Corporate Overview
During the past three decades, Trace Affex has been at the forefront in developing and manufacturing industrial grade, automated CD duplication services, CD duplicators, CD DVD duplicator, CD printers, CD storage tower, Rimage CD printers, DVD duplication services, DVD duplicators, CD DVD printing, DVD towers, DVD media, DVD printers, Rimage DVD printer, floppy disk duplicator, diskette duplicators, and floppy disk copy equipment.
Apart from providing CD printing and DVD printing, it is now a leading innovator and supplier of CD-R duplication, DVD-R duplication and full-color printing system solutions. United with Hewlett Packard in the ``Inventor Alliance Partnership,`` Trace Affex creates the standards in providing Corporate America, studios, service bureaus and others with a system to meet virtually every application.
Trace Affex Inc is a leading provider of duplication, automation and printing solutions to the rapidly evolving CD-R and DVD-R recording markets. Trace Affex`s POWERWRITER and POWERPRINTER SERIES of systems are used by companies to copy electronic files and print high quality color images to CD-R recordable media. Trace Affex is a privately held company.
Trace Affex`s origin stems from Trace Products, founded in 1983 with over 17 years experience in developing and manufacturing industrial grade automated CD printing, DVD printing, CD duplication services and DVD duplication services equipment. Trace companies have proven their expertise in providing high volume, reliable solutions to the software manufacturing industry with an estimated 80% of all the flexible diskettes in the world duplicated on Trace equipment, i.e. floppy disk duplicator or diskette duplicators Trace`s reputation has been based on developing and manufacturing innovative designs and solutions, as supported by the many patents held by Trace companies.
Trace`s expertise includes more than seven years experience in the CD-R market. Trace has been an innovator in identifying and developing solutions for the developing CD-R market. In 1993, Trace Products established a separate business unit to specifically focus on the CD-R market working with a consortium of developers and vendors to introduce a full line of CD-R products, including:
CD-R Mastering Software
Trace marketed, distributed and provided technical support for Doug Carson & Associates DisComposer™ CD Mastering Software.
CD-R Writers
Trace distributed and supported the Sony 900E professional grade CD-R Writer, still recognized by many mastering professionals as the preferred writer.
CD-R Printer
Trace developed and manufactured the first CD-R printer providing the capability to print high quality one-color images on CD-R discs.
CD-R Printable Media
Trace worked closely with Taiyo Yuden in developing the first successful CD-R printable media surface.
As the CD Optical and CD-R markets continued to grow, Trace Products responded by creating business units to address the specific needs of those customers and markets.
1995: Trace Products expanded its flexible diskette replication and initial CD-R product offerings to include a multi-copy, CD-R storage tower duplication system.
1996: Trace Optical™ was launched, providing CD and DVD manufacturers with a full range of products and services including Laser Beam Recorders, glass mastering equipment, CD injection molding and finishing systems, cleanroom facilities planning, test equipment and quality control systems.
1997: Trace Digital LLC was launched as an independent company to focus specifically on developing and manufacturing industrial grade, automated CD-R duplication and DVD-R duplication solutions. In March 1999, Trace Digital acquired AFFEX, a leading developer of CD-R surface printing solutions. In December 1999, M.D. Systems of Belgium was acquired and renamed Trace Digital Europe NV, providing regional sales and service to all continental Europe.
2001: Trace Affex Inc was created as the entity of Trace Digital and Affex.
Trace Affex is managed by several experienced and knowledgeable managers from the software and hardware manufacturing industry. CEO Dave Kalstrom; VP of Engineering, Chuck Huie; VP of Sales/Marketing, Brian McCarthy, European Managing Director, Mark Bennik and Owner/Designer of Automated Products, John Meadows. John Meadows, also President of Able Design Inc., has over 20 years experience in the design of numerous CD and MO juke boxes and holds several patents related to such designs. Trace Affex has focused its development efforts on providing customers with a full range of CD-R and DVD-R automated duplication and printer solutions.
