Taiway

What Taiway does

Taiway is a Taiwan-based electronic component manufacturer founded in 1970 and headquartered in Taipei. The company designs and sells electromechanical switches across three primary form factors: slide switches, toggle switches, and rocker switches. With a headcount of 51–100 employees, Taiway operates as a small-to-mid-sized specialty manufacturer serving industrial, appliance, and instrumentation OEM customers that integrate switches into broader electronic or electromechanical systems. Its product category is mature and largely commodity-adjacent, with differentiation typically driven by mechanical specifications, durability ratings, electrical ratings, and form-factor customization rather than software or digital features.

The company's business model is conventional B2B component sales: Taiway manufactures or sources electromechanical switch components and sells them to downstream equipment makers. No pricing model, distribution channel structure, or customer segment detail was disclosed in the available data, and the company website (taiway.com) returned only a verification/loading page rather than substantive corporate content during data collection. There is no public-facing evidence of digital channels, e-commerce platforms, API integrations, or proprietary software layers attached to the product line. Ownership, parent-company relationships, and corporate structure could not be determined from available sources.

The available firmographic record indicates a privately held, continuously operating manufacturer with 50+ years of tenure in a narrow product niche. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, certifications, patents, or management team details were disclosed. This represents a substantial data gap for diligence: revenue, growth direction, customer concentration, ownership structure, and strategic trajectory are all unverified from primary sources. Investors should treat the firmographic snapshot as a starting point and seek primary documentation — financials, customer rosters, certifications (UL, IEC, RoHS), and ownership records — before drawing investment conclusions.

Name

Taiway

Website

https://taiway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Taiway is a Taipei, Taiwan-based electronic manufacturer founded in 1970 that designs and sells slide, toggle, and rocker switches for industrial, appliance, and instrumentation OEM customers. The privately held company operates with 51–100 employees in a narrow electromechanical component niche.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Switches Manufacturing

NAICS

Wiring Device Manufacturing (33593), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Electromechanical Components (Relays, Switches, Potentiometers, Encoders) (IMAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Electronic switches
• Slide switches
• Toggle switches
• Rocker switches
• Electromechanical components

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Taiway is an electronic manufacturing company based in Taipei, Taiwan that designs and sells electromechanical switches. Its product range centers on slide switches, toggle switches, and rocker switches supplied to electronics and industrial equipment makers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Slide Switches Slide switches are electromechanical components designed to open or close electrical circuits by sliding a actuator between positions; Taiway supplies these to electronics and industrial equipment manufacturers.
• Toggle Switches Toggle switches are electromechanical components actuated by a lever to toggle between on/off or operational states; Taiway supplies these for use in electronics and industrial equipment.
• Rocker Switches Rocker switches are electromechanical components that rock back and forth to actuate circuits, commonly used in panel-mount applications; Taiway supplies these to OEMs and industrial equipment builders.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• APEM (IDEC Group): Direct peer — APEM is a global specialist in industrial switches, including toggle, rocker, slide, pushbutton, and DIP switch families. Serves the same industrial, defense, and transportation OEM customers as Taiway.
• C&K Components: Direct peer — C&K designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of electromechanical switches (toggle, rocker, slide, pushbutton, tactile, detection). Competes with Taiway across industrial, automotive, and consumer OEM customers in the same switch categories.
• Schurter: Direct peer — Schurter is a Swiss-based specialist in electromechanical components including toggle, rocker, and slide switches alongside circuit protection and input systems. Serves industrial, medical, and equipment-manufacturer customers with a comparable switch portfolio.
• Marquardt Group: Direct peer — Marquardt manufactures electromechanical switches (rocker, toggle, slide, pushbutton) primarily for white goods, automotive, and industrial applications. Highly comparable product portfolio and customer overlap with Taiway.
• OTTO Engineering: Direct peer — OTTO Engineering designs and manufactures precision electromechanical switches including toggle, rocker, pushbutton, and sealed switches for industrial, military, and aerospace applications. Closely comparable niche switch focus to Taiway.
• NKK Switches: Direct peer — NKK Switches is one of the world's largest dedicated manufacturers of electromechanical switches including toggle, rocker, slide, pushbutton, and DIP switches. Highly comparable to Taiway in product category and target customer base (OEMs across industrial, audio, and instrumentation markets).

Broad incumbents

• Panasonic (Industrial Switches): Broad incumbent — Panasonic's industrial product line includes toggle, rocker, and slide switches targeting consumer electronics, appliance, and industrial OEM customers. Comparable product types but part of a much larger electronics conglomerate.
• TE Connectivity: Broad incumbent — TE Connectivity is a global leader in connectivity and electronic components including switch products. While not focused exclusively on toggle/rocker/slide switches like Taiway, it competes in adjacent switch categories for industrial and automotive customers.
• Honeywell Sensing & Control: Broad incumbent — Honeywell offers a wide portfolio of electromechanical switches (toggle, rocker, pushbutton, snap-action) under its Sensing & Control division. Overlaps with Taiway's switch categories across industrial and aerospace customers but is far broader in product scope.
• Eaton (Carling Technologies): Broad incumbent — Eaton is a major diversified industrial manufacturer whose Carling Technologies business produces toggle, rocker, and sealed switches for industrial, marine, and transportation applications. Overlaps directly with Taiway's product family but operates as part of a much larger electrical components portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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