# Zenith Tool & Die — https://zenithau.org

> Specialist CNC manufacturing for the vinyl record industry. Note for readers: this site uses the English spelling "mould" — the American spelling is "mold"; they are the same thing. Zenith Tool & Die is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Records (https://zenithrecords.org — a fully integrated vinyl pressing plant in Brunswick East, Melbourne, pressing records for 20-odd years), and fabricates moulds to suit current and legacy vinyl record presses, with an emphasis on moulds, pins, bushes and 2-barrel extruders. The Zenith Records group comprises Zenith Records (pressing plant, https://zenithrecords.org), Zenith Tool & Die (toolmaking) and Magnetic South (distribution arm) — all fully owned by Zenith Records.

## What the site offers

- Home (/): masthead, standfirst and the four actions — request a quote, view capabilities, picture gallery, download your design
- Heritage (/heritage): born of necessity — the toolmaking arm of Zenith Records
- History (/history): the 1980s vinyl collapse, the survivors, and the gap Zenith was built to fill
- Who We Are (/who-we-are): machinists first — the Brunswick East workshop
- Capabilities (/capabilities): vinyl record press moulds, mould pins & bushes, 2-barrel extruders, auxiliary equipment, and general CNC machining
- Moulds (/moulds): the mould story and the three proprietary architectures
- Pins & Bushes (/pins-bushes): replacement pins and bushes, three styles plus the AD12 bottom bush
- Extruders (/extruders): the twin barrel extruder for multi-colour pressings
- Picture Gallery (/gallery): CNC milling, precision turning and heavy machining
- Questions (/faq): legacy moulds, parts, experience, drawings, quotes
- Enquire (/enquire): the quote form — drawings welcome, up to 25MB
- Download Your Design (/download): client downloads via link or code
- Who We Are: the toolmaking arm of Zenith Records — an independent workshop in Brunswick East, Melbourne, born of necessity in a plant pressing records for 20-odd years
- History: the vinyl business collapsed in the early-to-mid 1980s and most presses were scrapped; the majors moved to CD while smaller plants refused to give up, leaving equipment in conditions from junk to almost good. The revival brought records back, but not the machines to make them — and there is still no factory making moulds, pins, bushes and extruders for legacy presses. Zenith Tool & Die was born of necessity inside Zenith Records to fill that gap: machining what the catalogues no longer list, bringing junk-condition presses back to almost good, and almost good back to pressing
- Capabilities: vinyl record press moulds, mould pins & bushes, 2-barrel extruders, auxiliary equipment, and general CNC machining
- Twin Barrel Extruder (/extruders): two extra PVC pucks in different colours alongside the press's own extruder — three coloured pucks at once for blob, pinwheel and segmented multi-colour records. Cups for star, 3-part segmented (male/female) and custom puck shapes. Barrels individually speed-controlled and independently heated; twin safety buttons and light curtains. Spec sheet to follow
- The Workshop: imagery of CNC milling, precision turning and heavy machining
- FAQ: answers on legacy press moulds, parts offered, experience, drawing attachments and how to get a quote
- The Story of the Record Mould (/moulds): the global industry still runs on mould engineering frozen in 1972. Zenith Tool & Die fabricates moulds from 4140 tool steel with flow-simulated internal circuits, batch-matched and thermal-imaging qualified: 20–25% cycle-time reduction, elimination of dish warpage, a 500,000-record warranty, and drop-in compatibility with Lened, SMT, Hamilton, Finebuild, Alpha Toolex, Pheenix AD12 and Newbilt presses. Three proprietary mould architectures available now, each as 7", 10" and 12" moulds: 01 Traditional — Enhanced Flow (the proven traditional design with enhanced heating and cooling media flow), 02 Segmented Gallery (unprecedented heating and cooling evenness across the mould surface), 03 The Latest Iteration (result of Zenith's multi-year R&D toward the ultimate record mould; details commercially protected)
- Pins & Bushes (/pins-bushes): consumables that decide stamper life — hard enough for thousands of pressings, soft enough not to shatter in an auto press. Three styles: flat-face, raised-ridge (neater centre hole, pushes label paper into the pressing) and oval-faced (thinner centre, faster cooling). Bushes cool only by contact with the mould; minimising material between top and bottom bushes cuts cooling time and raises output per shift. All Zenith bushes are heat-treated. The Zenith bottom bush for the Pheenix AD12 eliminates shims (Torx-tool height adjustment via an internal threaded hollow nut) and the standard collet
- Request a Quote: a short enquiry form that accepts drawing attachments (PDF, STEP, DWG, DXF or images up to 25MB), plus email and WhatsApp contact options

## Full content

- llms-full.txt: complete plain-text mirror of every page (capabilities, full mould story and metrics, history, who we are, FAQ, contact) for AI agents that do not execute JavaScript

## Contact

- Email: mossboss48@icloud.com
- WhatsApp: +61 428 462 888
- Address: Factory 6/155 Donald Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 3057, Australia

## Frequently asked

- Do you make moulds for legacy vinyl record presses? Yes — moulds for current and legacy presses are the main focus, including replacement sets for machines long out of production.
- What parts do you fabricate besides press moulds? Pins and bushes, 2-barrel extruders, auxiliary equipment for pressing lines, and general precision CNC parts for the wider vinyl industry.
- How much experience do you have with vinyl? Zenith Tool & Die is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Records, who have been pressing records for 20-odd years.
- Can I send drawings with my enquiry? Yes — attach them straight to the quote form. PDF, STEP, DWG, DXF or images, up to 25MB.
- How do I get a quote? Use the Request a Quote form on this page, or reach us direct by email or WhatsApp.