| 2010 |
12 |
MIRDC signed a MOU on cooperation with SGS Taiwan to expedite the review process for roll -out of medical devices on the market, with the hope for further integration of MIRDC’s accreditation capacity in the future |
| 2010 |
12 |
MIRDC acquired 8 NADCAP accreditations in 2009 and passed NADCAP due diligence at end of 2010, thereby sustaining MIRDC’s testing capacity for fasteners and related consulting expertise in the aerospace industry so as to assist local factories in developing such fasteners. |
| 2010 |
12 |
The Small-and-medium Sized Wind Turbine System Testing Platform, jointly established by MIRDC and Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), became the first TAF-accredited lab of its kind that is on par with international standards in Taiwan and Asia Pacific to offer comprehensive testing and certifying services for the local industries in relation to installing small-and-medium sized wind turbines |
| 2010 |
12 |
MIRDC’s Precision M&E Section was honorably mentioned in the 9th NI Paper Contest with an entry entitled, “Developing Fully-automated Wafer Exposure Systems”. |
| 2010 |
12 |
MIRDC’s Intelligent Systems Section won 1st prize in the 9th NI Paper Contest with an entry entitled, “Developing high-precision Image-guided positioning micro-assembly systems” |
| 2010 |
11 |
MIRDC received an Outstanding Contribution to the Mechanical Industry Award from the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME). With its long-term devotion to R&D in metal industries, in recent years MIRDC had been recognized by the government for its work in facilitating industrial upgrading and transformation. Its services had expanded from the traditional industries to cover high-tech sectors like medical devices, electrical vehicles, photovoltaic semi-conductors, and this CSME award that came in Nov. 2010 was another due recognition of MIRDC’s achievements. |
| 2010 |
11 |
MIRDC hosted the 5th Pan-Yellow Sea Rim Industrial Symposium on Magnesium Alloys (YSR5) on Nov. 17, 2010, concurrently with the Final Round of the 2010 Light Metal Awards Competition. A total of 69 papers from Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan were presented at YSR5, and winners of YSR5 poster presentations were announced at a joint award ceremony along with those winners of the 2010 Light Metal Awards Competition. |
| 2010 |
11 |
MIRDC’s Human Resource Development Section won the TTQS bronze medal from Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training of COLA, Taiwan. |
| 2010 |
11 |
MIRDC forged a strategic alliance with Harbin Institute of Technology to leverage technological capacities from both parties and enhance industrial-academic exchanges. |
| 2010 |
10 |
MIRDC forged a R&D Strategic Alliance for “Good Kitchen Ware” with Kitchen Association Union of Republic of China, Yieh United Steel Corp. and I-Shou University, with the aim of developing high-value, competitive kitchen ware to get out of low-price competition from China and SE Asia. |