INDUSTRY NEWS
IMA Awards Metalcasters for Magnesium Advancements Te International Magnesium Asso-
ciation (IMA), Wauconda, Ill., recog- nized advances in magnesium technol- ogy, products and processes in the 2014 Awards of Excellence and International Environmental Responsibility Award competition in June. Te winners
demonstrated outstanding examples in design, process and application. Te Award of Excellence in the Design-Cast Product Automotive Cat- egory was presented to Georg Fischer GmbH & Co KG in Altenmarkt, Austria, for an oil conduit module
used in the powertrain of the Porsche Panamera. Te part made using the magnesium high-pressure die casting process was developed with partner GF Automotive AG in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Te Award of Excellence in the Design-Cast Product Commercial Cat- egory was presented to Christie Digital Systems in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, for a light engine enclosure used in a projector. Te enclosure, which was originally a two-part component made using the Tixomold process, was rede- signed as one diecast magnesium part. Changing the design yielded a number of improvements and ben- efits, including a 40% reduction in cost, improved dimensional accuracy and weight savings, according to Rob Malarky, engineering project manager for Chicago White Metal Casting Inc., Bensenville, Ill. Te 40% cost reduc- tion was achieved by eliminating the purchase of a second casting, die trim, machining and dowel pin insertions. Te redesigned component went from a 2.5-lb., two-piece assembly to a 2.3-lb., one-piece diecasting, achieving an 8% weight reduction. Te 2014 Environmental Responsi-
bility Award was presented to RIMA Industrial SA, Primary Magnesium Production Process. Te study con- cluded the carbon footprint of RIMA’s entire primary magnesium process is better than the worldwide average of aluminum plants and in a range of 39% to 57% of the carbon footprint of other primary magnesium producers.
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