Category Archives: manufacturing

Wakeboard News, Videos and Photos

Posted in manufacturing, spot, wakeboards by Monson Mfg. on May 14, 2013 | No comments

We have come along way in our wakeboard production since last summer. We’ve retooled, added sizes, and experimented with lots of variations of cores and construction methods. We are happy with the product and the experience it creates, we do however have many more tricks up our sleeve and can’t...

Slow Motion

Posted in machinery, manufacturing, materials, videos, wood cores by Monson Mfg. on February 7, 2013 | No comments

Periodically we get all geeked over here about our c and c machine. Typically it’s when we are designing and cutting new shapes, products or technologies. We used a high speed camera that could capture the snowboard wood core being cut out in slow motion, and here is what it...

Profiling sidewall

Posted in machinery, manufacturing, materials, snowboards, videos by Monson Mfg. on November 5, 2012 | One comment

Here is a short little video of sidewall material getting profiled on the C and C machine. The sidewall profile must match the core profile, minus the thickness of the edge key in order to get a correct press. 2012-11-05 09.59.47 from Monson Snowboards on Vimeo....

Custom Shapes and Technology

Posted in custom, manufacturing, OEM, projects by Monson Mfg. on October 3, 2012 | No comments

When starting a new snowboard brand, one of the first things to consider is what your market is. The days of just buying custom snowboards and being successful were gone in the late 90′s. Now days in order to be successful you need a solid marketing plan and if your...

Updates to the Finishing Department

Posted in base grinding, machinery, manufacturing, production by Monson Mfg. on September 27, 2012 | No comments

Snowboard Manufacturing Finishing department

The Finishing Department has made progress! One of our goals is to move towards a single piece flow method of manufacturing to take quality to the next level. With our larger facility we have been able to get closer to that goal. We recently added a new bigger and beefier...

Design it on-line!

Posted in custom, manufacturing, printing by Monson Mfg. on September 27, 2012 | 16 comments

We knew at some point we had to offer a way for customers to design their board on-line. So with the help of Jay at Booom industries, we now have a solution. Our new application is simple, it allows you to choose a color scheme, upload images and photos and...

Custom Snowboards for Bands

Posted in custom, day to day, manufacturing, OEM, projects, promotional, Uncategorized by Monson Mfg. on September 7, 2012 | No comments

The music industry has been using snowboards for years. We have seen them sold at concerts and offered as exclusive merch to fans. Another popular way the bands are using snowboards is to collaborate with local radio stations and resorts. For years Monson has had the great opportunity to build...

Humanity Growth Planning

Posted in day to day, manufacturing by Monson Mfg. on September 5, 2012 | No comments

Having a large surface to plan is a great way to see the big picture. So in our new factory, we decided to make one huge wall our chalkboard wall and use it to layout , organize and strategize our plans and growth. Here is just a photo of the...

Made in America, Sold in Italy!

Posted in custom, manufacturing, OEM, projects, snowboards by Monson Mfg. on July 23, 2012 | No comments

Most people don’t realize that we manufacture oem and custom snowboards for brands all over the world. Here are a few pics of some boards getting ready to get QC’d, serial numbered and bagged so they can get in a crate and put on a boat to Italy. These boards...

Base Grinding

Posted in machinery, manufacturing, production, promotional, videos by Monson Mfg. on July 16, 2012 | 2 comments

As we settle into our new factory, we thought it would be a good idea to periodically take videos of the processes for everyone to see. Here is a little video of Ule base grinding some boards that need to make their way into a shipping crate this afternoon. In...

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