Standard was founded in 1952 in Taiwan. The company specializes in metalworking machinery, with primary product lines including lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, and grinding machines. They also manufacture CNC machining centers and band saws.

Standard serves the automotive, aerospace, general metal fabrication, and machinery manufacturing industries. Their most popular machine models include the SPD series precision lathes, the STM series turret milling machines, and the SBL series heavy-duty engine lathes. The SBC series CNC lathes and SMC series vertical machining centers represent their primary CNC offerings.