We print both digital, Silk Screen and offset. I personally like digital. It is more versatile and it has a wider color gamut and it provides a powerful one to one marketing and personalization
The actual printing and manufacturing time is 3-5 days after you approve the PDF proof. Frankly we make money from Rush orders. how fast can we make it, how about few hours. Don’t assume it can’t be done, but I guarantee you it will cost more 🙂 Go ahead make me some money and call (800) 819-3362. Just remember I am motivated to ship it on time, otherwise I do not get paid and you get it for free.
Although we recommend 50 units as a minimum because it is economical, you can really order one if you like. It will just cost you more.
Standard is 4 colors (CYMK). Spot colors , Panton colors are optional.
Yes you can get a Digital Print Sample Prior to Printing the Complete Job by ordering one from your sales rep. Call (800) 819-3362
Yes we do. Our standard turn around time for Qty up to 250,000 is 3-5 business days. Rush fees will apply for shorter turn time. In most cases we can build any of the products in 24 hours and sometimes same day, just call (800) 819-3362.
You have two options. The traditional Way of calling our Toll Free number (800) 819-3362 or by buying online via the shopping cart http://cd01.com
Yes we do for 12 month free of charge.
CD and DVD silkscreen printing is typically used for printing large quantities of discs. DVD Silk Screening is cost effective for higher volume runs 1,000 Discs and above. You should not buy a Silk Screen machine unless you are producing at least 5,000,000 Discs per year. The investment is about $300,000 for a new setup and about $150,0000 in consumables. You will also need an expert operator with a typical Salary of $6,000 per month. The Process allows you to print full color on the Disc. Production Speed is one Disc per one second after setup. Setup time for an expert is about 45 minutes. Consumables are about $94 per job. Every time you change the graphics that is a new.
CD silkscreen printers apply ink to a screen which penetrate areas of the screen that are not blocked by the stencil. The Printing process for CD-R Silk Screening, DVD-R Silk Screening, Blu Ray Silk Screening or Replicated Discs is the same.
A typical Silk Screening Machine has 5 Print Heads. These heads can be configured with a variety of color combination from Pantone Color management (PMS) colors to four-color process (CYMK) and metallic. You have many color options in Disc silk screen printing technology than in label printing.
Silk Screening allows you to print full Color on the Disc with white and silver background. The result is a high-quality, attractive professional looking Disc, water resistant, scratch resistant, last longer and cheaper to produce in volume.
Virtually all Software and Music are Silk Screened. Video Disc (DVD or Blu Ray) are typically Offset Printed.
Printing 500 CDs or more can easily be done in a short period of time on a silks screen machine. You should definitely outsource to a company as a first option.
You should not pay a setup fees for any quantity because it is built in to the price already. You can get a huge discounts if you print 10,000 CD-Rs or DVD-Rs, and if you order regularly. If you need to print variable data print (VDP) on the Disc (i.e. dates, control numbers, serial numbers, etc.) expect to pay more.