ABOUT US
One-Stop Lightweight Solutions Expert
Rooted in innovative materials, driven by innovative design, fortified by innovative processes — a Tier 1 engineering partner for OEMs and suppliers.
COMPANY PROFILE
Engineering Lightness, Delivering Certainty
3R Lightweight (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., based in Jiading District, Shanghai, is a Tier 1 technology service provider dedicated to one-stop lightweight solutions for OEMs and their suppliers.
Our work is grounded in aluminum-based, magnesium-based and composite materials with ultra-high strength and ultra-high thermal conductivity, and delivered through semi-solid die casting, semi-solid squeeze casting, surface treatment and joining technologies.
We hold more than 500 invention patents. Our advisors include academicians and Changjiang Scholars, and team members come mainly from 985/211 universities and Fortune Global 500 companies.
MISSION · VISION · VALUES
Why We Exist
“Three walking together, knowing lightness to reach far — making design lighter, bringing people closer.”
MISSION
Make lightweighting more extreme, more reliable and more sustainable.
VISION
Become an innovation benchmark in the lightweighting field.
VALUES
Rigor, warmth, co-creation and transparency in every collaboration.
FIVE INNOVATION PILLARS
The System Behind Every Delivery
Innovative Management
A hybrid model combining German rigor — standardization and certainty — with people-oriented warmth and long-termism. Our management philosophy: meet sincerity with sincerity, kindness with goodwill, beauty with beauty.
Innovative Materials
Defining performance at the source — focused on the R&D and application of ultra-high-conductivity and ultra-high-strength aluminum-based and magnesium-based composites.
Innovative Design
Mass-production-oriented forward design. Design is manufacturing: manufacturability and cost are balanced from the concept stage.
Innovative Processes
Semi-solid near-net-shape forming technology, covering the full process chain from prototyping to volume delivery.
Innovative Business
Customer pain points at the center — upgrading from selling products to delivering results.
CORE TEAM
Led by Engineers, Advised by Scientists
Advisors include academicians and Changjiang Scholars. The team combines materials science, structural design and process engineering expertise.
Peng Liang
Chief Executive Officer
- 18 invention patents in materials and forming processes
- Shanghai May Day Labor Medal recipient
- Founder of the Jiading District Innovation Studio, Shanghai
- Former lightweight process manager at a Fortune Global 500 company
Cai Wei
Design Advisor · Academician
- 58 domestic and international invention patents
- National Outstanding Engineer
- 2 provincial/ministerial Science & Technology Progress First Prizes
- 2 provincial/ministerial Science & Technology Progress Second Prizes
Yang Weimin
Process Advisor · Professor
- 462 domestic and international invention patents
- 1 National Technology Invention Second Prize
- 2 National Science & Technology Progress Second Prizes
HOW WE WORK
A Transparent Five-Step Service Process
Requirement Alignment
Deep-dive into load cases, targets and constraints with your engineering team.
Material Selection & Simulation
Alloy grade recommendation validated by casting and thermal simulation.
Structural Design
Forward design balancing weight, manufacturability and cost targets.
Process Validation
Prototyping through semi-solid forming trials and inspection.
Mass Production Support
Process window freeze, yield ramp-up and delivery assurance.
Have a lightweighting challenge?
Bring us your targets — weight, strength, conductivity, cost. We will bring the material, design and process roadmap.
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