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1. Cutting Room

From the supplied master tape (via FTP or CDR) we make a cut in the cutting room. The audio is being cut on a cutting lathe in a lacquer, which has an acetate layer or on a DMM, which has a copper layer. The difference between the two is that a DMM is more ... Read More >

2. Galvanic

The next step is the plating or galvanic. In this step of the process, the stampers which we use to press the records, are produced.The lacquer with the groove is sprayed with silver, which forms a layer on the lacquer. Than the lacquer with the ... Read More >

3. Pressfloor

The vinyl is transported to the press in small granular or pellet form. Before it is placed between the stampers it is formed under high pressure into a small 'puck' or 'biscuit'. The 'puck' is mechanically placed between the stampers with on each side ... Read More >

4. Glueing and Folding.

The sleeves are folded inhouse, on one of our Winkler & Dunnebier folding machines. We have four machines which can practically fold any sleeve for all formats. One of them is a gatefold machine, which folds a two piece gatefold for 12" with a 10 mm ... Read More >

5. Packaging

The packaging is being done at the finishing department where the records are mechanically sleeved in their outersleeve (apart from 7" and 10" which are sleeved by hand) and packed into boxes for transportation. Automatic stickering, shrinkwrapping or ... Read More >

6. Quality Control

Throughout this whole process the record is subject to a comprehensive Quality Control. Before an order can be pressed a first testing will be made and played by QC. When an order is planned for production QC will regularly check a record during the time ... Read More >

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Media

Vinyl has always been an interesting topic for the media. It appeals to many people, as it brings out emotions, reminds us of the past and brings back memories. We think that's also the reason why it is still popular - although not as big as it used to be. It's the emotional aspect of listening to a vinyl record, admiring the artwork, studying the lyrics (without magnifying glass) which will make sure vinyl will never dissapear and is here to stay for ever!

Please find below some interesting links about Record Industry in the media and about vinyl in general.

Pressing, pressing! A day in the vinyl factory.

Vrijdag 11 juni 2010, 13:01 • 1569 views

A nice 4 page article in Germany's leading music magazine Visions www.visions.de . It's a report about a visit to our pressing plant, illustrated with beautifull pictures.

Click here to open the article in PDF

De LP is bezig aan een comeback

Dinsdag 13 april 2010, 16:31 • 3504 views

An article (in Dutch) about the comeback of vinyl and the part of Record Industry in this (by 'Vers Pers' a platform for young journalists talent).

Ook de gewone muziekliefhebber vraagt vinyl: Bol.com slaat toe

Dinsdag 13 april 2010, 16:25 • 1741 views

An article (in Dutch) featuring in newspaper 'the Volkskrant' about the internet store BOL.com (Dutch leading online store) who started selling vinyl online

Video of Pressing a 7" at Record Industry

Dinsdag 13 april 2010, 16:23 • 985 views

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