The Cleantech Show #016: Lightweight Magnesium Car Components Tech. Interview with Sam Tartaglia, T-Mag
The Cleantech Show #016 (MP3 - 13MB - 36min)
T-Mag Pty Ltd is a new integrated casting technology for magnesium that significantly extends the capability and reduces the cost of permanent mould casting for a wide range of high-performance components.
On this weeks show Sam Tartaglia from T-Mag is our guest, and he explains the significant benefits and how the technology of T-Mag works. With cast car parts the T-Mag technology has the abilty to lower the weight of cast aluminium components by around 30%. And with magnesium use expected to grow steadily by 20% each year, this technology is expected to perform well.
Sam has over 28 years experience in manufacturing, R&D and management. Sam has extensive experience in light metals having previously worked with the CSIRO, Nissan in Australia and Teksid Aluminium for many years the world’s largest aluminium and magnesium casting company.
T-Mag produces castings suitable for high-strength, high-integrity applications; the tooling and running costs involved are low, comparable to permanent mould casting processes for aluminium. The T-Mag website show how their process compares with existing approaches.
T-Mag Pty Ltd is a joint venture between CSIRO and three Australian companies — Alloy Technologies International , FLOTEK, and SAGE Automation — to commercialise its innovative magnesium casting technology.
T-Mag has been developed through the Light Metals Flagship of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world. T-Mag Pty Ltd is undertaking a new R&D project proudly funded by the Australian Government with a grant under AusIndustry’s Commercial Ready program
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Nick Bruse
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