An international automotive technology supplier headquartered in Canada recently opened a 225,000-square foot aluminum casting facility in Telford, England, which will supply structural castings to Jaguar Land Rover, a leading vehicle manufacturer in the U.K.
Magna’s new operations will see use of its patented vacuum die-casting process in which advanced lightweight aluminum castings help maximize strength and stiffness and minimize weight, improving fuel economy, safety, and handling. As electrified and hybrid powertrains become more common in the automotive industry, high-pressure aluminum castings can be a key factor in reducing overall vehicle weight.
“With this new aluminum casting facility, we have established a world-class center of excellence to bring the most advanced structural casting technologies to the U.K.,” said John Farrell, president of Cosma International, which is the operating unit of Magna and supplies a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to automakers around the world. Magna now has nine manufacturing facilities with more than 2,200 employees throughout the U.K.
“The manufacture of aluminum castings is an important building block for the next generation of all-aluminum and multi-material vehicle architectures,” said Ben Goater, general manager of Cosma Castings U.K.
Photo credit: Magna and caption: “Magna officials were joined by Ian Harnett from Jaguar Land Rover (center) and members of local government to celebrate the grand opening of Magna’s new aluminum casting facility in Telford, England.”
