2024 IMA Awards of Excellence Showcase |
Members of the International Magnesium Association (IMA) honored their peers with the IMA Awards of Excellence. Established in 1962, the Awards of Excellence program is an annual award presented to companies for demonstrating outstanding examples of the different uses of magnesium and presents a great opportunity for participants in the magnesium industry to showcase innovative products and manufacturing technologies. Honors bestowed by IMA include six Awards of Excellence: Automotive Cast Products, Commercial Cast Products, Process, Wrought Products, Environmental Responsibility, and Future Technologies in Magnesium. Recipients of the 2024 IMA Awards of Excellence are: AUTOMOTIVE CAST
The Automotive Cast Product or Process category recognizes unique, novel, and creative design, development, or application of magnesium in the automotive industry. The design, engineering or application of entries in this category must demonstrate a significant advance over current practice. Congratulations to SAIC Motor R&D Innovation Headquarters, Shanghai E-Propulsion Auto Technology Co., Ltd and Ningbo Sinyuan ZM Technology Co., Ltd for their submission, The first Mg Alloy Cases in Electrical Drive System for EV’s. COMMERCIAL CAST
The Commercial (non-automotive) Cast Product or Process category recognizes unique, novel, and creative design, development, or application of magnesium. The design, engineering or application of entries in this category must demonstrate a significant advance over current practice. Congratulations to ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG (Magnesium Druckguss) for their submission, Motorhousing.
PROCESS
The Process category recognizes innovation in manufacturing or processing technology leading to higher quality and/or reduced costs. Congratulations to DLR – Institute of Vehicle Concepts, Robert Bosch GmbH, Oskar Frech CmbH + Co. KG, Gühring KG, Hochschule Aalen, EJOT GmbH & Co. KG, and ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG for their submission, Ultra Lightweight Gearbox Cover Achieved by a Novel Design Methodology. WROUGHT
The Wrought Product category recognizes unique, novel, and creative design, development, or application of magnesium. The design, engineering or application of entries in this category must demonstrate a significant advance over current practice. Congratulations to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Suzhou Victory Precision Manufacture Co., Ltd., DaTong GOMG Technology co., Ltd., JIANGSU TYPIC PAINT CN, LTD., and Shanghai Zichiheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd for their submission, High-gloss Stainless Mg Alloy Plate. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Environmental Responsibility award recognize companies that are playing an active role in reducing the magnesium industry's carbon footprint and that exemplify the industry's commitment to environmental responsibility. The award is presented to companies that demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility. The merit of entries is highly dependent upon carbon dioxide equivalent reductions and based on innovation, technology, sustainability, synergies and economics. Congratulations to Tsukuba Diecasting Co. LTD for their submission, Reducing CO2 Emissions by 100,000 tons by Replacing SF6.
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES IN MAGNESIUM
Recognizing novel non-traditional advances in magnesium technology, including processes, manufacturing methods, applications, and novel alloy formulations. Congratulations to Chongqing University, Chongqing Institute of New Energy Storage Materials and Equipment, Millison Technologies Inc., and Boao Magnesium Aluminum Manufacturing Ltd on their submission, Super-Sized Mg-Alloy High Pressure Die Casting. |
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