Magna Casting Soest GmbH

The world market leader for thin-walled structural car components made of cast aluminium has been based in Soest since 1994. The company, which was initially founded as a subsidiary of the US aluminium group Alcoa, developed and manufactured the world’s first complete aluminium frame for the Audi A 8 body from structural parts. The company, which was initially founded as a subsidiary of the US aluminium group Alcoa, developed and produced the world’s first complete aluminium frame for the body of the Audi A 8 from structural parts.

Following the takeover of the Soest site by BDW and later Magna, the further development of the casting technology and the introduction of new casting technologies were successfully realised in cooperation with a sister plant in Markt Schwaben. casting technology and the introduction of new aluminium alloys. Today, the casting of particularly thin wall thicknesses in a form that is both weldable and rivetable is one of the Soest company’s outstanding competences. This has enabled the company to expand its customer structure to include small-volume products in large series, thereby establishing a leading role in the global market.

Magna-Casting structural components such as doors, suspension strut mounts, side members and battery housings can now be found in the weight-optimised designs of many car manufacturers. They help to minimise CO 2 emissions and therefore make vehicles more environmentally friendly. of the vehicles. With their high level of functional integration, they also reduce the number of subsequent process steps at the OEMs and thus lower their production costs.