![]() Sergio was far-sighted, he always was! Sergio Gallo and Claudio Mus at the inauguration of the Meridian facility in Verrés (1995) But what was fascinating for him was to go far. And then that ambitious dream of converting cylinder heads to aluminium gave way only to that of becoming an expert gem-cutter: both became reality! Without ever forgetting the sectors that saw him concretely innovate foundry products and processes (the medical industry and the first precision casting heart valves, aeronautics and aluminium and magnesium gearboxes), the automobile and its volumes was the one to refer to for the challenges of tomorrow. The Gallo boys, born and raised professionally under his guidance, thus went on to conquer the world, when Italian metallurgy was still playing on its home turf and aluminium foundry was a topic dealt with by aeronautical textbooks. Having Professor Gallo, Sergio, in the team has always meant being able to count on a captain, a president, an honorary president but, above all, a reference person always ready to listen, share, decide, support and realize big and small projects of the great Teksid family.īorn and developed thanks to his intuition, expertise and determination which, combined with an unlimited curiosity, led the team- pioneers in the FIAT group – to take part in important overseas missions. An affectionate and friendly term which unites us and reminds us all of the Teksid team. After years and with the different paths that life has reserved for us, we still call ourselves “Gallo boys”. A privilege shared with many belonging to my generation. I am among those who have had the privilege of meeting Professor Sergio Gallo. Sergio Gallo’s personal and professional qualities left an unforgettable impression on all those who worked with him, as evidenced by the words of Claudio Mus, Technical – R&D Director of Endurance Overseas, and Riccardo Ferrario, General Manager of Idra, two of the “Gallo boys” in Gallo’s team at Teksid. Sergio Gallo and Claudio Mus at Teksid Aluminum In Teksid, Professor Gallo succeeded in introducing the most modern technologies able to maintain an advantage over the best competitors and was one of the supporters of the opening of the plant in Verrés (Aosta) of the Canadian company Meridian (September 1995), where Teksid had acquired a capital share to add magnesium technology to cast iron and aluminium know-how in foundries within the Fiat group. ![]() Editor-in-chief of Metallurgia Italiana magazine from 1975 to 1994 and founder of the “Metallurgical Science and Technology” publication, which he directed until 1982, Sergio Gallo was a technologist with brilliant intuitions, but he also proved to possess very refined managerial and strategic skills when, in 1987, he was appointed chairman and later honorary president of Teksid, a position he held until 2005. As associate professor of Metallurgy since 1960 at the Turin Polytechnic, where he graduated in Industrial Chemistry in 1945, Sergio Gallo always played an active role in the international scientific and metallurgical community and trained generations of metallurgists and researchers who subsequently garnered success in Italy and abroad. On May 30th, Professor Sergio Gallo, undisputed world authority in the field of aluminium and a leading player in the development of new processes and applications of the light metal since the early ‘60s of the last century, passed away. ![]() Professor Sergio Gallo, undisputed world authority in the field of aluminium, passed away in May he combined his tireless commitment in the research and development of new processes and applications of the light metal with outstanding managerial and strategic capabilities shown during his presidency of Teksid ![]()
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