Visitors are introduced to the advanced equipment at the workshop of FAW Foundry Co. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

FAW Foundry Co, a high-tech enterprise headquartered in Northeast China's Jilin province under China FAW and specializing in casting and forging, is accelerating innovation in automotive lightweighting with its newly launched LIGHT technology strategy and a newly completed product verification center.

Supported by five production bases and 12 factories, the company focuses on five technology principles: lightweighting, intelligence, green development, efficiency, and reliability. Its LIGHT strategy integrates product design, lightweight materials, and advanced manufacturing processes to deliver high-performance, reliable components for the new energy vehicle industry.

Visitors are introduced to the advanced equipment at the workshop of FAW Foundry Co. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

The company's recent developments include several lightweight solutions. Its first magnesium-alloy electric drive housing reduces weight by 29 percent compared with aluminum-alloy alternatives, following 23 rounds of rigorous testing. An integrated long axle housing achieves a 10-18 percent weight reduction, 30 percent greater stiffness, and a fatigue life 2.25 times the national standard. An integrated rear floor reduces weight by 16 percent while improving stiffness by more than 10 percent. Its integrated low-pressure battery enclosure also uses intelligent shape-control technology to improve production efficiency by 30 percent.

The newly completed verification center strengthens the company's in-house testing capabilities, covering material performance, corrosion resistance, structural strength, fatigue testing, and advanced joining processes, and will help shorten product development cycles and ensure quality throughout the process.

FAW Foundry Co aims to deepen full-chain technological innovation and provide reliable lightweight solutions for the global automotive industry.