Thixomat hires in Ann Arbor as it rolls out new products

Thixomat has come up with a product so special that it’s about to make the company the exception to the rule.The research-and-development company’s M.O. is to create new technologies and license them out. That’s not the case with Thixomat’s latest product NanoMag, an environmentally friendly process for the production and marketing of high strength, light weight magnesium sheeting with nanometer microstructures.”NanoMag is going to by dynamic,” says Herb Pritzker, director of marketing of Thixomat. “We’re going to market it directly. It can be used anywhere from automotive to military to healthcare.”The Ann Arbor-based recently hired a new person, bringing its staff to nine people. Many more could be on the way if Thixomat achieves everything it hopes for with NanoMag. It’s gearing up to create a manufacturing facility in the local area, a move that could create a significant number of jobs soon.Source: Herb Pritzker, director of marketing of ThixomatWriter: Jon Zemke