The primary benefit of an Optical Disc (CD, DVD, BD) autoloader is the convenience and lack of effort and manpower needed to operate the device. The ability to copy thousands of discs robotically, with minimal human interaction, is a tremendous plus to those with heavier duplication requirements.

Yet, most autoloaders require the user to spend a lengthy amount of time preparing and programing the master content to be copied and/or compared to the original master before they can actually begin the duplication process. That is why Vinpower created the beneficial Auto-Copy, Auto Compare, and Auto-Copy and Compare features. Each of these features allow the user to merely place the master content on top of the stacked media on the 1st input spindle and push a single operation button and the loader will handle the rest. It couldn’t be easier!

The TITAN Supreme is not only the most productive standalone disc autoloader on the market, it’s probably the easiest to use as well. Contact Vinpower today for more information.

There’s no question that the past few years have been very tough for most businesses and unfortunately, there have been a number of companies in our field who have gone out of business. Because of this, there are a lot of customers, for those businesses, that can no longer receive support for their duplication or disc printing equipment. As a consumer, I can only imagine how frustrating and isolating that this can seem. Fortunately, Vinpower has been able to navigate the rough economic tides and has one of the leading technical teams in the industry. Because of Vinpower’s inherent understanding of the full range of duplication and printing equipment, even equipment sold by competing companies, we can provide exceptional support of products that can no longer be serviced by their original supplier. So if you find yourself with product that needs service and don’t know where to turn, contact Vinpower to see what options we can provide.

As the demand for high definition programing increases, more production houses are turning to Blu-ray for HD video content. While Blu-ray volume is increasing, the number of facilities able to provide Blu-ray reproduction is not growing at a relative rate due to the staggering costs associated with purchasing and maintaining a new line.

Vinpower’s TITAN Supreme has been well tested in the duplication production houses and has a tremendous reputation for quick, easy and reliable automated duplication. Considering a BD replication line can produce a max of 300,000 BD discs per month, it is not hard to equip a duplication house with a number of TITAN Supremes that can match that same volume and at a cost of pennies on the dollar in comparison. For example, if an 8 drive Blu-ray TITAN Supreme can produce 1 round of duplicated discs (8 per round) every 20 minutes, then a single system can produce nearly 600 BD discs per day and over 17k per month. So one can see how easily it would be to run a reasonable number of Supremes concurrently to produce the same volume of BD discs, if not more, than through replication, which could cost millions to purchase and maintain.

The choice is clear, you can pay millions and bring in new Blu-ray replication equipment or pay a few thousands and have a ready to go, out of the box, production facility on hand almost instantly.

The Venetian printer has proven to be a tremendous cost cutting, high resolution, water and scratch resistant alternative to the standard disc printers on the market. Yet, it is so much more than just the standard run of the mill disc printer. The Venetian can also be used to print on multiple substrate surfaces that are difficult or impossible to print on through a traditional inkjet printer, such as:

• Vinyl for Stickers, Signs, etc.
• Glossy Papers
• Photo Paper
• Transparency and Clear Film
• Eco-Solvent specific media for decorating clothing, Wall Art, etc.
• Glass

All of these surface print options are also weather resistant including preventing of color loss through direct sunlight as well; so you know your projects will look professional and last for an extremely long time. The Venetian can accept paper sizes of 8.5×11, 8.5×14, A4, and smaller photo sizes, as well as optical discs for which it was originally created. Do you want to expand your business potential? Then purchase Vinpower’s Venetian printer and see a world of opportunities.

*Additionally, if you have a special project that Vinpower’s Eco Solvent Ink CIS solution would be beneficial, we may be able to modify the hardware to accommodate your requests. Please contact Vinpower with more specification to determine if we can meet your needs.

It may seem like a long way off, but January will be here before you know it, so there is no reason to procrastinate. If you plan to attend the 2013 International CES Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8 – 11, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, then you should save time and money and register now for free.

Click on the link below on or before August 31, 2012, and follow the instructions to sign up for your free entry pass. If prompted, use the promotional code U3.

http://registration3.experientevent.com/showCES131/Default.aspx?pcode=U3

While attending the show, make sure to stop by Vinpower’s booth, located at LVCC, South Hall 1 – 20356 to see what are sure to be some new and innovative products.

We have been hearing constant stories over the summer from duplication houses around the world that have suffered greater than usual disc failures during the duplication process when using duplicators in the traditional metal cases. While at the same time, we have been told that our SharkCopier duplicators in our unique patented aluminum cases have not suffered any abnormal failure rates and have performed consistently regardless of the heat.

The reason for this is because as writer drives are burning media, they generate large amounts of heat. When that internal heat is added to the external heat, especially when the duplication is performed in non-air-conditioned warehouses in a steel case that traps the hot air internally, then the drives begin to overheat which causes greater failures. The SharkCopier uses an aluminum case which helps dissipate the heat through the entire case and not just through a couple of small vent fans in the back of the duplicator. Additionally, it has large side air vents located near the hottest part of the writer drives for fresh air to constantly be pulled in to replace the hot air generated internally. These key elements in addition to other advances help maintain an optimal operating temperature for the writer drives so that they can burn continuously without creating high failure rates.

