Magnesium refinery — OT/IT integration across Victoria, Western Australia, and Abu Dhabi.
Magnium Australia is a magnesium refinery commercialising CSIRO-developed technology to replace Chinese imports of this critical mineral. When operations commenced across Victoria and Western Australia, they needed a managed IT partner that understood industrial environments — including OT/IT convergence, multi-state coordination, and international scaling into Abu Dhabi.
Magnium represents a pivotal moment in Australia’s industrial capability. Magnesium is critical for aerospace, automotive, electronics, and defence applications — and replacing imports requires industrial-scale operations with the IT and OT infrastructure to match.
From day one, Magnium faced challenges most SMEs never encounter: industrial and operational technology (OT) environments with process control systems and safety-critical equipment; regulatory compliance for hazardous materials, workplace safety, and critical minerals supply chain; distributed operations across multiple states; international expansion into Abu Dhabi with ADNOC; and 24/7 reliability requirements where downtime impacts production, safety, and supply chain partners.
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Industrial-grade IT architecture across multi-state operations. OT/IT segmentation, regulatory alignment, and scaling-ready design from day one.
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Microsoft 365 with advanced security, mobile device management, multi-tiered backup, network segmentation. Coordinated across Victorian, WA, and Abu Dhabi sites.
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24/7 monitoring across all sites. Sub-4-hour incident resolution. Boots-on-the-ground commissioning support across multi-state and international operations.
An enterprise-grade architecture designed for the demanding realities of industrial operations and critical minerals supply chain.
“TechAssist doesn’t just provide IT support — they understand industrial operations. When we expanded to Abu Dhabi, they had people on the ground. That’s partnership.”
Senior Operations Manager, Magnium Australia
If you’re scaling an industrial, mining, manufacturing, or critical minerals operation in Australia — particularly one with multi-site coordination, OT/IT integration, or international expansion — talk to us. We’ve done this work for some of Australia’s most ambitious industrial businesses.
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