Magnesium Alloy: Material Of The Future

At The Auto Shanghai This Year, Many Brands Including Bmw And Volkswagen Highlighted Their New Energy Vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz even started to develop a luxury electric car series. The development of new energy vehicles has become an unstoppable trend. A new round of competition has begun.

Magnesium and magnesium-alloys are recognized as one of the lightest structural metallic materials and are known as green materials with great development and application potential in the 21st century. Magnesium alloys have the advantages of light weight, high strength, good mechanical properties and heat dissipation, etc., making them the preferred material for lightweight vehicles. It is for sure that there will be more and more applications with the advent of the electric era.

Bestseller in China, Germany, and US

Long-term strategic cooperation with customers

In the international market, the promotion of new energy vehicles brought a lot of demand. Despite the impact of the pandemic, several customers in China, Germany and the United States purchased the Thixomolding machines from YIZUMI for the production of lightweight components.

In April this year, the U.S. customer completed the installation and commissioning of the machine and ran a trial production of a 1.5 kg seatback. The customer is very satisfied with the product quality. In addition, the customers in Germany and China have also achieved mass production and are pleased with the machine efficiency and product yield.

CASTWERK is a German company specialized in auto part production, producing structural parts like new energy vehicle screens. Their customers include large auto parts suppliers such as BOSCH and Continental, and end customers such as Volkswagen. In response to the market demand, the company is planning to import the third Thixomolding machine from YIZUMI this summer.

Meigaomei Nuojiang (Tongchuan) New Materials Co., Ltd. is a hi-tech enterprise specialized in the design, R&D, and production of high-strength magnesium alloy materials. They supply high-quality magnesium alloy customized products to the aerospace-, military-, automotive-, 3C-, biomedical-, high-end equipment-, and other industries. The enterprise focuses on the Thixomolding technology R&D while mass-producing magnesium alloy parts.

Besides manufacturers, R&D institutions are also important strategic partners for YIZUMI. The Center of Casting Lightweight Materials and Engineering at the University of Kassel (GTK) is a research institute which has its focus on casting technology. At present, the center teams up with YIZUMI to research the use of a multiple points hot runner system for our Thixomolding technol-

在今年的上海车展上，包括宝马、大众在内的众多 品牌都重点展示了他们的新能源汽车。 奔驰甚至开始开发豪华电动车系列。新能源汽车 的发展已成为不可阻挡的趋势。新一轮的竞争已经 开始。 镁及镁合金是公认的最轻的结构金属材料之一， 被誉为21世纪具有巨大发展和应用潜力的绿色材料。 镁合金具有重量轻、强度高、机械性能和散热性好等 优点，使其成为轻量化汽车的首选材料。可以肯定的 是，随着电动汽车时代的到来，镁合金将会有越来越 多的应用。 畅销中国、德国和美国 与客户建立长期战略合作关系 在国际市场上，新能源汽车的推广带来了大量需 求。尽管受到疫情的影响，中国、德国和美国的一 些客户还是从伊之密购买了成型机，用于生产轻量 化部件。 今年4月，美国客户完成了机器的安装调试，并进 行了1.5公斤座椅靠背的试生产。该客户对产品质量 非常满意。此外，德国和中国的客户也实现了批量生 产，并对机器效率和出品率感到满意。

CASTWERK是一家专业从事汽车零部件生产的德 国公司，主要生产新能源汽车屏幕等结构件。他们的 客户包括博世、大陆等大型汽车零部件供应商，以及 大众汽车等终端客户。根据市场需求，公司计划今年 夏天从伊之密购买第三台成型机。 镁高镁诺奖（铜川）新材料有限公司是一家专业从 事高强度镁合金材料设计、研发、生产的高新技术企 业，为航空航天、军事、汽车、3C、生物医学、高端 设备等行业提供高品质的镁合金定制产品。公司专注 于触变成型技术研发，同时批量生产镁合金零件。 除了制造商，研发机构也是伊之密重要的战略合 作伙伴。卡塞尔大学（GTK）轻量化铸造材料与工 程中心是一家专注于铸造技术的研究机构。目前，

ogy. "Cooperating with GTK, YIZUMI can demonstrate our Thixomolding technology to customers in Europe and around the world. It will be our best example," said Tiejun Sui, the Product Manager of YIZUMI Thixomolding Project.

Optimize application technology

Explore new applications of magnesium alloys with customers

Based on the cooperation with customers in China, Germany, and the United States, YIZUMI has obtained many technical feedbacks to optimize existing equipment and add more features to the machine in response to the needs of customers.

This year, YIZUMI will continue to explore new applications of magnesium alloys with our customers. For example, the UN300MGII and UN1500MGII models developed by YIZUMI will provide Thixomolding technology benefits in both small-part and large-part production.

The main field of UN300MGII application will be small parts, including 3C electronics, drone components, and some small auto parts. There will be three options for the diameter of screw and barrel (small, medium and large diameter), allowing customers to choose the most appropriate specifications for their applications to ensure product quality and production yield. It employs an energy-saving servo drive system that greatly reduces energy consumption. The new design includes an optimized movement control system to improve operation efficiency, increase customer output, and bring customers better molding quality and productivity. "The UN300MG II will offer great opportunities to our customers in the smaller component markets.” said Mr. Philipp Ochotta, Head of R&D of YIZUMI (Germany), our Lightweight and Multi-component Manufacturing Research Center. "YIZUMI Thixomolding machines combine the technologies of Germany and China, and the technology is constantly improving. We are confident that its performance fulfills international standards.”

Developed by YIZUMI headquarters and YIZUMI Germany R&D center since 2021, UN300MGII is a small-shot-weight model which has adopted Europe's cutting-edge hot runner technology and provides better filling performance and product quality. The products made by this machine feature dimensional stability, high functional integration, lightweight, and less post-machining process requirements. ■ 该中心与伊之密合作研究用于触变成型技术的多点 热浇道系统。

“与GTK合作，伊之密可以向欧洲和世界各地的客 户展示我们的触变技术。这将是我们最好的案例，” 伊之密触变项目产品经理隋铁军说。 优化应用技术 与客户一起探索镁合金的新应用 伊之密在与中国、德国、美国客户合作的基础上， 获得了许多技术反馈，并且针对客户的需求，优化了 现有设备、扩展了功能。 今年，伊之密将继续与客户一起探索镁合金的 新应用。例如，伊之密开发的UN300MGII和UN1500MGII将在小型和大型零件生产中提供触变成型 技术优势。

UN300MGII应用的主要领域将是小型零件，包括 3C电子、无人机零部件和一些小型汽车零部件。螺杆 和机筒的直径将有小、中、大三种选择，让客户选择 最适合其应用的规格，以确保产品质量和产量。采用 节能伺服驱动系统，可大大降低能耗。新设计包括优 化的运动控制系统，以提高操作效率和产量，并为客 户提供更好的成型质量和生产率。

“UN300MG II将为我们在小型组件市场中的客户 提供巨大的机会。”伊之密（德国）轻量化和多组分 制造研究中心研发负责人Philipp Ochotta先生说：“ 伊之密触变成型机结合了德国和中国的技术，而且技 术也在不断改进。我们相信其性能符合国际标准。”

UN300MGII是伊之密总部和伊之密德国研发中心 于2021年共同研发的一款小注射量机型，采用欧洲尖 端热浇道技术，具有更好的填充性能和产品质量。该 设备生产的产品具有尺寸稳定、功能集成度高、重量 轻、后加工工艺要求少等特点。 ■