Modernisation of extruded wire filigree manufacturing to contemporary requirements

挤丝花丝是一种传统的艺术形式和工艺技巧，起源于中国西南部，伊朗或北方印度，并于14世纪通过“丝绸之路”首次引入欧洲（意大利）。虽然在古董市场上仍然很受欢迎，但挤压金属丝通常被认为与使用更现代方法制作的珠宝相比没有竞争力。奥斯曼帝国曾经对花丝进行过一次现代化改造，引入了重力进料失蜡铸造工艺，以创造复制品，而无需传统花丝中的线材挤出，盘绕和炖煮等劳动密集型步骤。然而，传统花丝的复杂性，材料的经济性和设计范围仍然超过任何既定的铸造工艺。该项目旨在研究和开发对传统的挤压和蒸制工艺的改进和替代品，不排除铸造工艺的现代发展，这些工艺可以复制某些形式或完整的零件，而不会损失既定铸造方法所预期的保真度。

Extruded wire filigree is a traditional art form and craft skill originating arguably in Southwest China, Iran, or Northern India and first introduced to Europe (Italy) in the 14th centruy via the 'silk road'. Although still prized in antique markets, extruded wire filigree is generally considered uncompetitive against jewellery made using more modern methods. Filigree has been modernised once, by the Ottoman empire, introducing a gravity-fed lost-wax casting process to create reproductions without the labour intensive steps of wire extrusion, coiling, and braising found in traditional filigree. However, the intricacy, economy of material, and design range of traditional filigree still surpasses any established casting process. This project is to investigate and develop improvements and substitutes to the traditional extrusion and braising processes in filigree, not ruling out modern developments in casting processes that could reproduce certain forms or complete pieces without the loss of fidelity that is expected with established casting methods.