Jewel Print

珠宝印刷公司是一家初创公司，专门从事定制珠宝制造的选择性激光熔化，作为熔模铸造的替代方案。它是从威尔士钻石中心(DCW)剥离出来的公司，DCW是一家贵金属定制珠宝制造公司。主要目标市场：面向客户的珠宝制造，以及使用贵金属的电子商务的大规模定制，以及支持制造商。在线珠宝市场正在增长，预计到2027年，全球珠宝市场的价值将达到600亿美元左右。英国每年在珠宝和手表上的支出为10.719亿英镑。珠宝被定义为可穿戴的装饰性物品(戒指、项链、手镯)&深深植根于传统，市场随着经济增长而增加。珠宝行业是英国GDP的重要组成部分。目前，定制珠宝制造涉及一个具有挑战性的、漫长的、多阶段的、复杂的过程。这包括：手工设计或CAD和计算机辅助制造；铸造过程；创建一个原型和/或创建一个模具，然后用它来制作珠宝的蜡制复制品；然后在装满熔模粉末的容器中进行铸造过程；然后进行后期生产，如手动打磨和抛光，以去除缺陷和光滑的表面；然后是抛光和精加工。大量的水和能源消耗、铸造废料的产生和贵金属的损失。最终产品应用了宝石和半宝石的镶嵌，以及确保精细度的分析办公室标志。这些步骤中的大多数在几十年内几乎没有改变。珠宝印将采用Industry 4.0技术进行大规模定制、灵活生产，利用直接金属添加剂通过选择性激光熔化制造贵金属合金。工业4.0技术将使我们能够探索新材料合金，减少对库存的依赖，自动化重复和有害的程序，如准备和抛光阶段。

JewelPrint is a startup company specialising in selective laser melting for bespoke jewellery manufacture, as an alternative to investment casting. It is a company spun-out from Diamond Centre of Wales (DCW), a precious metal bespoke Jewellery Manufacture company.Primary addressable markets: Jewellery manufacturing instore clientele, and mass customisation for ecommerce using precious metals, & support manufacturers. Online market for jewellery is growing & expected to value at about 60 billion dollars worldwide by 2027\. Annual expenditure on Jewellery and watches in the UK is 10,719M GBP. Jewellery is defined as wearable decorative items (rings, necklaces, bracelets) & is deeply rooted in traditions, the market increases with economic growth. Jewellery sector is a significant component of UK GDP.Currently, bespoke jewellery manufacturing involves a challenging, lengthy, multi-stage, complex process. This includes: hand design or CAD and computer aided manufacture; casting process; creating a prototype and/or creating a mould, which in-turn is used to make a wax reproduction of the jewellery; the casting process then takes place in containers filled with investment powders; post production such as manual filing and buffing is then carried-out to remove imperfections and smooth surfaces; this is followed by polishing & finishing. Significant footprints of water and energy use, generation of waste casting materials and loss of precious metals. Setting of precious and semi-precious stones, and assay office hallmarking to guarantee fineness, is applied to the final product. Most of these steps have barely changed in decades.JewelPrint will employ Industry 4.0 techniques for mass customisation, flexible production, utilising direct metal additive manufacture of precious metal alloys through Selective Laser Melting. Industry 4.0 technologies will allow us to explore new material alloys, reduce reliance on stock, automate repetitive & harmful procedures, such as the preparation & polishing phase.