G-TEKT develops large module component using hot stamped material G-TEKT Corporation (G-TEKT) has developed a large module component for mass-market vehicles that uses a hot stamped (hot pressed) material that can compete with “gigacast” integrated aluminum die-casting technology for automotive body frame parts. The new material features high strength, and reduces the number of components and weight. It can be processed with existing faciliti...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/26

(Ryobi) has announced the Medium-Term Management Plan for the three years through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2027. In the Die Castings business, the company aims to achieve net sales of JPY 300 billion in 2027 (JPY 257.9 billion in 2024), establish joining/securing technologies for the “Gigacast" aluminum one-piece casting, and engage in activities for receiving orders for new products in electrification and lightweight applications. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/17

Gigacast and integration to be key for EV body parts Manufacturing is about to change for electric vehicles (EVs), which also applies to vehicle body parts. While mainly emerging companies are adopting “gigacast” integrated aluminum casting technology, existing steelmakers and pressed parts makers have also been developing new technology and products to compete. Their main focus in the competition is enhancement of performance such as rigidit...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/24

ng to start the volume production of their jointly developed automotive body “rear frame module” that has connected pressed and die-cast parts around 2030. The two companies have reduced the number of parts by replacing 38 pressed parts with aluminum die-cast parts. Ahresty and G-TEKT regard “gigacast” large integrated aluminum component casting technology that is expected to be adopted by electric vehicles (EVs) as a competitor, and will...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/18

A-pillar in which multiple parts are integrated into one by the end of this fiscal year, aiming to begin volume production in the late 2020s. JFE Steel is also considering the integration of other automotive body parts and has a plan to integrate three to five parts into one. It will compete with "Gigacast," an aluminum one-piece casting technology that is gaining popularity for electric vehicles (EVs) as it can achieve both body strength and re...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/31

Japanese OEMs to introduce gigacast technology in earnest Japanese automakers will introduce “gigacast” integrated aluminum alloy casting technology for large components. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will use gigacast technology at a new electric vehicle (EV) battery case production line that will be established at its Anna Plant (Ohio, the U.S.), and will also consider the introduction of the technology to automotive frame parts. Toyota Motor Corpo...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/22

ulation. Nissan also unveiled its main technologies for next-generation EVs, including a samarium-iron magnet that does not use rare material such as neodymium, an inverter with a new structure, and a drive motor that uses flat aluminum wires in place of copper. The company will also introduce a “gigacast” integrated aluminum casting technology for large components from FY 2027, which is effective for reducing weight and costs. (From an artic...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/17

Toyota to produce next-generation EVs at Tahara Plant It was revealed that Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) plans to produce electric vehicles (EVs) at its Tahara Plant (Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture). Next-generation EVs are expected to be produced using Toyota’s new production techniques such as “gigacast” large aluminum casting technology and “self-driving assembly lines”. Toyota also plans to produce EVs at its plants in Kyushu, Ja...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/25

purchasing, and quality functions in 2020, when the company urgently needed to improve profitability. Honda took about four years to achieve the desired results, and will separate the three functions to shift its focus on competitiveness in the fields of electrification and intelligence, such as “gigacast” integrated casting, and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Honda has also been required to consider a production system and supply chain ba...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/25

Enshu to collaborate with German machine maker Enshu Limited (Enshu) announced that it has reached an agreement with Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW), a German machine maker, that they will collaborate for electric vehicle (EV) parts processing machinery. Enshu expects that the adoption of gigacast integrated aluminum alloy casting technology for automotive bodies used in EVs that will be developed by Japanese automakers will increase, an...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/06

Toyota unveils next-generation technologies under development: gigacast, self-propelled production line Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) held a press event by September 18 to unveil its technologies such as a “gigacast” integrated aluminum casting technology that will be introduced to its next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), all-solid-state battery production technology, and self-propelled production line. The technologies include those ...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/19

Aisin to actively promote EV parts Aisin Corporation (Aisin) will actively promote its electric vehicle (EV) components. The company will enter the “gigacast” integrated automotive body casting technology business, and develop a battery frame as part of the vehicle body that helps improve power efficiency and reduce battery deterioration. Aisin, which has strength in e-Axles, will release an “Xin1” module with multiple integrated parts in...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/15

) will install a new onboard battery that doubles the cruising range and reduces the cost by 20% in next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) to be launched in 2026. Three types of new batteries, including bipolar and all-solid-state batteries, will be commercialized by 2028. It will also incorporate GigaCast into its production technology, which integrally molds the car body. Toyota has set a target of 3.5 million EV sales in 2030. Half (1.7 milli...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/13