Production technology and equipment
Today, CDs are the primary means of information storage. Their popularity is due to the increasing volume of information data flow. The services in CDs and DVDs manufacturing are demanded not only by media companies, but also by the organizations which activities are related to conducting scientific conferences, trainings, various lectures recording on video for their further use in personnel education.
CD replication is also in demand among companies engaged in the advertising business. The process of making CDs and DVDs itself includes not only their duplication, but also application of a specific image to a disc and design services for the cover. It also includes packaging of printed items and discs.
What does the process of CD, DVD discs manufacture include? The first stage involves the creation of matrix or so-called “mastering”. Then, the required number of discs is made from the matrix with the method of high-temperature casting of optical polycarbonate. After manufacture of the entire circulation, the design works are carried out, which include application of image to the media according to two main methods of applying the image – silk screen or offset. The final stage is product packaging.
For the factory production of discs, the equipment of major companies is used – Singulus Technologies, Adivan High Tech AG, Anwell Precision Technology. Installation and commissioning of production lines were made under the control of foreign experts. All tha factory employees have completed a full course of study and have appropriate certificates.
Higher requirements are also made to the manufacturing conditions: production lines are located in a room that complies with European standards for cleanliness and microclimate: antistatic floor covering, hermetic entrance, special temperature regime and humidity conditions; only employees wearing special clothes and shoes are allowed in the production area.
Multistage quality control system includes both internal and external verification modules. Own chemical laboratory allows us to make preparation of components with high accuracy.
At the request of the client, our company can make discs that are protected from home and industrial copying. For protection, one of the most advanced KEYLESS technologies of the STARFORCE Company is used.
RECORDSMAN always keeps the matrix, which is convenient for regular customers who always have the opportunity to contact us for the manufacture of CDs and DVDs and to order an additional amount of products, if necessary. We have a special archive where not only the matrices are stored, but also the cover layouts, which let us start quickly an additional release of circulation.
For the manufacture of small circulations, printing is carried out on digital printers… and lacquer finish, as well as information recording are made on the company duplicators … A major direction in printing of polygraphy products is colorful sheet offset printing. We implement printing on paper and cardboard of 520×720 mm format with width up to 0.6 mm, in order to get thicker boxes, for example, made of micro-corrugated cardboard, we apply laminating, that is, gluing a thin liner to a thick base, we perform UV lacquering or foil printing, we carry out cutting and gluing on automatic equipment with receiving inserts for CDs, booklets for DVDs, digipack, DiscBox Slider, JakeBox, digisleeve, digifile, digibook and other kinds of cardboard and paper packages for disсs.
Printed products of small circulations
Printing is carried out on HP Indigo 10000, the first digital printing machine of the fourth generation (Series 4), which provides the quality offset printing in B2 format (750 × 530 mm). It is able to perform almost any commercial task, combining high performance, Indigo quality, variety of material to be printed and operational flexibility. The printing machine can be used easily by offset printing houses, allowing them to print large and high marginal circulations for various applications.
Offset Printed Products
We present one of the few offset printing houses in Almaty city, which are capable to perform the entire cycle of printing works. You can order us printing of any size and complexity: from small flyers to manufacture of wall calendars. We also offer booklet and brochure printing in various formats. High-class equipment in the hands of excellent specialists is a guarantee of the best result at each production stage. The quality of Digi- Packs, printing for standard boxes is largely determined by the production base. Our company has the professional equipment necessary to create modern printed products. These are machines of the Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG, a German concern: prepress equipment, offset sheet printing machines, a folding machine, a laminator. A powerful fleet of modern professional machines let us perform a full cycle of printing works.
Constant quality control is maintained at all stages of production process. This allows us to talk about ourselves as a company that has a positive reputation in our field of services. We always strictly monitor the technology compliance during the process.
The RECORDSMAN Company considers it necessary to be classified on the market of replication services as a company that has an impeccable name and ability to ensure high quality fulfillment of orders both in large and small volumes. CD duplication occurs only with using consumables that have all necessary certificates. This allows us to achieve high quality of products, which is important for large volumes of work.