| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts — Concurrent Alloy Design and Processing Science: An LMD Symposium Honoring Raymond Decker
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| Presentation Title |
New Under the Sun |
| Author(s) |
Robert D Carnahan, Victoria M. Miller |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Robert D Carnahan |
| Abstract Scope |
I’m delighted and honored for the priviledge to toast Dr. Raymond Decker, my dear old friend and colleague on this occasion.
When we initially became engaged in Thixomolding of Magnesium in 1989, we were survivors of the 1980’s Corporate Merger and Acquisition Pandemic. A key feature ensuing M&A was consolidation and divesture of duplicate organizational functions to maximize investor’s returns, foremost of which was R&D. While the growth of the equipment and end-user base continues to grow beyond the expiration of the basic Process patents, Thixomat has morphed to a holding company in which its principal activity is further commercialization of Patented ultra fine Nano grain high strength Magnesium alloys for structural applications and BioMag, a patented Bioabsorbable Orthopedic implant for the CMF(Cranio Maxillo facial) market enabled by TMP of precursor Thixomolded biocompatible alloys. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |