Add Pheenix galvanics flyers and Sibert stamper prep specs

docs/equipment/pheenix-alpha/: the four Pheenix Alpha electroforming flyers
(2024: PASU silvering, PPPU pre-plating, PDPU dual-cell plating, PMPB
passivation bench), renamed from their download hashes.
docs/equipment/sibert/: the VSP, VSF and VSC technical specifications
(2021), plus Sibert's 2008-09 optical-disc SPS literature and the 2008
Blu-ray stamper characteristics paper in sps-optical-disc-2009/. Two
byte-identical duplicates in the download were dropped.

New docs/equipment/galvanics.md, the metal-path counterpart to
pressing-line.md: datasheet tables for both ranges and what they change.
Pheenix is a second turnkey galvanics vendor next to Digital Matrix and
can quote lacquer-to-record as one vendor; neither range includes water
treatment. Utilities from the sheets (~27 kVA connected per line, DI water,
12-20 C cooling water, extraction sizes), ~5.6 m2 of footprint, and a cell
count estimate (one PDPU at the low end, two at the high end). The Sibert
machines are single-phase, 200/250/600 kg on castors, centre manually and
list no data interface; the VSC locates on the punched hole; the finisher's
water carries nickel. Weights, cycle times, prices and mould fit are listed
as quote questions.

Backlinks and small updates: README (bullet, layout tree, vendor list),
roadmap items 6 and 23, vendor landscape, supplier map, exhibitor briefing
(on-file notes, Sibert three-phase question answered), digital factory
(Pheenix PLC data, Sibert data question, RFQ clause 5), quality automation
(hardness on the centre slug, BD paper as the acceptance-spec model),
sustainability (finisher water), total investment block label (numbers
unchanged), scale (galvanics feeder note), crane weight table, process
flow, pressing-line stamper-fit question, plant page detail lines.

docs/suppliers/equipment-suppliers.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ What we need:
 - Nickel pre-plate station (low-stress strike)
 - Electroforming cells (father, mother, stamper generations)
 - Electro-clean / passivation station
+- Deionised water supply (the passivation bench needs a DI connection)
 - Clean room with controlled access, ventilation, fume extraction/scrubbing
 - Closed-loop rinse water treatment and metal recovery (zero-discharge
   requirement; e.g. wastewater evaporator, reference: Gotta Groove Records
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ Suppliers identified:
 | Supplier | Location | Offering | Notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | Plating Power / Digital Matrix Corp. | Farmingdale, NY, USA | VLSS silvering, VLPP pre-plate, VLFP 2/4/6-cell electroforming, EC-1000 passivation, control rings | No water treatment or metal recovery in their scope; no SE-Asia distributor; alex.greenspan@digmatrix.com |
+| Pheenix Alpha | Sweden | PASU automatic silvering, PPPU pre-plating (four masters), PDPU dual-cell electroforming (up to 200 A per cell), PMPB passivation, cleaning and drying bench (nickel and DMM) | 2024 flyers in [`../equipment/pheenix-alpha/`](../equipment/pheenix-alpha/), summarised in [galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md); prices unpublished; PLC with network access; no water treatment in the flyers; same vendor as the AD12 presses (section 5), so one quote can cover both; info@pheenixalpha.com |
 
 Open: industrial water-treatment vendor for the zero-discharge system;
 clean-room design/build contractor; fume scrubbing.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ Suppliers identified:
 
 | Supplier | Location | Offering | Notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| Sibert Instruments | Hampshire, UK | VSP punch, VSF back-finisher, VSC coiner | Spec PDFs on request; confirm no overlap with press-integrated forming before buying the VSC; sales@sibert.co.uk, Ian Locke |
+| Sibert Instruments | Alton, Hampshire, UK | VSP punch, VSF back-finisher, VSC coiner | 2021 specifications in [`../equipment/sibert/`](../equipment/sibert/), summarised in [galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md): single-phase 115 to 230 V, 6 to 8 bar air, 200 / 250 / 600 kg, no data interface listed; prices unpublished; confirm no overlap with press-integrated forming before buying the VSC; sales@sibert.co.uk, Ian Locke |
 
