge approach to sustainable manufacturing, utilizing advanced cutting force mechanics simulations and smart manufacturing technologies to minimize environmental impact. WKPT's innovative "Production Process Upgrade with Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Component" project employs sophisticated algorithms to analyze chip thickness, cutting force, spindle load, and tool load at each point along machining tool paths. Through precise feed rate adjustments and 3D simulation software, this technology optimizes machining programs to reduce unnecessary power consumption, protect equipment, and significantly lower carbon emissions while maintaining superior product quality and precision.
2024.03.11
Wind energy component manufacturing represents a critical sector in global carbon neutrality efforts following the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) commitment to achieve zero emissions by 2050, driving economic growth and industrial transformation through renewable energy development. WKPT serves as Taiwan's exclusive supplier of wind turbine brake cylinders, providing comprehensive manufacturing solutions for wind power motor gearboxes, yaw brake systems, emergency brake systems, hydraulic systems, and brake components to Tier-1 supply chains and original equipment manufacturers. Our advanced engineering capabilities address the transition from onshore to offshore wind power applications, developing specialized low-temperature resistance ductile iron materials superior to EN-GJS-LT standards that maintain exceptional impact toughness in -20℃ environments, with ongoing development for -40℃ to -60℃ conditions. For offshore wind turbines operating in hypersaline and underwater environments including splash zones, intertidal zones, and underwater zones, WKPT's protective coating systems meet ISO 12944 C3M/C4H industry standards, ensuring 15-year durability against corrosion while maintaining ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 quality management through collaborative design and precision manufacturing solutions.
2024.01.18
WKPT provides surface treatment services such as liquid coating, powder coating, electroplating, etc. on machined parts such as aluminum alloy, cast iron, stainless steel, and carbon steel. The surface treatment of aluminum alloy parts is mainly anodizing and hard anodizing.
2024.01.18
Thread machining services: thread turning, thread milling, and thread tapping. Thread turning involves cutting with shaping tools or thread tools on a rotating workpiece, suitable for precision manufacturing of internal and external threads in small quantities.
2024.01.18
Discover WKPT's 5-axis CNC machining services for complex, high-precision parts. We specialize in multi-angle machining, customized production, and automated efficiency for demanding industries.
2024.01.18
The precision quality of industrial products continuously improving, and the requirements of precision of parts manufacturing are also higher than before, which has reached the demand of micrometers (㎛).
2023.05.12
Surface treatment is a common and important process technology in the metal manufacturing industry. As various forms of corrosion and wear in the environment often begin on the surface, implementing surface treatment can protect the underlying material from surface corrosion and damage. Surface treatment technologies have also been developed with various material characteristics and resulted in a range of options.
2023.03.06
Micro aperture measurement represents a critical challenge in precision machining where traditional measurement tools encounter limitations when dealing with tiny holes of 1mm diameter or less. WKPT employs advanced image measuring instruments that utilize non-contact optical measurement technology to overcome the probe limitations of conventional three-dimensional measuring instruments (CMM), enabling precise measurement of microscale apertures with exceptional geometric tolerance accuracy. This sophisticated measurement approach involves magnifying the target through optical systems to obtain precise dimensional data while offering programmable features for synchronized high-volume measurements and rapid results acquisition. While basic GO/NO GO pin gauges provide immediate aperture feedback for sorting applications, image measuring instruments deliver the precise dimensional data required for quality control in precision machining applications. WKPT's comprehensive measurement methodology selection ensures optimal inspection approaches for various workpiece dimensions and conditions, supporting precision quality standards that help customers achieve superior manufacturing results.
2023.02.22
Aluminum alloy rust resistance and surface protection represent critical engineering considerations in modern industrial applications, where natural oxide films require enhancement through advanced anodizing processes to ensure long-term durability and performance. While aluminum alloys naturally generate protective oxide films when exposed to air, these naturally occurring layers may corrode over time in harsh environmental conditions, necessitating artificial anodizing treatments that create thicker, more robust protective films with enhanced surface hardness and corrosion resistance. WKPT specializes in hard anodizing processes for applications such as 6061T6 aluminum alloy casings used in medical testing equipment, employing precisely controlled temperature, voltage, and current density parameters to achieve 25µm thick protective layers with HV500 hardness that meet ISO10074 standards. This advanced surface treatment technology extends across multiple industries including aviation, aerospace, automotive, electronics, optics, and construction, providing lightweight, high-strength, acid-alkali-resistant components with superior wear resistance, enhanced conductivity, improved optical performance, and extended service life in extreme operating environments.
2022.10.14
In the field of precision machining, there are many factors that can affect the yield of finished products; human factors are one of them. How to reduce the impact of human factors on yield is the focus of what we’ve improved in the past. In recent years, we have imported the online measurement system and established an automatic production line, which has successfully reduced the impact of human factors on the yield of finished products.
2022.10.14
WKPT’s automatic production line consists of an Italian COMAU NS series six-axis robotic arm, which can grip 16 kg materials, and the repeatability accuracy reaches 0.05mm. Also with COMAU Rebel four-axis robotic arm can grip 6 kg materials and the repeatability accuracy reaches 0.02mm.
2022.10.14
CATIA was developed in the 1980s by French software design company Dassault Systèmes S.A. It was originally used for aircraft manufacturing and later expanded to other product design applications, including automobile, vessel, and other consumer goods. With technology developing, the application of CATIA has been spread to the aviation, national defense, transportation, high technology, industrial equipment, construction, and biomedical industries.
2022.10.14
One of our precision metalworking solutions is assembly and welding. Welding is the technique of joining metals or other materials by means of heat or pressure. Modern welding technology first appeared at the end of the 19th century and has developed various welding methods, such as gas welding, arc welding, laser beam welding, etc. Among the metal materials that we commonly use, cast iron is known for its high elongation, and stainless steel is high temperature and corrosion resistant, which is a commonly used metal material under the modern energy-saving trend. Various metals have their own properties, and it is expected to have a hybrid positive effect on the application of products.
2022.10.14
Learn how WKPT's ISO 45001 certification ensures a safe and healthy workplace. We detail our comprehensive hazard prevention, risk management, and employee well-being initiatives.
2022.06.01
Since the United Nations released the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, from 2016 to 2030, each nation must protect the environment and tackle climate change while pursuing economic performance. We request ourselves to maintain the operation performance while demonstrating environmental responsibility. So we decided to import ISO 14001 environmental management systems, paying equal importance to corporate development as well as environment management.
2022.10.14
Online measurement technology represents the cornerstone of Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing, contributing to an estimated $14.2 trillion global economic impact by 2030 through enhanced production quality management and automated inspection processes. WKPT's groundbreaking smart manufacturing line for gearbox mandrels, established in 2019 as Taiwan's first domestic implementation, revolutionizes automotive parts production through integrated robotic arms and automated online measurement systems. This advanced technology precisely measures internal and external diameters of mandrels while synchronizing real-time data to computers integrated with Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems, generating comprehensive control charts for continuous process capability monitoring. The implementation has transformed quality assurance operations from requiring two daily personnel to fully unmanned operations, achieving zero defective production batches and providing reliable detection assistance throughout the production line for superior automotive component manufacturing.
2022.10.14
A robotic arm is an automatic control device that is similar to a human arm functioning and able to do various tasks. The main purpose of this automatic device is to complete the movements of the "wrist and hand". It can do the same movement correctly and repeatedly countless times, which will be a great help to improve the labor force and increase production efficiency.