Three Bay State Companies Manufacture Swing Analyzer -- Golfers Nationwide Will Benefit From Collaboration

Shirley, MA (PRWEB) May 18, 2007

ThermoFab, a Shirley, MA-based company that manufactures high quality plastic enclosures for the medical, industrial and computer industries, today announced the production of The Titleist Performance Launch Monitor, a diagnostic tool, which measures a golfer's swing using laser optics. Carroll Design, a Lowell-based design firm collaborated with ThermoFab on this project for Titleist, based in Acushnet, MA.

In today's competitive manufacturing marketplace it is commonplace for companies to outsource a portion of their production process overseas to keep costs down. A less common occurrence is to find a product that is entirely "made in the USA". Finding an example like this from the Bay State, where the manufacturing customer, designer and manufacturer are all long-time, established Massachusetts companies is especially rare. ThermoFab is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary of manufacturing plastic enclosures in the Bay State.

The Titleist Performance Launch Monitor is a featured attraction of the Cobra Tech Van and Titleist sponsored fitting events at golf tours across the USA.

"Consumers expect top of the line design and quality when they see the Titleist brand, I knew that we could give this project the packaging detail that it required, without compromising on durability," said Michael Wahl, Principal, ThermoFab. "We enjoyed the challenge of this project."

The project presented a variety of design and manufacturing challenges as the monitor needed to withstand rough handling, rain and temperatures encountered during autumns in New England as well as summers in Arizona -- inside of parked vehicles.

"The biggest challenge that the Titleist housing presented was arriving at a cost effective solution at small initial volumes," said Steve Johnson, president of Carroll Design. "I approached ThermoFab with these requirements as I was aware of their reputation for experience with a variety of materials that could solve the problems with Titleist's high-profile project -- and wasn't disappointed."

Additional Information:
To learn more about ThermoFab, please visit http://www.thermofab.com. Headquartered in Shirley, MA, the company designs, develops and delivers custom plastic enclosure prototypes and products. Using a proprietary pressure forming process, injection-molded detail can be achieved with better turn-around and quality, providing ThermoFab customers with a competitive edge in today's high-speed marketplace.

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