Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There?

center label area is typically a bit thicker than the play area as well

I actually received a 180g record (Capital Records) that had around half of the circumference squared off while the other half was a normal lip. I returned it even though it played okay. I wonder if yours is a mistake too?

Not sure any record presses are new.  I visited one plant that had bought a couple of old ones from a sneaker manufacturer who had repurposed some record presses to make sneakers.  He converted them back to press LPs.

@larryi I played the UHQR Aja last night and it has the same flat squared off lip. 

@bondmanp check out Viryl Technologies Warmtone, a brand new record press you can buy. They say it takes 18 months to pay for itself. 

if it’s possible, that is a injected molded vinyl record   https://thevinylfactory.com/news/injected-moulded-vinyl-manufacturing-technology/