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posted by takyon on Thursday December 06 2018, @07:22PM   Printer-friendly
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Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984

Vinyl record production has finally joined the modern age

Viryl has developed a first-in-the-industry: A steamless system [for creating vinyl records] that will make massive boilers and piping systems a thing of the past. Not only does it obviate some of the costs and permits previously involved, but it also becomes a more environmentally friendly process. Vinyl record pressing has finally bootstrapped itself into the modern age on all counts and stands to encourage new pressing plants to support vinyl's resurgent popularity.

Traditionally, the molds used to stamp out vinyl discs are heated by steam which is delivered to the press from a boiler. Viryl's steamless module electrically heats water to the desired 285 degrees Fahrenheit so the molds can melt pucks of PVC into a record. This new method of heating, removes gas, the boiler and extensive plumbing from the equation.

This new setup is a closed system that can live right next to the press, allowing for a smaller footprint in your workspace. It also reduces water waste, although you'll still need cooling lines. One of the biggest factors here, though, is that no boiler means none of the treatment chemicals used to keep a boiler in working order, so the environment wins. A setup that requires less square footage could also make Viryl's new presses a more attractive solution when space is limited or at a premium. Existing customers luck out as well, since it's possible to retrofit presses with the new option.


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  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday December 08 2018, @01:57AM

    by deimtee (3272) on Saturday December 08 2018, @01:57AM (#771391) Journal

    Clearly there are different types of vinyl owners:

    I did in fact copy vinyl records to tape (and still use those tapes in one of my cars), and I am looking into digitising my old collection, just as soon as I have the time.
    I don't buy new vinyl records. If I don't like the way they master digital formats, I just don't buy it. Vote with your wallet.
    I very occasionally pick up a second hand one in a junk shop if it looks interesting or I recognize the artist as one I like.

    Some people are basically hobbyist vinyl players. They enjoy playing with the records. Their choice and personally I think it's a better hobby than stamp collecting.

    Some like to support the artists, so they don't digitize and put it on the net or take it from the net. Or they buy records because they like the cover art.

    The problems with interconnect standards mostly no longer apply, but they did establish an early bias in many users. And for some of those people, "Never forget, never forgive".

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