Chroma ATE Inc., a world leading supplier of precision test and measurement instrumentation, automated test systems, intelligent manufacturing systems, turnkey test and automation solutions, today announced the groundbreaking of its new headquarters in Taoyuan A7 industrial zone. Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan attended the ceremony chaired by Chroma CEO, Leo Huang.

As an enterprise established in Taiwan, Chroma has long insisted on cultivating its own brand name to market globally. Chroma is one of the few enterprises worldwide who has both measurement and automation capabilities. In addition, Chroma is also committed to smart-factory solution with Big-data analysis to help industries migrating into the era of Industry 4.0. CEO Leo Huang pointed out that since current factory in Huaya Technology Park is already in full production in which the capacity cannot sustain the need of future growth, constructing new A7 headquarters and manufacturing facility absolutely is required to expand the capacity. On top of the land cost, 5 billion NT dollars will be invested to construct an intelligent and green building covering 101,989 square meters with 15 floors above ground and 5 floors underground as new base for Chroma Group. New facility will be completed in 2019, creating 1 to 2 thousands of new jobs, and bring new business opportunities related to emerging market in IoT and smart-factory, and be the cradle of new business development.

The Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan indicated that the gross output of Huaya Technology Park and A7 industrial zone may reach half of the Hsinchu Science Park. In addition to R&D and production buildings, hotels and logistics centers can be constructed as well, similar to the Taipei Neihu Technology Park. In the future, the city government is planning to merge the A7 industrial area with Hua-Ya Technology Park, including phase 1 and phase 2, to form a high-technology industrial cluster. At last, the Mayor wished Chroma to become an Industry 4.0 automation solution benchmarking enterprise in Taiwan.

Figure 1. Chroma New Headquarters Groundbreaking Ceremony in Taoyuan A7 Industrial Zone 
(Left 5 - Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan, left 6 – Chroma ATE Inc. Leo Huang)

Figure 2. Concept Building of Chroma New Headquarters