Comments on: TDK Plans to Cease CD, DVD Production http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/tdk-plans-to-cease-cd-dvd-production/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:17:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/tdk-plans-to-cease-cd-dvd-production/#comment-52588 Ian Bell Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:25:27 +0000 #comment-52588 Thanks for sharing that with us Patrick. Thankfully TDK is staying in business with Blu-Ray and possible HD-DVD production, however it sounds like they will only be produced in Japan for the time being. <br /> <br /> I new a guy that used to work for Sony's CD plant in Springfield Oregon back in the mid 90's. That place has long since shut down unfortunately. Thanks for sharing that with us Patrick. Thankfully TDK is staying in business with Blu-Ray and possible HD-DVD production, however it sounds like they will only be produced in Japan for the time being.

I new a guy that used to work for Sony's CD plant in Springfield Oregon back in the mid 90's. That place has long since shut down unfortunately.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/tdk-plans-to-cease-cd-dvd-production/#comment-52587 Patrick Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:50:30 +0000 #comment-52587 This is sad news for me, as I helped build -in a small way- one of TDK's CD-R plants back in 1997. I was there to when the plant was bare concrete all the way through clean room start up and then to full production. <br /> <br /> The CD-R plant and the entire TDK factory were amazing places, with advanced cargo robots and unique production methods unlike anything I've seen since. Naturally, TDK discs have always held a special sentiment for me and I was so proud the day I bought a spindle of discs made in the plant I helped make. <br /> <br /> They closed that CD-R plant and adjacent VHS factory in 2001 and shifted production to cheaper overseas factories. Now the cheaper overseas factories have themselves closed down. What a sad thing. This is sad news for me, as I helped build -in a small way- one of TDK's CD-R plants back in 1997. I was there to when the plant was bare concrete all the way through clean room start up and then to full production.

The CD-R plant and the entire TDK factory were amazing places, with advanced cargo robots and unique production methods unlike anything I've seen since. Naturally, TDK discs have always held a special sentiment for me and I was so proud the day I bought a spindle of discs made in the plant I helped make.

They closed that CD-R plant and adjacent VHS factory in 2001 and shifted production to cheaper overseas factories. Now the cheaper overseas factories have themselves closed down. What a sad thing.

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