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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is happy to announce a new addition to our eco-friendly line of CD Digipak products – namely the “CS1026″.

The CS1026 CD Digipak features 6 panel construction with one ‘tube’ style pocket which is integral to the front cover panel of the Digipak. A tube pocket is open on both ends (like a tunnel) so the contents of the pocket can be accessed when the Digipak is open or closed.

Ideally, the tube pocket is used in conjunction with a printed paper insert, be that a folder or stapled booklet. The tube pocket is not recommended for use with a second disc.

As per the illustration shown above, the CS1026 has two variations:

• CS1026-c : Featuring a single disc tray (either clear or black coloured) in the middle panel.
• CS1026-r : Featuring a single disc tray (either clear or black coloured) in the right hand panel.

Regular pricing includes CMYK 4/0 print which, after die-cutting, folding and gluing, provides full colour print on all visible panels. The CS1026 CD Digipak is printed on our standard “tree hugger” white boardstock with semi-gloss finish:

• 100% recyclable
• 50% post-consumer waste
• Forest Stewardshp Council (FSC) certified
• Acid free
• Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF)

100% recycled content boardstock as well as kraft/brown ‘chipboard’ are also available – please contact us to confirm pricing.

Get a quote now on the CS1026 CD Digipak.
Graphic design templates are also available via the website

We have invested in the right equipment, processes and materials to provide sustainable and environmentally-friendly printing solutions for our clientele. The CS1026 is yet another example of our dedication to providing low-plastic and no-plastic packaging alternatives.

Having in-house manufacturing and printing capabilities allows us to provide our clientele with a level of job control, quality and service that would not possible with an out-sourced product. With over 10,000 square feet of production facilities we have the ability to manufacture, print and package orders of virtually any size.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory direct CD DVD manufacturing and CD DVD duplication with a broad range of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions for clients throughout Canada and the U.S. With CD DVD replication facilities and offices located in Surrey, BC (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship daily to clients throughout North America.

At Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. we have invested in the right equipment, processes and materials to provide sustainable and environmentally-friendly printing solutions for our clientele.

With so much importance being put on the environmentally-friendly aspects of our CD and DVD packaging products, applying ourselves to the commercial printing market seemed like an obvious and natural progression.

Having in-house manufacturing and printing capabilities allows us to provide our clientele with a level of job control, quality and service that would not possible with an out-sourced product. With over 10,000 square feet of production facilities we have the ability to manufacture, print and package orders of virtually any size.

The promotional products we print includes (but is not limited to) the following:

• Bookmarks
• Brochures
• Business Cards
• Door Hangers
• Postcards
• Posters
• Presentation Folders
• Rack Cards
• Sales Sheets

Please contact with any questions you may have about any of our products or services!

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct CD DVD manufacturing and CD DVD duplication with a wide range of eco-friendly print and packaging solution. From our replication facility and offices in Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship daily to clients throughout Canada and the United States.

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It’s always great to hear back from clients so we thought that we’d share a few of our most recent testimonials with you!

“I would like to pass on many thanks to yourself and your team. You were all amazing throughout every step of the way. I’d also like to say a big big thank you for getting the product to us on time, for the EP release party. Precision Disc did a fantastic job, as always! And I will definitely be coming back again with MORE TIME to spare!”  ~  Disa C.

This client sent this comment to the members of his Professional Videographers Association:  “I just received 1000 replicated DVDs all packaged up and I’m really happy with the company that did it for me.  Precision Disc (http://www.predisc.com) is a company that has a manufacturing plant in Surrey, B.C.  I tried working with a local outfit that is an agent for a big replication house in eastern Canada. I had used them before but they have changed hands and the new owners haven’t got a clue. Precision Disc has a great system that keeps you up to speed on the progress of the job and they’re super easy to work with.  You can get a quote online very quickly unless your job is outside the normal in which case you just call them. Their prices were lower than I expected. If you have a replication job, these are your people!  I can’t recommend them highly enough.”  ~  Steve B.

“Thanks for all your hard work on my last project.  I’ve featured your company on my website, which is designed to help artists save money so they can continue to make art.”  ~  Punam

“I got my discs back, and I phoned… but wanted to follow up with an email as well. I just could NOT be any happier with how it all came out. It looks EXACTLY how I imagined. There is always so much room for disappointment in these matters, but, you guys did a magnificent job. Also, it was ready a bit early, and for that, I must say thank you! (anxious girl that I am). What a great surprise. For any future projects, I would not dream of going through anybody else. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times over!”  ~  Kelly H.

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Choose Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. for factory-direct CD DVD duplication and CD DVD replication with a wide variety of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions.

From our offices and replication plant in Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. daily.

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August’s VIP Special offer is for promotional print.

Place your CD replication or DVD replication order in August and get the following FREE promotional print with your order:

100 Printed Posters – 12″ x 18″ printed CMYK 4/0 with 1/2″ gutters on all sides, on eco-friendly 100# text stock.

100 printed stickers – 2″ x 2″ printed CMYK 4/0, bleed to edge, not for outdoor use.

