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 One example: Coastcast has implemented a "high energy drag finishing" line where cast heads are installed on fixtures and run through a finishing media. This operation not only runs 24 hours per day but helps to reduce one of the main causes of scrapped heads overpolishing when it''s done by hand. Moreover, while Coastcast''s titanium club heads are cast in Gardena, Calif., they are finished just across the border in Mexicali, Mexico, where labor costs are substantially lower. Rolfe emphasized that the realities of Asian competition mean that it was imperative for a North American club head producer to squeeze out costs. Vasily Semeniuta, president of distributor Grandis Metals, Lake Forest, Calif., told AMM''s recent Titanium Strategies conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., that golf club rubber head production had been following "the path of many industries with intensive labor rates." Output had shifted from the United States to Taiwan and then casters to China, and plants now are being built in Vietnam. One Chinese company rubber whose role in golf is growing fast is Beijing International Aeronautical Materials, which began more than 45 years ago as an aerospace supplier but now is branching casters out Jack Wan, general manager of BIAM''s General Titanium rubber Inc. subsidiary in Walnut, Calif., said the parent company had the capacity to cast casters 150,000 pieces per month in China arid last year produced 850,000 heads compared with just 300,000 in 2000. Of these, 500,000 were for the U.S. "TaylorMade" brand of drivers. Dining on the Go In a small space, the dining table often functions as a work surface, eating spot, and serving area. Wheels let a table move to the space where it''s most needed or where lighting is best. When seating is needed on all sides, roll the table to midroom. After dinner, slide the table against rubber the wall to dear space for other activities. Movable Seating Originally designed as a place to put your feet up and relax, this casters oversized ottoman doubles (or triples) as extra seating or a coffee table. The rubber piece casters moves where it''s most needed on tiny brass wheels. Keep it chair-side for everyday use; wheel it out as seating for two or a mini buffet when entertaining. Added Transportation Give an existing item, such as the bookcase (right), the shove by adding wheels. They''ll act like legs and give furniture a visual lift, creating a light space underneath. Wheels also make chasing dust bunnies an easier task by allowing the furniture to roll. We specialize in cheap wheel caster sales. Our Wheel casters our of the highest quality and we guarantee that. Stop by our website and find the wheelcasters you've been lookin' for.
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