The Sprinter page

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The MiniDiscª format was launched in 1990. The small format and 140MB capacity which means up to 74 minutes of music focussed wide attention on a magneto-optical technology for the first time.

Some manufacturers of the MiniDiscª: (in alphabetical order)

• Hitachi Maxell (Japan) (sorry in japanese only)
• MPO (France)
• Sony (Japan)
• TDK (Japan)
• XEUS (Japan)

MiniDiscª-structure: The picture below shows the structure of the MiniDiscª and each thin film layer applied by the Sprinter's process stations. (except the protective layer)



The Sprinter sputtering system is the newest and quickest production system dedicated to MiniDiscª production. The Sprinter assures high throughput: at least 500 discs per hour.

side view of the Sprinter

Click here for the next page to see how it works...

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