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 Vasily Semeniuta, president of distributor Grandis Metals, Lake Forest, Calif., told AMM''s recent Titanium Strategies conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., that golf club 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 to China, and plants now are being built in Vietnam. One Chinese company 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 out Jack Wan, general firepitbaking manager of BIAM''s firepitbaking General Titanium Inc. subsidiary in Walnut, Calif., said the parent company had firepitbaking the capacity to cast 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. Targeting increased productivity within the consumer lawn and garden market, Kohler has expanded the range of its single-cylinder vertical shaft engines with the Command 16 and 17. "The increased displacements result from Kohler designing firepitbaking these engines with a longer stroke than our previous models," said Paul Blum, product manager. "This means that users will benefit from a distinct power and torque advantage across all speed ranges when operating their firepitbaking lawn and garden equipment?A Kohler exclusive for an engine this compact, according to the company, are hydraulic valve lifters, which provide consistent power throughout the life of the engine. The hydraulic valve lifters are designed to stay in constant contact with the pushrods regardless of thermal expansion or component wear, thus eliminating the "ticking" sound caused by improper valve clearances. A newcomer to the market, EarthForce America, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Superstav s.r.o. of the Czech Republic. In 1998, Superstav severed ties with Mitusi Machinery, which had been selling its mini-backhoes under the Predator brand name for a few years. Soon after, EarthForce began distributing Superstav''s new product line, which includes eight medium-sized TLBs with power ratings ranging from 25 to 68 hp. The EarthForce machines offer such features as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, mechanical gearboxes, sideshift capability and heated safety glass cabs. At Intermat this month, the company was to unveil a new 68 hp model EF-5 with a four-speed synchroshuttle transmission. Find outdoor firepits on sale right here. We offer discount outdoor firepits for a fraction of the cost of retail online outdoor firepits retailers. Buy outdoor firepit here and save.
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