New molds for DVDs have improved cooling.New molds for higher-performance optical disc formats such as HD-DVD HD-DVD High Definition Digital Versatile Disk and Blu-ray have been developed by Axxicon Molds Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Inc. Its new X-technology is said to increase mold durability and reliability as well as disc quality. The HD DVD format, which holds 18 GB of data, and the Blu-ray format, which can store 27 GB, are said to be harder to produce than current disc formats. Axxicon offers the X-technology on SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) fixed-stamper and STX STX - Start Of Text moving-stamper tools. New mold materials in the mirror blocks and redesigned cooling channels reportedly achieve greater temperature uniformity and consistency, providing a broader operating window. A diamond-like carbon coating on the mirror block is said to give a smoother, more wear-resistant surface than a standard titanium nitride coating. Also, a new polishing process is used on several mold parts to enhance reliability in fast-cycle operation. Tel: (949) 360-9400 * PTDirect: 662QH [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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