The Gizmodo article, offers the following overview of the process: Each stamper, which is attached to an autonomous 100-ton hydraulic press, works essentially like a waffle iron and can churn out thousands of records before needing replacement. How does vinyl become an LP? Vinyl LPs start as pellets that are extruded and then placed between metal stampers. The final polymerization step converts the monomer into vinyl polymer known as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or simply “vinyl.” Chemical modifiers are then added to achieve the various properties desired in vinyl end-products. Ethylene and chlorine combine to form ethylene dichloride, which is transformed into vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). The chlorine half of the vinyl polymer is not derived from hydrocarbons and is readily available and inexpensive. What is vinyl? Vinyl is made from chlorine and ethylene, with various additives to impart flexibility, rigidity, fluidity, or thickness.Įxplains that the ethylene in vinyl is obtained by processing, or cracking, hydrocarbon-based raw materials (petroleum, natural gas or coal) into polymers. The article explains that these new presses, the first ones built in decades, are basically the same design but but incorporate modern features like an electronic control system and a hydraulic power supply to squeeze the molds. Mold maker and parts supplier are building new presses that should be pressing discs in spring 2016, according to. To alleviate the months-long backlog of orders, a German start-up company and U.S. Not as surprising is the fact that vinyl record makers are having trouble keeping up with the demand the presses used to make vinyl LPs were built in the 1970s and are now showing wear. The reported that, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, 13 million vinyl LPs were sold in the United States in 2014, making it one of the record business’s few growth areas. In this digital age, it may surprise you to learn that vinyl records are making a comeback. And perhaps if Samsung found even more ways to keep a handset lasting for years and years, people would be even happier.Over here!” Randy's mom, Betty, waved a bouquet of flowers inour direction. Judging by the feedback we received, it doesn’t seem people would be too perturbed if the Samsung Galaxy S21 used Glasstic - at least, as long as the handset had a lower price to match.
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While a static picture may not do full justice to the appearance of a phone, many responses seemed to be from people who had used Glasstic phones. In our surveying, we asked Instagram users whether they thought Glasstic looked like glass - the answer was overwhelmingly no, though people didn’t seem to mind that. The Note 20, for example, cost £949 / $999 for its 5G model, which is a high price for any phone, let alone a plastic-backed one. It was typically brought up less in defensive of Glasstic, than in order to criticize glass, and it should be no surprise people want their expensive phones to last a long time.Ī few comments didn’t criticize Glasstic per se, but expressed dismay that the material’s use in Galaxy S and Galaxy Note phones didn’t coincide with any sort of price decrease from previous iterations. In fact, durability was the most frequently-raised point in comments across the social platforms. Lots of the comments we saw criticized glass for being too fragile and slippery to hold, which makes sense given plastic’s two key selling points are its grip and strength. We saw quite a lot of anti-glass sentiment in responses to our questions.
The Glasstic Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Image credit: TechRadar)
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