Jewelry design

The laser is the ideal tool for micro processing of precious metals in Jewelry industry. Laser technology combines precision in the range of 100 microns with lowest possible mechanical and thermal load of sensitive pieces such as precious unique jewels. This opens up a wide spectrum of new applications for jewelry designers or goldsmiths.

Laser technology allows the design of new settings covering the stone only to a minimum and which can also process complex shapes. Laser markers reproduce facsimiles of hand writings in calligraphic quality with different line widths even inside the ring true to the original.

1. Laser Marking – Efficient Marking and Engraving of Rings and Jewelry

The classical laser marking application surely is inside-ring engraving. Here, the precision of the laser marker allows to mark invisible micro parterns, details on every kinds of jewerly. These marks is absolutely likes the original copies, very safe and harmless for the marked copy.

The the jewerly industry, personalization on jewelries is now the most popular ability of laser technology. It makes differences for business owner and attaches customer to choose their product. In this application, laser can make patterns or images on jewelry in an extremely short time (few seconds). Therefore, customers can request to mark information such as name, greetings, images or any information on the product they chose right at the store.

In the goldsmiths studio, laser marking systems are also good for hallmarking, for inlay work or channel setting and the marking for bevel settings. This characteristic enhances awareness of trade mark for products, avoids tampering that affects business owner’s prestige and customer’s confidence in product

In addition to the advantages in terms of its features for jewelry manufacturing and processing, laser technology also provides jewelry industry with many other advantages such as clean marking, chemicals and waste-free during production process, thus does not affect marking material and not pollute the environment. This is one of an essential advantage that many other methods seem unable to meet for the jewelry industry today.
2. Laser Cutting in Jewelry Design – Quick and Precise Cutting of Pieces with Complex Contours

Laser cutting as a software based, easy to automate cutting method, is especially suited for the production of complex parts in small-batch and large-batch productions. The high precision and small kerf width of the laser cut (smaller than 20 microns in fine sheet material) allow very small radii for the production of filigree and complex design shapes for even very small components. Minimum burr formation occur on the cut edges so that past-processing is negligible.

Depending on the laser type, all commonly used precious metal alloys and also many other materials such as brass, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, German silver, copper, wood or acrylic can be separated with high accuracy. Material thicknesses which can be processed range from thin foils up to 5 mm.

3. Laser Welding in Jewelry Design

The Perfect Joining Method for Filigree Parts Made of Precious Metal

The specific features of manual welding systems have revolutionized manufacturing and repair work in the jewelry industry. Workpieces are manually positioned in a working chamber and viewed through a microscope with crosshair. They are permanently spot welded making expensive clamps or time-consuming wire binding unnecessary.

Precious metals and alloys can be welded without any filler or soldering material. Laser weld seam is extremely robust and requires only little post processing.

With many advanced features and modern, laser welding technology is applied popularily in the repair process of jewelry design as intricate filigree style. In addition, laser has the ability to weld samples, accessories of jewelry, jewelry of string shapes such as necklaces, bracelets, etc or repair broken jewelry, and many repairing applications.

With a series of outstanding applications, laser technology has become a powerful arm for jewelry industry from manufacturing to finished-product stage. It helps simplify every production process, save time, produce high quality product and make profitable to business owner.