The Palmer Snowboard Factory
When Palmer Snowboards was founded by Shaun Palmer in 1995
it distinguished itself by building its own manufacturing facility near
Bischofshofen, Austria in the famous area of Salzburg, where most the
best ski and snowboard manufacturers are located.
The 20,000-square-foot facility employs more than 20 people
and currently has production capacity of 60,000 snowboards per year.
Consequently, Palmer as a young enterprise, is able to offer
around 35 years of production and R & D experience of our workforce.
A Long List of First
In order to deliver the world's finest boards, Palmer's
engineers developed unconventional manufacturing methods for the
factory.
As a result, Palmer has introduced many innovations
to snowboarding, including but not limited to:
- Three-dimensional construction milled into the board's wood core,
which saves on weight, puts strength where it's needed and
directs more power to the edges.
- Honeycomb* core made of Kevlar™, which is ten times lighter
than wood and has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any snowboard.
- Cap-sidewall construction, which combines the advantages of the
two most common board constructions. Though more expensive
to produce, this construction pays off with the highest performance
and durability and good looks.
- Titanium, which offers the unique racing features of high power, dynamic rebound and great stability at high speed.
- The Power Link system, an interface between the board and the
bindings that increases leverage over the edges of the board.
This system also gives "big-footers" a better option than
wide boards.
Only the Best will do
Up to fifty-six different parts make up a single Palmer
Snowboard, and each part is made of the highest grade, carefully inspected
material available.
Prepeg
Palmer is one of a handful of snowboard companies to use Prepreg, or pre-impregnated
fibers, in its snowboards. This computer-controlled process impregnates
fiber fabrics (glass or carbon, for instance) with epoxy resin, eliminating
the irregular hand application of liquid resin at the press itself. The
result is the highest strength-to-weight ratio and the quickest, cleanest
power transmission - and why the aircraft and space industries use Prepreg!
Woodcore and 3-D Woodcores
More than 100 layers of the world's finest woods make up Palmer's woodcores.
Swiss made, these vertically laminated wood cores provide even, consistent
and long lasting flex patterns. The cores are tailored to each board's
specifications using state-of-the-art computer machinery.
Honeycomb, Carbon and Titanium
You won't find finer materials on the market. All offer the highest strength
and the lowest weight, not to mention dynamic performance, stability,
speed and durability.
ALL THAT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, TOO!
The Palmer Snowboard factory and assembly process was designed
to minimize waste of raw material and produce the lowest amount of pollution.
Less than 1 percent of the Prepreg process uses solvents, topsheets are
made without solvents, bases use inlays to reduce silk screening colors,
and ultrasonic technology maximizes the use of raw materials.
The bottom line? Only the best
Palmer Snowboard's philosophy is uncompromising: to
build the highest performance, highest quality and most innovative boards
available. Quality has our highest priority from the first stage of development
at the drawing board to the very last, when a board is in the customer's
hands.
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