| Flex
DVD 5 ™& Flex VCD™
Specifications PDF Format |
| Ecology |
Flex Disc |
DVD5 |
Carbon Footprint/Energy
balance
(for manufacturing a disc) |
- 16,06 grams CO2 per disc
- 56% lower - compared to DVD5
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Carbon Footprint/Energy
balance for
Polycarbonate used |
- 8 grams PC used
- 47,72 grams CO2
- 50% lower than DVD5
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- 16 grams PC used
95,52 grams CO2
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Carbon Footprint for
bonder used |
- 0 grams; no bonder needed as Flex
Disc
consists of one substrate
- 100% lower than DVD5
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- 0,84 grams bonder per disc
4,83 grams CO2 per disc
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TOTAL CO2
emission/saving per
manufactured disc |
- 63,82 grams CO2 per disc
- Saving 73,74 grams CO2 = 54%
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- 137,56 grams CO2 per disc
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Carbon Footprint/Energy
balance
(for the transport) |
- Up to 50% lower than for DVD5 as
Flex Disc has only half the weight of a
DVD5, but the effect depends on the
final product, whether packed in wallet,
box and truck load etc.
- Assumption: 0,95kg CO2 per KM for
an
average truck 38tons, full load with 33
pallets and 3000 products per palette
has 1,584 tons of polycarbonate for
DVD5 and only 0,792 tons for Flex Disc;
thus the energy and CO2 emission for
the truck is lower with Flex Disc load
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| Recycleability |
- An Flex Disc can be recycled!
- 100% Recyclable
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- No, as the bonder, necessary to
glue
the two half substrates can not be
recycled (brushed off)
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| Raw material savings |
- With half the thickness of a DVD5,
Flex Disc requires only half the amount
of polycarbonate
- In 2005 nearly 18.000 tons of
polycarbonate were processed to discs,
which are inserted in newspapers and
magazines in United State of America.
Flex Disc resources can be saved not
only in manufacturing, but also along
the total process of the covermount
business (transport etc)
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| Bonder |
- Not necessary as Flex Disc consists
only
of one substrate
- 100% less
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- DVD5 needs bonder to glue the two
substrates. The bonder is a non biodegradable
polymer and regulated, which can not
be recycled
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| Life time |
- Like a CD, approximate. 200 years
- Data is protected by polymer lacquer
between the substrate and the label
print
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- Shorter life time than a CD or
Flex Disc
due to the UV sensitivity of the bonder
merging the two halves of substrate
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| Technically |
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| Capacity |
- 4,7GB
- up to 5,4 GB in development
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| Formats |
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| Playability |
- Like DVD5: on 98% of all players,
100%
playability is theoretical
- Tested at independent test institute
The Testing Group http://www.intellikeylabs.com
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- On 98% of all players, 100% playability
is theoretical
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| Weight |
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| Thickness |
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| Flexibility |
- 100% Flexible - Flex Disc does
not break
even if you bend it edge to edge.
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| Processing |
- With a silk screen printer you
can print
right up to the center hole
Flex Disc are appropriate for all standard
automatic packing methods
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- With a silk screen printer you
can print
right up to the center hole.
DVD5 are appropriate for all standard
automatic packing methods
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| Patents |
- # 20080268196
& 20080268197 & 12/467,173
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| Product Advantages |
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Publishers/advertising
and
mailing industry |
- An environmentally conscious advertising medium, that
consumes fewer resources
- Flexibility supports better processing
(insertion )
- Safer postage product
- Easy packaging
- Low weight reduces shipping costs
- Full DVD5 memory capacity
- Can be coated with anti-scratch coating
on the readable side
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| Corporate's |
- An environmentally conscious
advertising medium
- Highly suitable for all promotions,
manuals, hardware installation etc.
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| Entertainment industry |
- An environmentally conscious
advertising medium, that consumes
fewer resources
- Ideal for film promotion
- Ideal for kids movies
- Low weight
- Full DVD5 memory capacity
- Can be coated with anti-scratch coating
on the readable side
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| Consumer |
- Provides consumers an option that is
environmentally friendly, an increasingly
important purchase criterion
- Plays like standard DVD5 in all current
players
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CD Digital Card Flex-DVD Licensed by Philips Corp |
