Syu He Precision is dedicated to co-developing customized equipment with customers. Its main product, the automatic packaging line from inner boxes to logistics in the semiconductor industry, has achieved unmanned operation from feeding to shipping. Equipped with over 100 axes of servo motors, this production line can simultaneously handle more than 60 types of packaging products with vast size differences in a zero-downtime changeover, mixed-run production mode.
KEYENCE inspection technology and instruments are indispensable to the smooth operation of this highly flexible production equipment: from highly accurate barcode readers to the VS Series vision system with built-in AI, which can precisely identify chip components, metal wiring, and even perform six-sided inspection of logistics outer boxes. This has successfully helped Syu He Precision transition from previous-generation semi-automated integrated systems to current smart factories for high-end processes such as semiconductors and servers, riding the global AI wave.
Summary
- Syu He Precision focuses on the development of smart factories and logistics automation equipment for the semiconductor industry, providing customers with solutions for high-value products to achieve production history through intelligent packaging lines.
- The packaging line in the existing logistics smart factory adopts the KEYENCE VS Series AI vision system. After reading the ID through the KEYENCE barcode reader, the equipment operation can automatically switch to the corresponding size according to the product specifications. The packaging material quality control and settings use optical CCD to inspect whether the cardboard boxes and packaging materials are intact, achieving quality control of packaging equipment and providing production history.
- KEYENCE inspection instruments allow Syu He Precision to break through the component size differences and inspection bottlenecks of advanced semiconductor processes, implementing comprehensive inspection required for high yields, and automatically completing carrier error-proofing and label status identification to prevent human error.
- The KEYENCE system can automatically save inspection images based on ID and date, creating a complete production history. Coupled with intuitive system operation and a short learning curve, it has become a powerful partner for Syu He Precision to quickly enter high-end markets such as semiconductors, PCBs, and automotive.
ChallengeEquipment Manufacturers Face Multiple Challenges of High Specifications, Labor Shortages, and Delivery Delays
“I believe that the KEYENCE vision system is a shortcut for traditional industries to seamlessly connect with AI.”
The Syu He Precision team pointed out the key to the company’s transformation. However, before achieving “intelligent automation” that combines data and AI automatic interpretation, traditional equipment manufacturers often face multiple challenges from technology, talent, customer needs, and supply chain stability.
First, as the precision of end products continues to improve, international manufacturers are imposing increasingly strict requirements on production standards and traceability. Traditional manual inspection cannot achieve 100% inspection. If equipment lacks complete inspection history and data, it will also increase communication costs with customers.
Second, the industry has traditionally relied on custom PC-based systems, but this architecture is highly dependent on the coding habits and development experience of individual engineers. Once there is personnel turnover, a gap in technical handover occurs, making it impossible to maintain successfully developed equipment over the long term. Furthermore, for traditional industries, recruiting equipment engineers is difficult and labor costs are high, leaving equipment manufacturers facing a crisis in passing down technology.
The limitations of custom PC-based systems in terms of stability and technology present an even greater problem. The team at Syu He Precision shared that they once used a custom PC-based system due to cost considerations, but the equipment’s stability ultimately failed to meet customer requirements. When coordinating with the partner vendor, the vendor even stated that their technology had reached its limit and there was nothing more they could do.
“Because we are very committed to equipment quality and our promises to customers, we ultimately took the initiative to recall the equipment. We determined to fully upgrade the system architecture, and after introducing KEYENCE’s vision system, we successfully met the customer’s standards and delivered the equipment.”
Situations where equipment is returned by customers due to system instability or reaching functional limits not only significantly delay delivery schedules and compress production line capacity, but also impact corporate reputation.
Furthermore, semiconductor and high-tech customers’ protection of trade secrets and the increasing demand for “dynamic changes” are also pain points in the customization process. High-tech customers place extreme importance on production line confidentiality and do not want equipment manufacturers to be overly involved in their production details. However, it is difficult for customers to confirm their final requirements in the early stages of development. If the system is complex and has a high operational barrier, every equipment adjustment requires equipment engineers to make frequent site visits, which not only increases communication costs but also extends the post-delivery calibration and installation cycle.
Facing multiple pain points, Syu He Precision realized that without breaking away from existing practices, it would not be able to break through in the highly competitive semiconductor industry.
SelectionThree Key Factors Leading Syu He to Choose KEYENCE
After evaluating multiple domestic and foreign vendors, KEYENCE ultimately stood out, becoming a core partner for Syu He Precision as it entered the semiconductor and high-end manufacturing supply chains.
