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  "description": "Karsten Manufacturing Corporation is a private company famous for its Ping golf clubs, known for custom fitting and innovation in golf equipment design. The company sells its clubs exclusively through golf course pro shops, where customers are custom fitted. Beyond golf equipment, Karsten also produces accessories like bags and apparel, and owns and operates Moon Valley Country Club. Through its subsidiaries, Karsten Engineering and Dolphin Inc., it provides technical expertise and precision manufacturing services to clients such as NASA, IBM, Motorola, and the aerospace and defense industries.",
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  "category": "Golf Clubs",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-31T19:36:23.210Z",
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    "category": "Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing",
    "what_it_does": "Karsten Manufacturing Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells golf clubs and accessories like bags and apparel. The company custom fits golf clubs for customers. Through its subsidiaries, it also conducts engineering research for clients such as NASA, IBM, and Motorola, and produces precision parts for various applications, including airplanes and weapons systems. Additionally, it owns and operates Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix.",
    "primary_audience": "Golfers seeking custom-fitted golf clubs and accessories; also, other companies for engineering research and precision parts manufacturing.",
    "core_product": "Ping golf clubs, specifically putters and irons.",
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      "detail": "Products are sold through golf course pro shops where customers are custom fitted, and manufacturing occurs only after an order is placed."
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