【Customer Case】Taishan Zhongmei: Make quality magnesium alloy products affordable for everyone

With the continuous improvement of technological innovation capabilities, the production process is changing rapidly. As a green material for the 21st century, magnesium alloy has a wide range of applications in new energy vehicles, aircraft, high-speed railway, drones and other fields, providing lightweight, high strength, and good shock absorption benefits.

Located in Jiangmen, Taishan City, Guangdong Province, Taishan China Magnesium Technology Co., Ltd. (Taishan China Magnesium) is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, production, and sales of magnesium alloy products. With a full industry chain in development of magnesium alloy materials/products, mold design/manufacturing, magnesium die-casting/extrusion/forging, it provides customers with cost-effective and high-efficient solutions.

Acquire advanced equipment to establish a stable production system

Quality driven products “Made by China Magnesium” become best-sellers both domestically and internationally

Entering the facilities of Taishan China Magnesium, you will see a full array of die-casting machines made by YIZUMI in operation. As an enterprise dedicated to the R&D and application of magnesium alloy, Taishan China Magnesium sets Thixomolding and heavy-duty die-casting as its key direction of process development.

“Good tools are prerequisite to the success of a job.” Since 2018, Taishan China Magnesium has been working with YIZUMI and acquired more than 30 magnesium alloy die-casting machines with clamping force ranging from 300T to 3000T to meet the different needs of customers.

“The Thixomolding process solves the problems in magnesium alloy molding, such as porosity and issues related to density and ductility.” Jianping Tang, the deputy general manager of the company said, “We chose to work with YIZUMI because we believe in the competence and experience of YIZUMI in the field of die-casting. Also, YIZUMI’s die-casting machines provide good accuracy and stable performance for continuous mass production, bringing us greater benefits.”

With more than 20 years of experience in non-ferrous metals, Jianping Tang has built up experience and expertise in the industry. He is keenly aware that the demand for magnesium alloy is growing strongly as industries (especially new energy vehicles) have an urgent need for lightweight structures.

Therefore, Taishan China Magnesium has begun to plan for heavy-duty die-casting production lines. “Automakers are increasingly turning to magnesium alloy molding for automotive structural parts such as center consoles, dashboards, and dashboard frames,” said Jianping Tang, “Thixomolding is transitioning from small-medium units to large units. We will gradually change to 3000T or larger tonnage die-casting machines to cope with the growing needs of new energy vehicles.”

As the world's first manufacturer that independently developed the integrated magnesium alloy bicycle wheels, Taishan China Magnesium adheres to quality control in both raw materials and the production process. It has developed a rigorous production and manufacturing system as well as a product testing system. The company also has an industry-leading German TUV certification lab.

Now, the products made by Taishan China Magnesium are sold to UK, Germany, Japan, US, and many other countries, ranging from rail transport, new energy vehicles, aerospace, power tools, robots, medical equipment, and sports equipment. The company has independently developed a number of products, with more than 50 domestic and foreign intellectual property rights and patents.

Effective cooperation between Universities and Industry promotes continuous innovation

Developments of Magnesium applications in China benefit the overall industrial supply-chain

Taishan China Magnesium teams up with a number of magnesium plants in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Ningxia to develop magnesium alloy products, improve their post-machining processes, and promote the applications of magnesium alloy in various fields by taking advantage of its properties such as lightweight, high strength, shock absorption, and noise reduction.

In addition, to push forward the development of the magnesium alloy industry, Taishan China Magnesium actively collaborates with higher education institutions to establish R&D centers and incubation platforms, striving to build China's first magnesium alloy industry incubation base. Meanwhile, through the adoption of new materials, new processes, new products, and new technologies related to the magnesium alloy industry, Taishan China Magnesium leads the effort to shape up an industrial ecological chain.

Talking about the future, Taishan China Magnesium is full of confidence, “YIZUMI’s continuous investment in technology research and development coincides with our development roadmap. We will continue to maintain the strategic collaboration with YIZUMI.” Jianping Tang stated that aiming to make quality magnesium alloy products affordable for everyone, Taishan China Magnesium will live up to its initial aspiration, keep pursuing greater innovation capabilities, and promote the application of magnesium alloy in the fields of new energy automobiles, drones, and high-speed rail.