Sun Metalon Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation Jointly Develop New Innovative Aluminum Recycling Process

SUN METALON Inc., (SUN METALON) a developer and manufacturer of metal forming equipment with the mission of “local production of metal parts to expand human frontier across the universe.” has collaborated with Toyota Motor Corporation (TOYOTA) to develop a new method for aluminum recycling that will reduce CO2 emissions.

Verification experiments have confirmed the new process contributes not only to reduced CO2 emissions but also to improved safety and quality compared to the conventional aluminum recycling processes. TOYOTA has already purchased equipment manufactured by SUN METALON and has begun verification testing of the new process. The results were jointly presented at the Japan Foundry Engineering Society conference in May 2023.

SUN METALON and TOYOTA will work jointly to develop the technology to be ready for mass production including the improvement of grade stability and equipment durability. In order to implement this technology in society and to accelerate the development, both companies are looking for partners who share the same vision and will work together to promote the future development. With that vision in mind the two companies intend to build an even stronger development system that will help interested companies collaborate in this effort.

SUN METALON and TOYOTA are proud of the innovative process conceived through collaboration between the two companies, with SUN METALON providing the fundamental technology and TOYOTA providing the applied technology. The two companies have discovered various potential applications (environmental impact reduction, supply chain efficiency improvement, etc.) for "local production of metal parts" using SUN METALON's core metal forming technology. The two companies will continue to deepen their collaboration to expand applications within TOYOTA.

Comments from both companies

Kazuhiko Nishioka, Co-Founder & CEO, SUN METALON Inc. We are proud to have been able to work with TOYOTA, which has demonstrated global leadership and is making advanced efforts to protect the global environment, to develop a process that has outstanding potential. I am very happy and grateful to have worked side by side with TOYOTA right from the founding of the company and to have reached this joint announcement. We will apply this technology to mass production as soon as possible.

Toyota Motor Corporation

We respect and appreciate SUN METALON's efforts to develop a new process in a short period of time after the start of the development. We have found an indication to reduce CO2 emissions during material production, and we will continue to expand the application of this technology. We would like to further expand and accelerate our collaboration for the further development of this technology and the reduction of CO2 emissions in the region.

About SUN METALON Inc.

SUN METALON Inc. is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells metal fabrication equipment. The company is developing a breakthrough metal additive manufacturing technology based on a new principle that enables ultra-high efficient heating resulting in up to 500 times faster speed and cost reductions of 90%. The company core technology also enables high efficient metal recycling applications. Representative: Kazuhiko Nishioka Establishment : February 2, 2021 Company URL: https://sunmetalon.com/

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