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Merits Milestone
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1987 |

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Established with a capital of US$0.5 million dollars, Merits specialized in manufacturing manual wheelchairs and walkers. |
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1991 |

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Started to develop electric power wheelchairs and scooters. |
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1992 |

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Relocated to the current address as business expansion; the first delivery of power wheelchairs. |
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1993 |

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Began mass production of scooters |
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1995 |

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Awarded Taiwan National Symbol of Excellence Award for power Wheelchairs and Scooters. Established the subsidiary in Florida U.S.A. to market own brand ”MERITS”. |
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1996 |

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Increased the capital to US$2.3 million dollars |
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1997 |

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Awarded ISO 9002 certificate, implemented Management Information System for improving management |
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1998 |

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Introduced robot welding machines to increase welding precision and productivity. |
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1999 |

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The second factory commenced operation. |
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2000 |

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Started to develop oxygen concentrator, established China factory to produce manual wheelchairs and patient aid products |
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2001 |

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Upgraded ISO 9002 into year 2000 version of 9001 quality system; launched mass production of oxygen concentrator; China factory started the production. |
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2002 |

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Passed FDA(U.S.A.) quality system physical examine; introduced automatic equipment of German “Laser Tube Cutter” to increase productivity. |
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2003 |

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Awarded Little Giant Award/ The 12th Annuals National Award/ GMP certificate; increased the capital to NT273.87 million dollars. |
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2004 |

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Certified by ISO 14001 / introduced PLM, ERP. |
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2005 |

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Established R&D center & Business headquarter |
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The PLM system is up and running in heardquarter, Taiwan |
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2006 |

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Merits’ debut in China market; participated the Shanghai Exhibition. |
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2008 |

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A new ERP system is up and running in heardquarter, Taiwan |
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To begin construction a new factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
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The PLM system is up and running in BranchFactory, China |
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2009 |

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The New ERP system is up and running in BranchFactory, China |
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To begin construction a new factory in the Taichung City Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park, Taichung, Taiwan. The New ERP System is up and running in USA Main Office. |
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