100 printed postcards – 4″ x 6″ printed CMYK 4/1, bleed to edge, on eco-friendly 15pt cover stock.

This month’s Special Offer is applicable to replication orders only (minimum order of 300 units). Graphic designs must be supplied by the client in final form AT THE TIME OF ORDER and on Precision Disc graphic design templates. This special is offered as is – with no discounts or substitutions and cannot be claimed in conjunction with other special, offer or discount. Standard turn-time orders only – no rush orders.

Can’t take advantage of this month’s VIP Special right now? If you make a 50% downpayment we’ll hold the special until you’re ready to deliver your production assets!

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Choose Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. for factory-direct CD replication and DVD replication with a wide assortement of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions!

With offices and replication plant located in Surrey, BC (a suburb of Vancouver), we ship daily to clients throughout Canada and the United States.

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At Precision Disc we supply music CD Duplication services for clients throughout Canada and the U.S. when they either need a small quantity of music CDs, or they need their CDs in a hurry.

▪ What is CD duplication? You are probably more familiar with the phrase CD duplication than CD replication because duplication is actually the process that you can perform on your own home computer.

Simply stated, you use a computer program to copy your selected content onto a pre-manufactured CDR disc (the ‘R’ stands for ‘recordable’).

▪ The Benefits of CD Duplication? Because there is no specialized equipment or skill set required to duplicate CDs it’s a very cost-effective and convenient way to product small quantities of discs. The only possible down-side is that it’s not a particularly quick process unless you use a duplication tower that can copy several discs at the same time.
 
▪ Are Duplicated CDs Inferior? If you want the most professional, durable and quality disc you should consider CD replication, but due to there being a minimum quantity requirement (at Precision Disc our minimum order for replicated CDs is only 300 units) replication may not suit your needs or budget. If this is the case, there is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing music CD duplication services as an alternative.

We want to dispel the notion that an inexpensive price means cheap quality, so when it comes to CD duplication we don’t deal with cheap no-name blank media. We only use quality CDRs and then we ‘burn’ them using state-of-the-art duplication towers at slow speed to ensure the best possible disc image.

Your graphics will be printed on your CDR discs with a commercial grade high-resolution CMYK inkjet printer, but you can upgrade your order to our Silkscreen Printing or CMYK Offset printing for a totally professional look, quality and durability (an upgrade cost may apply).

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Choose Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. for factory-direct music CD Duplication services featuring eco-friendly print and packaging solutions.

With offices and production facilities located in Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship daily to clients throughout Canada and the United States.

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July VIP Special on DVD CD Duplication and DVD CD Manufacturing orders: WE PAY THE TAX! 

It’s no coincidence that our July VIP Special of “We Pay The Tax!” coincides with the implementation of the 12% HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) in British Columbia.  

Nobody likes to pay tax at the best of times, and the implementation of the HST just brings that to mind all the more so we thought the timing was perfect for us to ease the tax burden of our clients!  

No matter where you live in Canada, this special offer can benefit you. Some provinces have HST, some provinces have their own Provincial Sales Tax, and of course there’s the 5% GST.  

What products and services are eligible? Basically, any of our standard products and services with pricing published on our website are eligible, which includes:  

• CD manufacturing orders
• DVD manufacturing orders
• CD duplication orders
• DVD duplication orders

How does it work?  

• This offer is available to all VIP Members (it’s free to sign up)!
• You pay the regular/retail sticker price!
• We will cover the applicable tax on the product/service!
• We will cover the tax on the shipping! 

Are there any terms and conditions?  

• The July VIP Special is offered ‘as is’ – no discounts or substitutions.
• Cannot be claimed in conjunction with other special, offer or discount.
• Standard turn-times only – no rush orders.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct DVD CD Manufacturing and DVD CD Duplication along with an excellent range of environmentally-friendly print and packaging solutions.  

With replication plant and offices located in Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver), Precision Disc ships to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. daily.  

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Some people have real issues with “change”.  While change for the sake of change can be questionable, change for the sake of improvement is generally a very good thing!

So speaking of change (a great segue)… some changes have already been made to the Precision Disc website and some more are on the way!

A new format for the site is being implemented and, in some cases, this means some website pages are being moved or reorganized.

As always, if there is a product or service you require but cannot find it on our website please contact us directly and we will be happy to help you!

Changes to the “Start Your Order” section:

• Before You Begin
• Order Forms
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Form
• Licensing Information
• Master Content
• Artwork
• FTP Upload
• Payment

Changes to the Online Order Forms:

• Bulk CD and Bulk DVD Discs
• CD and DVD Discs in Eco-Sleeves (1 pocket)
• CD and DVD Discs in Eco-Sleeves (2 pockets)
• CD and DVD Discs in Digi-Pack (disc tray only)
• CD and DVD Discs in Digi-Pack (disc tray + 1 pocket)
• Discs in CD Jewel Cases
• Discs in DVD Library Cases
• CD and DVD Discs in Unprinted Sleeves

Changes To Graphic Design Tutorials and Information:

• Tutorial – Silkscreen Printing Design #1
• Tutorial – Silkscreen Printing Design #2
• Tutorial – Silkscreen Printing Design #3
• Tutorial – Graphic Design #1
• Tutorial – Graphic Design #2
• Tutorial – Graphic Design #3

 
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Choose Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. for factory-direct CD DVD replication manufacturing and CD DVD duplication, along with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions.

