INTRODUCTION
TAMI (Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry) was founded in October 1945 and originally named “Taiwan Association of Iron Industry”. It was then renamed “Taiwan Provincial Association of Iron Industry”. In May 1947, the organization reshuffled and became“Taiwan Provincial Confederation of Machinery Industry”. On April 28, 1948 the group was restructured into the Taiwan District Machine Industry Association. On November 1, 2013, it was offi cially renamed to the current Taiwan Machinery Industry Association (TAMI).
In 1999, TAMI was certifi ed as an ISO 9000 organization by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Later in 2018, it was also certified with the “International ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System "The core policy of TAMI's services follows" Upgrading Our Service and Pursuing Collective Benefi ts for Our Members".
In recent years, TAMI has intensively conducted numerous machinery export promotion delegations, as well as trade fairs in domestic and international market places.“TAMINet” was established as a multilingual website geared towards machinery promotion. The website is available in Mandarin Chinese, English and Japanese. This easy to use website is essential in helping company members to offer customer quotes and technical information with just a few clicks of the mouse. “TAMINet” is a business platform that provides machine builders and the satellite companies with the ability to interact with each other for sales cooperation and technical discussion. It is also a smart manufacturing forum for both buyers and sellers who wish to acquire upto- date market information, CE conformity guidance and so on.
“TAMI” greatly helps to increase the competitiveness of all its 2,700 company members in the international market place.
TAMI's Functions
1. Protection of members' legal rights.
2. Sponsorship of members' general interest activities.
3. Assistance in licensing and certifi cation of members and certifi cation of members' bids in public tenders.
4. Involvement in the formulation of economic policy and business laws and regulations by the government.
5. Performance of general services for members, business groups and public offi cials on request.
6. Investigation, research and compilation of information on domestic and foreign machinery industries.
7. Investigation on materials and energy resources for machinery manufacturers and coordination of the related resources for members.
8. Promotion of technical cooperation in the industry.
9. Compilation of information on marketing and assistance in marketing for members.
10. Support in exhibiting members' products and encouragement of intercommunication and information sharing among members.
11. Research of labor productivity, sponsoring and promoting technical training and seminars.
12. Investigation of members' business practices and services.
13. Maintenance and registration of data on members and their representatives.
14. Arbitration in member or labor-management disputes.
15. Participation in social activities.
16. Fulfi lling other duties required by law or government authorities.
Organization
1. Members’ Representative Assembly:
The Representatives are recommended and elected by all members and are allowed to select their Meeting Representatives in each area. The Assembly consists of all elected Meeting Representatives, whom encompass the supreme authority of TAMI.
2. Board of Directors and Supervisors:
27 members from the Board of Directors and 9 members from the Board of Supervisors are elected by Meeting Representatives. Furthermore, 9 Executive Directors and 3 Executive Supervisors are elected respectively by the members of their Boards. The Chairman is elected by the 9 Executive Directors, who represent the Assembly and are in charge of its general affairs. Among the 3 Executive Supervisors, one must be chosen as the Convener of Supervisors.
3. Professional Committees:
There are 28 Professional Committees in TAMI, such as Machine Tools, Plastics & Rubber Machinery, Textile Machinery and the Parts & Components Committee. Each Committee is lead by a Convener and 1 to 6 Deputy Conveners. The Convener from each Committee is appointed by the Chairman; whereas the Deputy Conveners are selected by the Committee members, who are then authorized by the Chairman.
The main principle of Professional Committees is to increase the common benefi ts of all members and to support members in technical innovation and research. The functions include applying government sponsored projects to boost overall machine quality and performance, creating export markets, maintaining market order, organizing delegations for overseas promotion, participating in all major trade fairs with Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), helping to create and foster better financial facilities, conducting factory visits, technical seminars and publishing magazines.
4. Organizational Structure:
The Chairman appoints the President as the highest administrative officer, along with the Vice President to operate TAMI's routine tasks and missions. TAMI also consists of various divisions, which include: General Affairs, Business, Exhibitions, Finance and Mainland China Affairs. There are 7 regional offi ces located in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung.