Specialized Maker of Stainless Steel Screws - Sun Through Targets Highly Technical Bi-metal Screws

Specialized Maker of Stainless Steel Screws

Sun Through Targets Highly Technical Bi-metal Screws

 by Tanya Shih, Fastener World Inc.

Sun Through Industrial Co., Ltd is a 1,983 m² plant established in central Taiwan in 2000, specialized in making fasteners including self-drilling screws, chipboard screws, washers, and bi-metal screws. Particularly, “Spiral Self-Drilling Screw” is its main product and bestseller in Europe.

Dedication to Expertise & Targeting Potential Products

New Plant Helps Gain Its Market Position

Sun Through has been certified by ISO 9001 for its quality management and CE for construction screws, but the company says such success did not come easily along the way. General manager Andy Wang says, “The fastener industry in central Taiwan is not relatively concentrated. As stainless steel has higher ductility and hardenabilty, the manufacturing process requires adjustment, thus resulting in higher production cost. However, stainless steel can create better technical profit. Accordingly, since the very beginning Sun Through has been focusing on stainless steel products for making more earnings.”

With full dedication and precise vision, the company has found niches for certain products. In addition to general stainless steel parts, the company successfully developed highly-technical bi-metal screws and has recently started production and sales. Bi-metal screws are applied in fastening building structures with high tapping speed that saves 50% of operating time compared with other brands. Excellent stability works extremely well in fastening super thick (12mm-25mm) iron plates. Currently, this product has been patented in Europe.

Patented Products Brings Unthreatened Competence

Scale Economy to Build Advantages

Sun Through’s equipment includes tail-point machines, thread rolling machines, heat treating machines, and etc. Wang says, “Nickel is a major factor that influences the stainless steel price. We think that the stainless steel price will not fluctuate too much in the short term. We use around 20 tons of A2 and A4 nickel monthly. As the amount is not high, we can usually offer prices similar to the market level to our clients.”

In response to global competition in the fastener industry, Wang says, “With a production plant, we are advantageous in developing products quickly and flexibly as per customer’s request. We focus on producing our own patented products, and our products are not price-oriented, so we are not threatened by the competition brought by other competitors.”

In the future, Sun Through will invest in equipment again to scale up its performance. It will also train its staff to develop new patented products and sustain its advantages. The development of high-value products is an inevitable future for Taiwanese industries. If we ignore it, we will be outpaced by China and Southeast Asia. If we can focus on development of high-value fasteners, Taiwanese fastener industry can continue to thrive for another century.