Since your web browser does not support JavaScript, here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow: Laser cut glass mastering facility in fully air locked dust free environment. Clear glass masters ready for production of the CD stampers. Extensive physical and digital checking is carried out on all glass masters before production. Glass master is immersed in an anodising bath where nickel is added via electrolysis onto the master to create a stamper for the injection moulding pressing machines. Raw material for nickel electrolysis bath. Further checking being carried out on a stamper. Nickel plated glass master being cleaned. Final stamper being peeled from the glass master. For longer runs, further stampers can be produced to run on several pressing machines at once. Final stamper is ready for production. All glass masters/stampers are archived and stored for repressing should you require it. Central pressing chamber of a pressing machine. Molten polycarbonate is injected, and the discs are pressed using a pressure of 600 tonnes. Close up of pressing chamber. Clear raw CD leaving the pressing machine prior to aluminimum coating. Clear raw pressed CDs on spindles. After 'sputturing' with aluminium the CDs are spun coated with a permanent protective resin. Resin coating is then thermally baked onto the CD. On body film is prepared prior to making screens for printing. On body screen printing machine showing one of the colours being applied to the face of the CD. Visual monitoring of on body printing is carried out throughout the process using cameras directly above the printing press. CDs and printed parts being machine packed into jewel cases and closed. Roll of cellophane wrap being applied, folded and glued onto the CDs. A glimpse of part of the factory floor, which has additional machines for operations like auto stickering. Boxes of finished product being mechanically stacked onto pallets. Several products are being palletised at the same time, as each box is identified via a barcode and directed to the correct pallet. High turnover items such as jewel or maxi single cases are restocked from central warehouse near to the packing facility. Palletised product in fully automated multi level warehouse facility.
Laser cut glass mastering facility in fully air locked dust free environment.
Clear glass masters ready for production of the CD stampers.
Extensive physical and digital checking is carried out on all glass masters before production.
Glass master is immersed in an anodising bath where nickel is added via electrolysis onto the master to create a stamper for the injection moulding pressing machines.
Raw material for nickel electrolysis bath.
Further checking being carried out on a stamper.
Nickel plated glass master being cleaned.
Final stamper being peeled from the glass master. For longer runs, further stampers can be produced to run on several pressing machines at once.
Final stamper is ready for production.
All glass masters/stampers are archived and stored for repressing should you require it.
Central pressing chamber of a pressing machine. Molten polycarbonate is injected, and the discs are pressed using a pressure of 600 tonnes.
Close up of pressing chamber.
Clear raw CD leaving the pressing machine prior to aluminimum coating.
Clear raw pressed CDs on spindles.
After 'sputturing' with aluminium the CDs are spun coated with a permanent protective resin.
Resin coating is then thermally baked onto the CD.
On body film is prepared prior to making screens for printing.
On body screen printing machine showing one of the colours being applied to the face of the CD.
Visual monitoring of on body printing is carried out throughout the process using cameras directly above the printing press.
CDs and printed parts being machine packed into jewel cases and closed.
Roll of cellophane wrap being applied, folded and glued onto the CDs.
A glimpse of part of the factory floor, which has additional machines for operations like auto stickering.
Boxes of finished product being mechanically stacked onto pallets. Several products are being palletised at the same time, as each box is identified via a barcode and directed to the correct pallet.
High turnover items such as jewel or maxi single cases are restocked from central warehouse near to the packing facility.
Palletised product in fully automated multi level warehouse facility.