“We compared many brands and ultimately chose KEYENCE because their diverse product specifications, standard interfaces, highly flexible customized solutions, and response speed give both us and our end customers greater peace of mind.”
KEYENCE’s greatest advantage is its “simple and consistent logic” system characteristic, which directly solves the industry’s biggest pain points of talent loss and handover. The system connects past and present data through PLCs, retaining complete operation records. Even when new personnel join, they can quickly get up to speed in a short time, reducing dependence on engineering labor.
“KEYENCE’s system is simple to operate, and our engineers can get started after just one week of learning. Now, most end customers can also adjust the settings to better meet their needs after learning how to operate it, without requiring the involvement of our equipment engineers. This is extremely convenient for customers who value confidentiality.”
Second, the high flexibility of horizontally replicating a single system logic to multiple fields, as well as introducing AI technology into the system to improve inspection accuracy, were also major considerations for Syu He Precision in choosing KEYENCE.
In recent years, Syu He Precision has expanded from automotive panels to semiconductors, and even to the PCB and server fields currently being promoted, all while using the same system. Facing a wide variety of customized customer requirements, it can meet them through KEYENCE’s rich product portfolio. More importantly, when facing new customization needs, the Syu He Precision team can rely on their familiarity with KEYENCE products to determine the appropriate hardware configuration. In the early stages of discussion, they can quickly provide customers with price ranges and overall solution architectures, simplifying the communication process for both parties.
Some customers even proactively specify KEYENCE systems. The Syu He Precision team recalled that a customer specifically mentioned that the KEYENCE VS Series and IV Series vision systems have now integrated AI, allowing it to perform self-learning by comparing good and defective products through a large database, thereby reducing false positive rates. They noted that if installed on equipment in the future, it should have great potential. This has made “adopting KEYENCE vision systems” a high consensus between Syu He Precision and its customers.
“In the semiconductor industry, we are not afraid of being the first, but rather of being the last. Whenever KEYENCE launches a new product, we are happy to try new features, thereby providing customers with new solutions for pain points in their manufacturing processes.”
Finally, KEYENCE’s stable inventory management and supply efficiency also provide partners with a strong delivery guarantee. The Syu He Precision team pointed out that in recent years, due to overheated market demand, they had experienced situations where other brands’ delivery times were repeatedly extended from the original two months. However, KEYENCE’s delivery times are stable, and in special circumstances, they may even deliver early, which has also helped Syu He Precision build brand reputation among its customers.
ResultsDoubling Capacity and Yield: KEYENCE Helps Syu He Upgrade
“If a customer belongs to a traditional industry, they may not necessarily need to change systems. However, if they want to connect with the global AI trend, switching to KEYENCE is an inevitable choice.”
Syu He Precision deeply integrates KEYENCE’s comprehensive product ecosystem. In addition to widely adopting 25-megapixel high-resolution cameras and simple Smart Cameras for full product appearance inspections, it has also introduced PLC controllers, alignment systems, safety light curtains, ionizers, and various sensors, possessing rich experience in hardware integration.
By introducing KEYENCE’s automated inspection technology, equipment can not only operate 24 hours a day, but when anomalies occur in the process, they can also quickly trace the source and compare historical data to clarify the issue. In addition to significantly shortening equipment delivery times, this has also brought breakthrough growth to operational data.
In the past, Syu He Precision delivered an average of 3 equipment production lines per year. However, following improvements in supply chain efficiency and system upgrades, deliveries in 2026 are expected to exceed 4 lines, with opportunities to move toward a target of 6 to 8 lines. The doubling of delivery volume has also driven business growth. Annual revenue for 2025 was NT$150 million, and as of July 2026, the value of orders on hand has already exceeded NT$200 million, showing strong momentum. In addition to breakthroughs in order capacity, KEYENCE’s standardized vision inspection system has also driven an increase of 20% to 25% in overall equipment yield over the past 3 to 5 years.
“Without KEYENCE, communication costs with customers would be higher and installation times longer, making this growth impossible.”
A Syu He Precision operator operates a KEYENCE VS Series vision system.
For Syu He Precision, introducing KEYENCE systems is not just a replacement of hardware components, but also a turning point in equipment technology transformation.
Through comprehensive inspection technology support, Syu He Precision has been able to build highly efficient smart packaging equipment with data traceability capabilities. While solving its own and its customers’ pain points, it has also achieved impressive results by doubling capacity and revenue.