So if you want to be assured that your project will burn correctly without high failure rates regardless of the weather or external conditions, then you need to purchase a duplicator in a Shark case! Contact Vinpower to learn more about our Shark Casing as well as all the market leading products we carry.

As personal computers, especially laptop computers and tablets, become smaller and thinner, optical drives are being squeezed out. Yet, the necessity to read or copy content onto an optical disc remains a pressing need. Additionally, more valuable personal content, such as music, pictures, video, files, etc. are being stored on personal computers eating away at the hard drive space, even in the age of the TB HDD.

So how does someone burn files from their computer onto discs or make a quick individual back up if they do not have an optical writer drive? The answer is using the surprisingly low priced Vinpower Digital 1 to 1 Blu-ray duplicator with a USB 3.0 connection (backwards compatible to USB 2.0).

This 1 to 1 Blu-ray duplicator can easily connect to any computer device with a USB connection and create an exact copy of the data onto a recordable CD, DVD, or even Blu-ray. This is a much better back-up solution then simply leaving that content on the computer or pushing it to the cloud where you have to have Internet access to view it.

In addition, you’ll have the added advantage of being about to make individual copies of key content for easier and more secure storage. Inquire about the 1 to 1 Vinpower SharkBlu duplicator today.

Recently an article was published online which touted: “Market for SD Cards to Reach $21.3 Billion by 2018.” It’s not a stretch to conclude that if even only a fraction of this volume was used to store content meant for mass distribution or consumption, then the SD duplicator business will be a very lucrative market in the near future. More and more mobile devices utilize SD or micro SD cards for storage and/or playing content. Additionally, video games and movies are becoming more readily available on SD cards due to the compact size and ever increasing capacity.

So with that said, unlike optical discs, there is only one way to copy flash memory and that’s to duplicate it. There is no such thing as replication of SD Cards. Each card has to be individually written to, which means that SD duplicators will be very much in demand! If you want to stay ahead of the trends rather than follow them, invest in a Xerox SD/Micro SD Flash duplicator today.

Vinpower has been spreading the news that the specially enhanced DVD/CD Sony Optiarc CB writer drives are better than other models for multi-drive duplication. Many of you may wonder, how we can make this claim, as just looking at the specs, all DVD/CD writer drives look the same.

The critical difference lies in both the quality of the components used to manufacture the drive and the proper calibration of these elements specifically for the duplication market. To write to a disc, a drive will use a laser diode that burns digital data onto the reflective side of the disc. Of course, the laser will generate heat and for every degree increase in the temperature, the drive will need to recalibrate the laser diode as to how strong the laser needs to be to write the data onto the disc. The wider the variance in temperature variance, the lower the ultimate burn quality will be.

Now with most end users that burn a discs every once in a while, the drive will not heat up enough to make a noticeable difference. However, when it comes to those that frequently need to duplicate discs in large quantities through multi-drive duplication towers, it will make a huge difference. Most standard drives base their burning principals on typical PC usage, so they can reduce costs by not fine-tuning the laser calibration as stringently. This reduction is the attention to detail is recognizable by duplicating a large number of discs and comparing the disc burned 1st to one of the final discs burned and you’ll find multiple irregularities between the two.

In the case of the Sony CB drives, Vinpower worked with Sony to determine the absolute best calibration timing and variance so that every duplicated disc will identical in quality and appearance. That is why Vinpower uses the Sony CB drive exclusively for their CD/DVD duplicators.

Not only are Blu-ray drives necessary for copying BD-R media, but they are also the preferred choice for duplicating recordable CD and DVD media as well.

The general notion is one should use the tool specified for a given task. Take for instance; you would not use a hammer for a job requiring a screwdriver. However, there are occasions where a hybrid tool is better and more efficient to perform multiple tasks, such as a Swiss Army Knife, then multiple individual tools. The Blu-ray writer drive is much like a Swiss Army Knife where it has two separate OPU’s and can perform multiple tasks from a single device. One of the OPU’s is a blue laser for reading/writing Blu-ray media and the other is the standard red laser for reading/writing CD and DVD media.

Now many will ask, what makes the red laser in the Blu-ray drive better than the ones used in the regular DVD writer drives? The simple answer is, because they use better more, expensive parts, in the Blu-ray drives in comparison to the CD/DVD writer drives. Manufacturers of DVD drives are constantly looking for ways to cost down in order to allow consumers to purchase these drives and sub-$20 each. When you continue to cost down, there’s only so much that increased volume can offset, so the manufacturers also need to make or purchase lower cost components that have a much higher failure rate due to this.

Although Blu-ray writer drive prices have dropped significantly, making them a reasonable replacement for a DVD writer drive, they are still priced at a point where the manufacturers can use better and more reliable components within the drives. In fact, the red laser OPU used within the Blu-ray drives is often better than the ones used in most standard DVD drives.

So if you’re looking for a duplicator, either a new one or a replacement for an older system, you would be wise to explore purchasing a Blu-ray duplicator, even if you’re not yet copying Blu-ray discs. It will be money well spent!