# Injection-Molded Vinyls Symcon's New Technique for Creating Vinyl Records Improves Sound Quality By Joey Haar | Published 2016-11-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/symcon References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/08/symcon-injection-molded-vinyl-records/) & [thevinylfactory](http://thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/injected-moulded-vinyl-manufacturing-technology/) As vinyls have regained popularity among [audiophiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avid-relveo) who are serious about the fidelity of their music, Dutch CD-manufacturing company Symcon has invented a new technique for printing records that promises even better sound. The injection-molding technology offers a host of benefits over traditional vinyl printing, including better sound, more cost efficiency and better sustainability. Anyone who has made a commitment to the relatively high expense of vinyls (as opposed to listening to music through streaming services, for example) has likely done so because of [vinyl's improved sound quality](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reference-10-turntable). Vinyl encodes sound waves directly from the source material, meaning that it doesn't encode the sound in any way -- whereas digital files encode sound by necessity. Symcon's injection-molding technique copies the aural information even more directly than traditional methods by injecting plastic directly onto the record stamper, rather than pushing it in at an angle. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Injection-molded Vinyls:** The use of injection-molding technology to print vinyl records creates an opportunity to improve sound quality, cost efficiency and sustainability. - **Improved Vinyl Sound Quality:** Innovative vinyl printing methods like Symcon's injection-molding technique offer the potential for a pure sound that is directly copied from the source material with no encoding or interference. - **Vinyl Renaissance:** Vinyls have regained popularity among audiophiles, creating a growing trend for businesses to innovate and improve vinyl record printing techniques. ### Where This Applies - **Music Industry:** New vinyl printing technologies like injection-molding can offer an opportunity for the music industry to increase vinyl production efficiency and sound quality. - **Manufacturing Industry:** The use of injection-molding technology in vinyl printing can create opportunities for sustainability and cost efficiency within the manufacturing industry. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** The resurgence in vinyl popularity can create opportunities for businesses in the consumer electronics industry to innovate and improve products that play vinyl records. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleek Vinyl Flattening Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatten-it-machine.md) - [Surface-Suction Record Cleaners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vinyl-record-cleaner.md) - [Record-Cleaning Vinyl Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crescent-turntable.md) - [Contemporary Vertical Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toverse.md) - [Metallic Architectural Record Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rytm.md) - [Transparent Vinyl Player Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transparent-vinyl-player.md) - [Vinyl Storage Shelving Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-toneoptic-rpm.md) - [Noise Reduction Turntable Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-vinyl-nrs-box-s3.md) - [Visceral Record Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orbit-kinetic.md)