Video : PolyGram UK Plant (w/ styrene 7") 1988

[blacknwhite]

1988 polygram plant vid. 8mm, dark.

Look close starting at time 0:28 , then again at 0:51 -- Two things:

There appears to be 7-inch 45's being ejected & rolling out VERTICALLY, at a much faster rate than normal 45 presses can output, so my guess is, styrene injection molding - Anyone know? (Even though I despise styrene 45s, I always wondered what their production looked like, wondering if this is it...)

Also, looks like the 45's pass through rollers to apply glue to the label area; paper labels must get stuck onto the glue further down the line... (Unless those rollers are actually painting on "labels")

- Bob

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRR4z1r1Slc

[mossboss]

Yep That's an Injection moulding machine
cheers

[Aussie0zborn]

Yes, the rollers paint the background onto the label area so that the indented lettering is readable. Note also the large unprinted circle around the centre hole which indicates a styrene moulded record.

This is the first glimpse of an iside a PolyGram plant Ive seen. Good find.