Golf putter made via metal injection molding cuts costs. (Materials Progress).

Advanced Materials & Processes,  March, 2003  

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A new agar-based metal injection molding compound (MIM) from RTP Co., Wino na, Minn., was chosen by Remington Arms Co. Inc. to make the hozel componcnt for go lf club manufacturer Ping Inc., Phoenix, Ariz. Called PowderFlo, the MIM compounds offer a potential 40% reduction in manufacturing steps.

The binder system is based on a patented aqueous agar, which requires only airdrying for a short period of time as a debinding step. After injection-molded PowderFlo parts are sintered, they are said to approach the density of pure metals, ...

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