Discovery Channel, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan), presents Taiwan Revealed: Smart Machinery, an innovation-oriented show which will premiere in Southeast Asia on Discovery Channel on July 5, 2023, at 7:35 pm, and Discovery Asia on July 6, 2023, at 9:00 pm.
The show brings us Taiwanese innovators and entrepreneurs who make manufacturing more resilient by turning production facilities into smart machinery and adding value to their services. While the manufacturing industry is known to supply most of contemporary life's wants and needs, the century-old production model has faced unprecedented challenges in the last decades due to labor shortages, supply chain disruption, climate change, and geopolitical tensions.
Companies showcased include:
- Techman Robot equipped robotic arms with eyes to make them collaborative robots, or "cobots," for safer and more efficient manufacturing processes and grew to become the world's second-largest collaborative robot brand
- Fukuta Electric and Machinery, a core parts supplier for a major US electric car manufacturer and designated collaborator for a century-old Japanese automaker created a seven-in-one powertrain to efficiently produce one powertrain every seven minutes across its 22 workstations
- Victor Taichung Machinery Works Inc. is developing an extensive smart factory that includes the world's CNC machine tools that can adapt to an enormous temperature difference
Smart Machinery presents a fascinating story of how Taiwan exerted intelligence, innovation, and collaboration to rise above the many challenges. Its strides in applying intelligent machinery to crucial sectors contribute to humanity's and the planet's sustainability, driving positive change for the future.
Program broadcast time
| Channel | Premiere | Repeat | Repeat | Repeat | Repeat | Repeat | ||||||
| Discovery Taiwan | June 22 | 22:00 | June 23 | 14:00 | June 25 | 10:00 | July 23 | 20:00 | July 24 | 16:00 | July 26 | 11:00 |
| Discovery SEA | July 5 | 19:35 | July 6 | 07:25 | July 7 | 11:35 | July 12 | 19:10 | July 13 | 15:30 | July 17 | 10:20 |
| Discovery HD World India | July 8 | 18:20 | July 9 | 07:45 | July 9 | 16:45 | July 11 | 19:15 | July 12 | 07:00 | July 15 | 07:45 |
| Discovery Asia | July 6 | 21:00 | July 6 | 23:30 | July 7 | 14:20 | July 8 | 11:00 | July 12 | 18:30 | July 13 | 13:30 |
