Welding and forming of light weight aluminium as a core competence Highly automatised production processes and continuous improvement are key success factors.
DRIVING HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALUMINIUM
COMPONENTS FORWARD SAG Motion is a market leader in the development and manufacture of high-quality aluminium components for commercial vehicles. Philip Yorke talked to Josef Lohninger, the company’s sales director, about its advances in pressure tank and fuel tank technology for trucks, and its move into new market sectors.
S
AG Motion is a wholly owned subsidiary of SAG, (Salzburg Aluminium Group), which is headquartered in Lend, Austria. The company is the world’s market leader in metallic fuel tanks for the Heavy Truck Industry. But the aluminium group has much more to offer. The company’s Euromotive business unit is focused on supplying aluminium components, systems and special solutions for the automotive and
Military vehicles rely on highly complex and sophisticated special aluminium fuel tanks. 160 Industry Europe
aerospace industry, as well as products made from alternative and hybrid materials. SAG Motion’s product portfolio is broad-based and includes pressurised containers, lightweight construction systems, aluminium thixocasting and renewable energy systems. The company is a global operator with more than 70 per cent of its products being manufactured for export markets worldwide.
Air suspension system including SAG Aluminium Air Reservoir – picture provided by Conintenal®
Innovative concepts One of the automotive industry’s top priorities today is to reduce the weight of its vehicles in order to make them more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly. In order to meet the new Euro 6 emission targets legislated for commercial vehicles it is vital to develop more efficient engines and to focus on improved, lightweight constructions.
All main heavy truck OEMs are relying on SAG Motion Aluminium Fuel Tanks - more than 500.000 SAG Motion fuel tanks per year are mounted on new Heavy Trucks worldwide!
