The Technology & Machine tool Industry is in for achieving the title
of a "Shape Changer" in the gem
and jewellery sector. In the current
economic scenario where the demand for
jewellery is at its low especially with the
US and Europe still hanging in a state of
slowdown and alternative products and
services including lab grown diamonds
making a silent but grand entry into the
jewellery segment is a cause of worry not
only for the industry members but also
for the end users. While the purchasing
power among the young gen is on the
rise fuelling a demand for procuring
premium and luxury products and
services, is the demand graph for
purchase of jewellery still growing
among the class. Is the young generation
of today truly interested in buying
Natural and heavy weight jewellery and
will Gold, Diamond and Gemstone truly
become a preference for the Young.
All these questions and more are
changing the very dynamics of jewellery
making and marketing and the Jewellery
manufacturers and Tech providers alike
are pooling in their resource and talent to
answer these very relevant questions
with "What Next". It is indeed true that
technology has brought with it a 'new'
demand for jewellery and has been hugely successful in adhering to the tastes and
preferences of the consumer, giving buoyancy to the
skill sets of jewellery manufacturers and marketers.
Some of the most important innovations for the sector
in this century such as 3D printers, CAD CAM, Scanners
and screening devices have indeed elevated the very
essence f jewellery manufacturing and in turn has
brought back the aspirations of the consumer to try
something new; New in shape, size, weight, colour,
material etc and this phenomenon thanks to the advent
of technology has made manufacturers and service
providers "thinkers". The entire sector is now thinking and strategizing to be continuously innovative and
strive to reach the magical terminology called
"excellence".
Industries other than jewellery has been using this
technology for quite sometime now and this
technology has the ability to produce customised
orders and jewellery pieces that had to be cast in solid
metal can be manufactured in hollow shapes
reducing their weight and amount of
precious metal used. This technology
also gives the advantage of rapidly
making complex designs and
can be modifies and
produced within
no time . The
Jewellery Industry uses computer-aided design (CAD) and
computer aided modelling (CAM) in computer
technology to aid in the design and especially the
drafting (technical drawing and engineering drawing)
of a part or product. Current CAD/CAM software
systems are capable to present 3D solid and surface
models. Modern CAD/CAM packages can also
frequently allow rotations in three dimensions,
allowing viewing of a designed object from any desired
angle, even from the inside looking out.
CAD/CAM is used in the model design of complex
creations of jewellery as well as in simple patterns.
CAD/CAM has become an especially important
technology within the scope of computer-aided
technologies, with beneďts such as lower product
development costs and a greatly shortened design
cycle. CAD/CAM enables designers to lay out and
develop work on screen, print it out and save it for
future editing, saving time on their drawings.
Stereolithography and other hard model
technologies are the future of the jewellery
industry. Leading jewellers effectively use
CAM "service bureaus" that specialize
in prototype output.