Start with demand
Use real signals before selecting the first manufacturing quantity.
- Pre-orders
- Mailing-list demand
- Streaming / fan data
- Previous physical sales
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Record Foundry · Quantity Planning
Press enough to serve the release, not enough to create a storage problem.
The right quantity is a commercial decision as much as a manufacturing one. Audience size, pre-orders, live dates, retail plans, storage, freight and the possibility of a later re-order should all be considered before the first run is fixed.
SKELVAR Record Foundry · physical release examplePhysical music, properly managed
Format, manufacture, packaging and delivery in one production brief.
Every project is quoted against format, quantity, runtime, colour, packaging, finishing, current production capacity and destination.
Add release activity
Physical stock needs to cover the places where the release will actually be sold or distributed.
- Tour and live dates
- Merch table
- Retail / distribution
- Launch events
Account for logistics
More units may improve manufacturing economics while increasing freight, storage and working-capital exposure.
- Carton volume
- International freight
- Storage space
- Multiple destinations
Plan the next run
The first run does not have to solve lifetime demand. A controlled re-order strategy can reduce excess stock.
- Re-order trigger
- Artwork file retention
- Repeat production planning
- Collector variants where appropriate
Production pathway
Use quantity to support the release plan, not to chase the lowest unit cost.
SKELVAR quotes the selected formats and quantities against live production routes so manufacturing economics can be considered alongside freight, storage and expected demand.
See the full production processProduction knowledge centre
Make the manufacturing decisions before the files go to production.
These guides explain the choices that most often affect format, artwork, quantity and production planning. Final templates and factory tolerances are issued only after the exact production route is selected.
How Record Foundry works
SKELVAR manages the production path. Specialist manufacturing partners make the physical product.
We do not present Apollo as the owner of a pressing plant. SKELVAR acts as the project and production-management interface: qualifying the release, coordinating the selected manufacturing route, managing specification and proofing, and keeping the physical formats aligned through production and delivery planning.
Production-ready audioFinal masters are supplied by the customer. Vinyl cutting and production-mastering requirements are confirmed per project.
Manufacturing templatesArtwork is prepared against the selected format, packaging and finishing specification before production approval.
Rights controlledThe customer must own or control the rights needed to reproduce the submitted recordings, artwork and other supplied material.
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Technical informationNeed a datasheet, drawing, test report or tender submittal?
Request technical information No current public document is registered against this exact page yet. Tell Apollo what the project needs and the team can review the current product/configuration-specific information available.
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