New Vinyl Plant to Open in September

by | Jun 22, 2022 | The ADS Group |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COPYCATS MEDIA INTRODUCES VINYL RECORD MANUFACTURING Osseo, Minnesota, April 2022 – Copycats Media, a division of The ADS Group, will be the first modern-day vinyl record pressing plant in Minnesota. Construction is underway within the newly dedicated 65,000 sq. ft. building that will initially house five record presses with existing infrastructure to support future growth. ADS has also introduced an electroforming department which is fully operational. Electroplating is a process used to create data stampers which is then pressed onto PVC in the record creation. Greg Schoener, VP of Quality and Technology, started his career with ADS 33 years ago, when the CD was considered new technology. “I would have never thought that in 2022, I would be focusing on electroplating for vinyl records. I anticipate our first record to be pressed sometime during the second quarter of 2022.” Schoener states. “ADS’ manufacturing expertise and Copycats’ passion for music have brought us to a good place,” states Justin Kristal, President of Copycats. “For 25 years, Copycats has provided award-winning media packaging solutions to the music and film industry. From garage bands to Grammy winners to indie filmmakers and studios, the Copycats experience is always professional and personable. Bringing vinyl record manufacturing in- house this Fall will make Copycats the only US manufacturer to provide a single-source solution to the music industry and something I’ve wanted to do for years. So yes, I am very excited.” “One of the founding principles within our organization is to ‘listen to your customers.’ For some time now, there has been an undeniable market demand to provide a variety of mediums...

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by | Jul 27, 2020 | The ADS Group |

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