Publications and Presentations

Since 1992 I have authored or co-authored a number of publications and presentations detailing specific areas of Thixomolding® technology. For further information on any of the following, please contact me by email at: info@vanshiltconsulting.com

C. Van Schilt – Presentation on “High Volume Production of Thixomolded® Black & Decker Parts” at the Annual Thixomolding® Conference, Toronto, ON, August 2002.

D. Ghosh, R. Fan and C. Van Schilt, “Thixotropic Properties of Semi-Solid Magnesium Alloys AZ 91D and AM50, Toronto, May 1995.

C. Van Schilt, D. Ghosh, K. Kang and J.G. Roemer, “Development of Thixomolded® Telecommunications and Automotive Parts, Proceedings 33rd Annual Conference of Metallurgists, Toronto, ON, August 1994

D. Ghosh, K. Kang, K. Bach and J. G. Roemer and C. Van Schilt, “Properties and Microstructure of Thixomolded® and heat Treated AZ91D Magnesium Alloy”, April 1994, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tokyo, June 1994.

R. C. Carnaham, C. Van Schilt, D. Ghosh, K. Kang and J.G. Roemer, “Thixomolded® Magnesium: It’s Tatus and Model Relating Structure and Solid State Properties”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tokyo, June 1994.

D. Ghosh, R. Fan and C. Van Schilt, “Thixomolding® Properties of Semi-Solid Magnesium Alloys AZ91D, and AM50B, proceedings of the Third International Conference on Semi-Solid processing of alloys and Composites, Tokyo, June 1994.

C. Van Schilt, Thixomolding® for Industry, ASM International, in Calgary for the Calgary Chapter May 1992.

D. Ghosh, K. Kang, R.G. Roemer, C. Van Schilt, R. D. Carnaham, R. F. Decker, P. Fredericks and N. Bradley, “Properties and Micro Structure of Thixomolded® and Heat Treated AZ61A Magnesium Alloy”, Proceedings of the International Symposium of Advancement in Production and Fabrication of Light Metals and Metal Matrix Composites, in Edmonton, August 1992.

C. Van Schilt, Design for High Precision Molding, Alberta Polymer Conference, June 1992.

D. Ghosh, R. D. Carnaham, R. F. Decker, C. Van Schilt, P. Frederick and N. Bradley, “The Thixomolding® of Magnesium Alloys”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and their Application, Deutsch Gesellschaft fur Materialkunde, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, April 1992.