The Gigacasting Newsletter

Weekly Gigacasting News 29

5/5/2025 - 18/5/2025. Slowdown in Gigacasting adoption. New patent to challenge the limits of die casting. Tesla's new aluminum recycling plant. LK Machinery's new Gigacasting plant. TPI awarded the Award of excellence by the IMA. Tesla hiring supply engineers for humanoid robots castings.

Luca Greco

May 04, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 28

21/4/2025 - 4/5/2025. Tesla robotaxi Gigacastings. AITO mass production magnesium castings. Yizumi magnesium thixomolding. Financial reports. IDRA working on more 9,000t Giga Presses. Avatr deliveries begin.

Luca Greco

Apr 20, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 27

7/4/2025 - 20/4/2025. EXCLUSIVE: Toyota orders 9,000t Giga Press for Chinese plant. GISSCO Giga semi solid aluminum machine. Yizumi new semi solid aluminum machine. Guangdong Hongtu solution for Gigacastings "Shop in Shop" approach. 3,000t magnesium thixomolding machine delivered.

Luca Greco

Apr 06, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 26

24/3/2025 - 6/4/2025. Tesla receives a new Giga Press. First 9,000t die casting machine in Vietnam. First 20 inch magnesium thixomolded rims. Huawei’s Latest Vehicle Adopts Gigacastings. 16,000t Giga Press deliver to Dongfeng Motor

Luca Greco

Mar 23, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 25

17/3/2025 - 23/3/2025. Tesla Cybercab’s gigacastings and its 5 seconds production line. World's Largest magnesium thixomolding machine. Humanoid Robots approach volume production and More!

Luca Greco

Mar 16, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 24

3/3/2025 - 16/3/2025. Model Y Update, No Front Casting but New Rear Gigacasting. Rivian Shows Off its Megacastings. Japan's Shibaura Will Produce 12,000t Die Casting Machine and more!

Luca Greco

Mar 02, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 23

17/2/2025 - 2/3/2025. GAC adopts Tesla's unboxed manufacturing process. Tesla's Gigacasting: Beyond Cost Reduction, a Cornerstone of Vehicle Safety. Volkswagen Kassel plant transformation. SAG Group Invests 750,000 € on a New R&D Center for Rheocasting

Luca Greco

Feb 16, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 22

3/2/2025 - 16/2/2025. Honda fires up Megacasting plant in the US. American OEM signs green magnesium supply contract. Toyota build a factory in China with no JV. Giga semi solid slurry making machine. Linamar sells its Canadian Gigacasting plant.

Luca Greco

Feb 02, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 21

20/1/2025 - 2/2/2025. GF expands global Megacasting capabilities. Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot. Bole delivers world's largest magnesium Thixomolding machine. Handtmann installs equipment for Megacasting production. Tesla confirms the use of Gigacastings on future models.

Luca Greco

Jan 19, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 20

13/1/2025 - 19/1/2025. BYD installed a 9,000 T Giga Press. Magnesium thixomolded wheels. Carbon neutral domestic magnesium production. New NIO gigacasting aluminum alloy

Luca Greco

Jan 12, 2025

Weekly Gigacasting News 19

23/12/2024 - 12/1/2025. Xpeng models update. GF castings solutions opens in the US. Li Auto launches new rear casting. World’s first double injection 3,000t magnesium thixomolding machine. Tesla Model Y refresh

Luca Greco