The special construction with its core material makes them amazing bats for all kinds of players as they are very light weighted and easy to swing. The durability of these bats with optimum performance is also unmatchable.
The updated end cap is built with a blend of stronger and lighter materials to increase barrel performance and sweet spot surface area without creating an end loaded swing weight or feel. College baseball players can use wooden bats during a baseball game, but most use a metal bat.
Using a metal bat allows college baseball players to hit balls further and increase their chances of having a higher batting average. OSU went on the win again in DeMarini launches the composite barrel "Phenix" bat putting the brand on the map in the fastpitch market. ASU Sofbtall team signs with DeMarini, becoming the first big time softball team on the national level. DeMarini introduces the first and still the only steel slowpitch bat.
The baseball world was changed forever with the introduction of the first Voodoo aluminum barrel Half and Half bat. DeMarini introduces the Flipper, the first Gapped Divergence technology bat on the slowpitch softball market. The entire DeMarini team moves in to the newly expanded factory HQ. This allows us to continue to grow and make the best bats in the world. Ray would be proud of what we have accomplished.
Close menu. The bats then bake in the oven to accelerate drying. With the barrel design shaped, painted and adorned, the next stop for a bat in the Hillsboro plant comes with end caps, knobs and connections, all pieces injection-molded in house. Robotic machinery speeds the manufacturing process, and DeMarini programmed all the machines themselves to handle the processes. Examples of next steps include a plastic connection over top a carbon tube, priming and gluing the inside of a bat to handle the knob or a gel-like glue that adheres the end cap in 30 seconds.
A machine also inserts a stainless-steel pin through the handle and the knob to ensure security. With all the components in place, the bat receives a grip and is then shrink-wrapped and boxed. Each bat receives an individual RFID tag before shipping so it can be tracked every step of the process once it leaves Hillsboro. From a batting cage that draws top college talent to test out and measure spin rates, exit velocities and more to an impact lab that includes cannons for testing the performance of bats by simulating hits, there is always something different happening inside the DeMarini headquarters.
The cannon, for example, in keeping with the DeMarini theme, was built from scratch, every piece created for the purpose of testing bats to find the optimum design to fit within regulations but still find the highest level of performance. With design built around player types, Loeffler says DeMarini balances lab testing with player feedback. When a bat performs well in its limited run, it then can move into the mainline process.
Upstairs, in The Bakery, the two-person design team, led by lead designer Hodad, who has worked at DeMarini for 20 years, creates the unique look for every bat. Ray had a love for motor sports, so the DeMarini look has always had a more extreme sports motif. The trickiness of designing on the 3D shape of a bat requires plenty of mock-ups and design prototyping.
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