OutlookSprinting for Market Share: Fully Replacing Systems
Building on the foundation of improved operational performance, Syu He Precision also plans to upgrade its technical architecture and expand capacity in the future to consolidate its leading position in the field of semiconductor smart factory packaging equipment.
In terms of technology integration and market strategy, in response to the trend of increasingly tight customer delivery times, Syu He Precision has begun planning to fully upgrade the control systems of its equipment to KEYENCE. This strategy not only eliminates the hidden costs of cross-system integration and improves delivery efficiency, but also serves as a core engine for driving market share and overseas expansion.
At the same time, facing technological innovation under the AI wave, Syu He Precision continues to deepen its technical cooperation with KEYENCE to accelerate the development of forward-looking functions to respond to the needs of semiconductor customers in real time. In the short term, it will expand the application of vision inspection to improve the precise control of packaging quality. In the medium to long term, it plans to introduce KEYENCE’s higher-end 3D vision AOI into Syu He’s EFEM equipment to consolidate its competitiveness in the high-end semiconductor market.
“Our next goal is to continue expanding the market share of our packaging machines. Currently, it should be close to 80%, and we hope to increase it to 90% or even 100% in the future.”
Secondly, to provide local service to major advanced packaging and semiconductor technology companies, Syu He Precision is also accelerating its expansion across Taiwan. The company plans to establish a new office in Hsinchu by the end of 2026 to deepen technical collaboration with the northern semiconductor cluster, and has already expanded its factory in Tainan in 2026 to continuously boost equipment production capacity.
With a determination to uphold quality, Syu He Precision is partnering with KEYENCE to pioneer a new era of smart semiconductor packaging, positioning itself for the next decade of growth.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q What are the applications of KEYENCE vision systems at Syu He?
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In the application of KEYENCE vision systems, Syu He Precision uses both the high-end VS Series and the entry-level IV Series based on suitability. Combining AI algorithms and PLC controllers, they achieve 100% inspection, focusing primarily on cosmetic defect identification, chip and component inspection, and packaging line error-proofing. Through a “one logic, horizontal replication” architecture, the inspection technology accumulated early on in display panels has been extended to high-end fields such as advanced semiconductor packaging, PCBs, servers, and automotive panels. At the same time, they also combine KEYENCE safety light curtains, ionizers, various sensors, PLCs, and other instruments to build automated inspection systems.
Q Why choose KEYENCE instead of developing in-house or using other brands’ products?
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Developing an in-house PC-based architecture can easily lead to handover gaps when engineers resign. Other brands often face repeatedly delayed delivery times and require additional service support. KEYENCE systems have consistent logic and stable inventory supply, which, combined with comprehensive after-sales service and PLC data retention, can reduce maintenance costs and return risks.
Q How does KEYENCE help Syu He build semiconductor automation equipment?
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Major international manufacturers have increasingly high requirements for specifications and production history. KEYENCE is certified by and well regarded among major international manufacturers. Its vision systems are easy to learn, combine AI to reduce false positives, and automatically generate inspection histories, helping the company successfully meet customer requirements, secure semiconductor orders, and drive increases in shipment volume and yield rate.
Q What are the advantages of KEYENCE vision systems for factory operation and maintenance personnel?
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The system operation interface is extremely intuitive and simple, and engineers only need one week of training to get started with development and maintenance. At the same time, it offers advantages such as stable quality and automatic retention of PLC records, enabling 24-hour uninterrupted automated operation of equipment. When product issues occur, they can be traced back to the source at any time, reducing reliance on manual labor and false positives.
Q How do KEYENCE vision systems reduce communication costs between Syu He and its customers?
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In the early stages of development, customers often have not yet finalized their requirements. KEYENCE vision systems are simple to operate, and after learning how to use them, customers can fine-tune parameters on their own at any time. Furthermore, there is no need for the equipment manufacturer to be overly involved in the product line, satisfying the customer’s requirement to protect business secrets. In addition, the clear shipment and handover records save both parties a significant amount of time in installation, calibration, and repeated communication.
Q What feedback have customers given regarding KEYENCE systems?
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In the semiconductor and advanced packaging fields, KEYENCE is already the first choice for many major international manufacturers. Customers usually respond positively when told the equipment uses KEYENCE systems. Customer feedback also indicates that KEYENCE systems, combined with AI vision systems, can effectively reduce inspection false positive rates, resulting in high overall user satisfaction.