 ## 4. Stamper Service (bridge / overflow, until in-house galvanics runs)
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ Suppliers identified:
 | Supplier | Location | Offering | Notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | Newbilt machinery GmbH | Alsdorf, Germany | Single 2.1 system (VEX 50 extruder, HRP 12 press ~150 t, semi-auto), Duplex expansion, molds, Vario trimmer, Granulator 400 grinder, Label Punch, EX 35 auxiliary colour extruder. **Also builds the Classic 12" fully automatic press**: hydraulic **3-column** frame, **built-in extruder** (3 heated zones, water-cooled screw; 7.5 kW drive motor per the 2024 flyer, earlier noted here as 15 kW, confirm), automatic patty loading, automatic label supply, automatic cooling-plate management, spindle stack output, Siemens Security PLC (two 21" touchscreens per the 2024 flyer, one 10" per the website) with SCADA / OPC UA, inserts shared with the Duplex, CE approved, **28 s cycle (~128 records/h)**, vendor-claimed **≥95% yield and ≥95% uptime**. So Newbilt is a single-vendor candidate for *both* fleet halves, not only the semi-auto one. Note the half-automatic press is a **4-column book-mould** design; column count is the quickest way to tell the two apart on a factory floor | 2024 quote EUR 200,549.50 (~USD 232k / ~7.7M THB) incl. freight, expired, needs re-quote; ask for build time and order-book position in the re-quote; **ResurRec Bangkok already runs one automatic + one semi-automatic Newbilt: ask for the Thai install base and a service-response precedent**; contacts Hans-Juergen Helm (Sales Manager) and Erwin Neubauer (Managing Director); 2026 flyers in [`../equipment/newbilt/flyers-2026/`](../equipment/newbilt/flyers-2026/), summarised in [pressing-line.md](../equipment/pressing-line.md) |
-| Pheenix Alpha | Solna, Sweden | AD12 fully automatic press (24-26 s cycle, ~140 records/h, 1 operator per 4 presses); AD12 Manual semi-auto | Direct Toolex Alpha successor; possible single-vendor option for both fleet halves; andreas.runsten@pheenixalpha.com |
+| Pheenix Alpha | Solna, Sweden | AD12 fully automatic press (24-26 s cycle, ~140 records/h, 1 operator per 4 presses); AD12 Manual semi-auto | Direct Toolex Alpha successor; possible single-vendor option for both fleet halves; also builds the electroforming line (section 2); andreas.runsten@pheenixalpha.com |
 
 Open: decision between Newbilt semi-auto + Pheenix automatic vs. single
 vendor; local steam-generator and chiller suppliers in Thailand.

docs/suppliers/making-vinyl-europe-2026-exhibitors.md

@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ founder Niklas Poblenz stays on innovation and customer support. Sibert
 installed equipment at Pheenix in January 2025. Deepgrooves (NL, attending)
 runs AD12 presses on biomass steam. Contact in this repo:
 andreas.runsten@pheenixalpha.com.
+
+**On file** (filed with the Making Vinyl material, October 2026): four
+electroforming flyers from 2024 (PASU silvering, PPPU pre-plating, PDPU
+dual-cell plating, PMPB passivation bench) in
+[`../equipment/pheenix-alpha/`](../equipment/pheenix-alpha/), summarised in
+[galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md). Pheenix builds the
+galvanics line as well as the presses, so the quote below should cover
+both.
 Site: https://www.pheenixalpha.com/
 
 **Why they matter.** The alternative single-vendor path (AD12 + AD12
@@ -334,6 +342,9 @@ Roadmap item 5.
 - What did the new CEO change commercially: financing, leasing, staged
   delivery, regional agents?
 - What are the "latest releases" mentioned in the Haarlem announcement?
+- Galvanics line (PASU, PPPU, PDPU, PMPB): budget quote next to the AD12,
+  measured cycle per part per cell, empty and filled weights, PLC protocol,
+  and the water-treatment partner their customers use.
 
