BityaBit wrote:https://blog.discogs.com/en/injection-moulded-records-vinyl-of-the-future/
Εδω απεχουμε αρκετα απο την εφαρμογη. Injection molding σαν τεχνικη δεν ειναι νεα αλλα η εφαρμογη στην κατασκευη δισκων δεν ειναι ακομα στα αναγκαια επιπεδα. Τα προβληματα ειναι αρκετα:
The
durability of vinyl records is a bit higher than the injection moulded samples they have made. “The samples show some signs of wear after playing them 35 times, so we haven’t found the perfect combination of different plastics just yet. Vinyl starts showing signs of wear after about 50 times.”
The
price of the material used is higher than that of vinyl records. The material used for a vinyl record costs around € 0.35 per record, currently the costs for injection moulded records is € 0.45 per record.
It takes about 25 to 40 seconds to produce a vinyl record (depending on the machines used), whereas the time needed to produce an injection moulded record currently is 25 seconds. To be a serious alternative, the production time needs to be brought down to 14 seconds.
It’s not easy to test the
sound quality of the injection moulded records. The testing system for CDs is completely different than the system for records, and the conventional quality system for vinyl is not one on one compatible with injection moulded records. Working with Fontys Hogeschool, Harm hopes to develop a better system.
Εβαλα με bold τα πιο σημαντικά αλλα πρεπει να προσθέσουμε και το μεγαλύτερο απ ολα, που δεν αναφέρεται: το κοστος της εγκαταστασης. Η μηχανή ειναι μεγαλη και ακριβη, για να εχει νοημα πρεπει να υπόσχεται ιδαιιτερα πιο χαμηλούς χρονους παραγωγης, ανώτερη ηχητικη ποιότητα και χαμηλο κοστος συντήρησης.