It is easy to get hold of most any kind of optical disc duplicator, and the range of models already available probably covers most needs of both businesses and individuals. The state of the art today, of course, is the Blu-ray format, but leading manufacturers make duplicators that handle CDs and regular DVDs, too. You can get standalone, single-function duplicators as well as ones incorporating LightScribe-type technology that will label your discs while being duplicated (or in a separate step, if you like). There are autoloading models for all disc types, models that duplicate and print full-color labels, others that can load image files straight from a connected PC and models that do not need a PC connected at all.
Both manufacturers and high-tech dealers offer these and many other pre-made models and styles, and take care of most needs with their list of popular offerings. However, you may need some special duplicator for a very different kind of workflow. So where do you go for that? It is not likely that Toshiba or any bulk manufacturer is going to ramp up a factory line to make you a single Super Duper Duplicator. However, if you look around a bit, you will find some high-tech firms that not only specialize in stocking all kinds of disc duplicators but have the in-house, on-site expertise to build you a customized product.
Core staff
You need to find a company that has a staff with broad expertise. It may be that you do not need a custom unit at all, and when you find people who are experienced with all stages of production planning in this environment, they may be able to show you how to enhance your present optical disc duplication setup to do new things. If that does not work, you will want to confirm that the company has the research and development know-how to design, develop or collaborate in the creation of products and applications that will get your job done. Firms at the forefront of duplication technology are constantly expanding the high-tech boundaries to improve the functionality of CD/DVD duplicators.
The leading suppliers of CD and DVD duplicators got where they are by providing high quality products, reliable technology and responsive customer service. The best of the best will be able to show a strong engineering focus from the beginning. If the company has a solid research and development team (meaning software, mechanical and electrical engineers, along with computer programmers) then they should have the capability of designing, developing, enhancing or collaborating on original products and applications in the field of optical disc duplication.
Multiple areas of expertise
It takes a combination of skills and people to create a new product, even if it is just a variation of an existing one. You will need the help of software engineers who will develop what is called the firmware for a unit’s controller, as well as software to interface between the user and the unit through a PC, if that’s the approach being used. There are plenty of standalone, non-PC-tethered units that can be customized to client specifications, of course. Unique products may also require the input of circuit design teams that will design original board structures. If the company you are talking to about custom duplicators can do this, it means they have the ultimate flexibility to develop applications and products that suit the unique and essential needs that you have.
Even further, if your custom manufacturer has integrated circuit (IC) designers on staff, your new product can have custom chipsets on its circuit boards. This is the route to take if you want to have a custom application that perfectly, and consistently, meets the requisite product specifications. The more directly the job can be controlled (leaving out as much human error as possible, that is) the better the average results will be over the long run. A duplicator manufacturer with IC designers and other high-tech engineers is definitely the place to go when you need a product that is not, as they say, right off the shelf.
Robotics and more
Many of the custom-style duplicators, as well as off the shelf ones, make use of the quickly accelerating technology of robotics. There are many ways that robotic technology can be used in the optical disc environment, simplifying the workflows that aim at being one-stop shops of duplication, printing and even sorting. If you are looking for disc duplication that is something different, something original and something unique, you need to find a firm that not only stocks and sells the top devices, but has the brainpower and production know-how to create news ones just for you. Look around and you will find them!
Vinpower Digital.com has almost any type of dvd duplicator on the market today, as well as other formats. We have the expertise to help you at every stage of planning to enhance your optical disc duplication. Visit online today.
