According to a press release published by Prnewswire, Sony DADC has announced that they now have six 50 GB Blu-ray Disc production lines up and running, that is currently ramping up production to 60K discs per day.
In addition to the six dual layer lines currently running, the company has nine 25 GB Blu-ray Disc production machines in operation and has shipped over three million Blu-ray Discs since beginning production in May of this year.
Sony DADC's Terre Haute facility also has two Phase Transition Mastering (PTM) systems and has been mastering 50 GB discs since mid-September 2006. Over 130 BD titles have been mastered, which include both 25 and 50 GB titles. Both PTM machines are capable of mastering PS3 titles as well.
