Magnium Australia Case Study — Industrial Operations IT
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.
The Challenge: Supporting a Cutting-Edge Refinery
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.
01
Architect
Industrial-grade IT architecture across multi-state operations. OT/IT segmentation, regulatory alignment, and scaling-ready design from day one.
02
Deploy
Microsoft 365 with advanced security, mobile device management, multi-tiered backup, network segmentation. Coordinated across Victorian, WA, and Abu Dhabi sites.
03
Operate
24/7 monitoring across all sites. Sub-4-hour incident resolution. Boots-on-the-ground commissioning support across multi-state and international operations.
The Solution: Enterprise-Grade IT for Industrial Operations
An enterprise-grade architecture designed for the demanding realities of industrial operations and critical minerals supply chain.
The Results
- 99.8% infrastructure uptime across all sites.
- Zero security incidents — no breaches, no ransomware, no compliance failures.
- Sub-4-hour incident resolution consistently meeting SLA commitments.
- Rapid international scaling — Abu Dhabi operations deployed within weeks of decision.
- Regulatory audit readiness with comprehensive documentation.
- Painless expansion — new sites added without degrading service to existing operations.
“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
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