With offices and replication plant located in Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver), we ship to clients throughout Canada and the United States daily.

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DVD CD Disc Recycling Program

DVD and CD Duplication company Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. has launched a new program to keep your unwanted DVD and CD discs and cases out of your local landfill. With the knowledge that these items are not accepted by most community curbside recycling services, Precision Disc will recycle these materials for you as a part of their existing in-house recycling program.

“It’s a simple yet effective program.” explains the DVD and CD duplication company’s Vice President Bruce Durnie, “I’m not aware of any community-based recycling programs that accept CDs, DVDs and their plastic cases, so what are people doing when they want to get rid of them? If you throw them into the garbage they just end up in your local land-fill. To prevent that from happening you can now send those materials to us and we’ll recycle them through our existing in-house recycling program and channels.”

As a DVD and CD duplication company, Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct disc manufacturing services along with a wide range of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions for their clients throughout Canada and the USA.

Durnie continues, “As a company that specializes in DVD and CD duplication we recognize our responsibility to be a good global citizen so we’ve been putting a strong emphasis on utilizing environmentally-friendly equipment, materials and processes for quite some time. We don’t just talk-the-talk when it comes to being environmentally responsible so we’re always looking for new ways to enhance what we’ve already put in place and this DVD CD recycling program is a good example of our efforts to make a difference.”

Three Steps To Recycle Your Unwanted CDs and DVDs:

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Choose Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. as your partner for factory-direct DVD CD replication manufacturing, DVD CD Duplication, along with eco-friendly print and packaging solutions. With our offices and manufacturing facility located in Surrey, BC (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. daily.

May's VIP Special: CD Digipak

The Precision Disc VIP Special for May is another super deal on CD Digipak!

Our CS1020 style CD Digipak is featured and minimum order quanities begin as low as just 100 units.

As always, this is an all-inclusive package so you get full colour disc print, all set-ups, assembly, wrap, barcode, pre-press and one round of .pdf proofs included in the price. Our CS1020 features two folds, printable spines and you can choose to place the disc tray either on the middle panel or on the right panel.

Quantities of up to 200 units are supplied with quality CD duplication on recordable media. Quantities beginning at 300 are supplied with professional CD replication manufacturing.

All you need to do to take advantage of this special offer is become a Precision Disc VIP Member – it’s free to join and easy to sign up – and place your order in May.

If you really like the product and price but you’re not quite ready to take advantage of this offer in May, you can “hold” this special by placing a 50% downpayment and then we’ll hold the special offer pricing until you’re ready!

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. is your factory-direct partner for DVD and CD manufacturing, DVD and CD duplication, along with a wide variety of eco-friendly print and packaging solutions including CD Sleeves and DVD Sleeves as well as Digipak. We are located in Surrey, British Columbia (Canada) which is a suburb of beautiful Vancouver (host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games), and we ship to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. every day.

In the past year there has been a noticeable increase in audio clients who are creating their own Master CDs for CD manufacturing or duplication. While it seems most of the audio clients have an understanding of what CD Text is, there is still a lot of confusion about how to create CD Text and where you can view it. This article was written to clear up some of the confusion.

What exactly is CD Text?
 
CD Text is a technology that is used on audio CDs which enables low bit rate information such as the song name and the name of the artist to be stored on the within the disc itself. If CD Text is included on an audio CD, specific devices and applications that are able to read and display this information will recognize this information, retrieve it and, in turn, display it to the user.

Is CD Text visible on all players and programs?
 
No – and this happens to cause a great deal of confusion and worry for clients, because they often think there is something wrong with their CDs due to the the CD Text not being displayed. A particular culprint for such anxiety is Windows Media Player  – while it is one of the most commonly used computer programs for playing music, it doesn’t display CD Text unless you install a plug-in. (FYI – when you do see song and title information being displayed by Windows Media Player, it’s not actually CD Text that is generating that data).

Creating CD Text
 
It’s actually quite simple to create your audio Master for CD duplication or CD replication, but you need to be using a disc burning program (such as Toast or Nero) that allows you to enter in the appropriate data. 

I’ve already made my CD Master – can I add CD Text to it?
 
No, it is not possible to add CD Text after you’ve already created your audio Master. If you’ve already created your CD Master and you want to add CD Text after-the-fact you will have to create a new Master.

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Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. provides factory-direct DVD and CD manufacturing, DVD and CD duplication, eco-friendly print and packaging. Located in the Surrey, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver) we ship to clients throughout Canada and the U.S. daily.

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