 ## 9. PlastChem (Hardenberg, Netherlands)
 
@@ -373,6 +384,16 @@ the best-documented one on the market. Not on the 2021 supplier list.
 preparation equipment: **VSP** stamper punch, **VSF** back finisher, **VSC**
 coiner (trim and form in one pass). Contact in this repo: sales@sibert.co.uk,
 Ian Locke. Installed equipment at Pheenix Alpha in January 2025.
+
+**On file** (filed with the Making Vinyl material, October 2026): the VSP,
+VSF and VSC technical specifications (2021) and Sibert's 2008 to 2009
+optical-disc SPS literature, in [`../equipment/sibert/`](../equipment/sibert/),
+summarised in [galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md). They
+answer part of the list below: all three machines run single-phase 115 to
+230 V, so no three-phase supply is needed; the VSC claims tooling for every
+vinyl mould; the VSP centres manually under ×100 optics; no data interface
+is listed. Prices, tooling cost per mould, the Pheenix installation and
+service in Asia stay open.
 Site: https://www.sibert.co.uk/
 
 **Why they matter.** Exactly the gap between the plating line and the

docs/suppliers/vendor-landscape.md

@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ zero-discharge plating room at Gotta Groove Records in Ohio, built around a
 wastewater evaporator, is the reference model), and no stamper
 punching/finishing equipment (see Sibert below). No Southeast Asia
 distributor; contact is via the US factory or their Japan/Korea distributors.
+Pheenix Alpha (below) now offers a competing line unit for unit; the
+datasheets and the comparison are in
+[galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md).
 
 ## Stamper preparation: Sibert Instruments (UK)
 
@@ -134,6 +137,12 @@ since the early 1970s) makes the machines that turn a raw electroformed
 nickel shell into a press-ready stamper: the VSP center punch, VSF
 back-finisher, and VSC coiner (trim and form in one pass). One-off capital
 equipment filling exactly the gap between the plating line and the presses.
+The 2021 technical specifications are in
+[`../equipment/sibert/`](../equipment/sibert/): all three run on
+single-phase power and 6 to 8 bar air, weigh 200, 250 and 600 kg, and list
+no data interface; centring on the punch is manual under ×100 optics.
+Figures, mould fit and the service model are in
+[galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md).
 
 ## Stamper service, as a bridge: Stamper Discs (UK)
 
@@ -147,7 +156,7 @@ then overflow capacity and a quality benchmark. Watch-outs: a small
 single-site operation, no documented Asia customers yet, and two
 international freight legs per job.
 
-## Fully automated presses: Pheenix Alpha (Sweden)
+## Fully automated presses and electroforming: Pheenix Alpha (Sweden)
 
 [Pheenix Alpha](https://www.pheenixalpha.com/) (Solna) is the direct
 successor of Toolex Alpha, founded in 2006 by former Toolex staff. Their
@@ -163,3 +172,14 @@ working precedent for the renewable-steam question. Pheenix also offers the
 splatter and short runs, which makes them a possible single-vendor
 alternative covering both halves of the 50/50 fleet; that option should be
 weighed against the Newbilt plan on price, spares, and support.
+
+Pheenix also builds **electroforming equipment**: an automatic silvering
+unit (PASU), a four-position pre-plating unit (PPPU), a two-cell production
+plating unit (PDPU, up to 200 A per cell) and a passivation and cleaning
+bench (PMPB), the plating units PLC-controlled with network access (2024
+flyers in [`../equipment/pheenix-alpha/`](../equipment/pheenix-alpha/),
+summarised in [galvanics and stamper prep](../equipment/galvanics.md)). It
+calls itself the only manufacturer of both electroforming and pressing
+systems, which makes it a single-vendor candidate for the whole chain from
+lacquer to record, not only for the presses. The flyers give the company's
+address as Skepptuna, Märsta.