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Please take a moment to review this information if you are not sure
what type of CD manufacturing you need.
CD
Duplication 
Ideal
for Low Volume and/or Quick Turn requirements.
Know as CD-R or CD Recordable disc duplication, CD duplication is
the process of duplicating data onto an existing pre-made disc.
This disc is known as a CD-R, short for Compact Recordable Disc.
CD
duplication is very similar to duplicating an audiocassette or videocassette.
In all cases your are duplicating data onto existing media.
Existing media is the key. Unlike CD replication, you begin
this process with a pre-made CD-R disc that is capable of receiving
recorded data.
Benefits
- Quick
Lead-Time!
Without the need of longer machine setup times or Glass Mastering
delays, CD duplication is ideal for your quick lead time or short
run requirements.
- Lower
Costs!
With no Glass Mastering, the costs for smaller quantity runs can
often be more affordable than with small run Replication costs.
Through our high-tech print machinery, quality 4-color process
printing is available on your CD and Jewel Case inlay cards.
As the printing is done straight from your electronic files, there
are no film costs to worry about.
You
can outsource your CD duplication to CD Duplication 4 Less or we
can supply you with a CD
duplicator so that you can burn your own CDs
in-house.
CD
Replication 
Ideal
for higher volume requirements.
CD Replication is the manufacturing process that essentially replicates
or "clones" your original master. A Glass Master is created
from your original master. From the Glass Master a set of "stampers"
are made. The stampers or molds are the blueprint for the replication
process. Stampers are mounted into a High Tech injection mold machine.
In the molding process, a replica of the mold is created in the
form of a 4.75 (120 mm) plastic disc.
The
formed disc is then coated with a micro-thin reflective layer of
aluminum. The final stage of the replication process involves the
application of a protective lacquer that is spun onto the disc and
then hardened by ultraviolet (UV) light. The replication process
is now complete. All processes are performed inline to ensure quality,
accuracy and speed from start to finish.
The
completed disc is now ready for printing.
Benefits
- Quality
& Accuracy
Fully integrated computers perform inline inspections
for full conformance with your original master. This ensures that
the 1000th, 10,000th or 1,000,000th
disc will be an exact replica of your original.
- Speed
Leading Technology machines developed for CD Replication are wonders
in themselves. They perform at near perfect reliability at very
high rates of production. This speed with accuracy allows for
great costing.
- Machinery
Multi-station silk-screen printing presses perform
accurate printing on the surface of your disc, also at high rates
of speed with high accuracy.
- Automation
Along with automated replication, assembly is done
using Automated High speed Jewel Case assembly/overwrap systems
or Autosleevers.
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