Molded metal makes one solid club
Canadian Plastics
When PING Inc. was developing a new putter, it wanted to combine custom club specifications with an efficient manufacturing process. To achieve this objective, PING teamed with Remington Arms Co., Inc...
When PING Inc. was developing a new putter, it wanted to combine custom club specifications with an efficient manufacturing process. To achieve this objective, PING teamed with Remington Arms Co., Inc., a company experienced in the use of metal injection molding (MIM) materials.
Using an exclusive kind of Metal Injection Molding (MIM) from RTP Company called PowderFlo, Remington was able to create a superior product with a 40% reduction in manufacturing steps compared with casting metal. The binder system used in the PowderFlo compounds is based on a patented aqueous agar, which only requires air-drying for a short period as its debinding step. After injection molded PowderFlo parts are sintered, they approach theoretical pure metal and exhibit mechanical, physical, and thermal properties similar to wrought metals.
According to Matthew Marley, operations manager for Remington’s Powder Metal Products Division, “Using PowderFlo compounds from RTP Company allows us to consolidate a stainless steel putter blade and hozel into one part. RTP Company’s compound is both consistent and predictable. Even with this large part, controlled moisture content helps us keep dimensions in close tolerance. This application would not be economically or commercially possible using other MIM feedstocks.”
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