Tag: 3D printing

Designing and working with 3D-printed fine jewellery

February 2, 2024

More and more designers and bench jewellers are understanding the benefits of working with 3D printers, even on a small scale. The recent rise in 3D printing in fine jewellery manufacturing is expected to continue with compounding growth over the next decade. The labour-saving and cost-effective nature of 3D printing allows jewellers to interact more with the creative aspects...

The realm of possibility: Managing clients’ CAD expectations

November 30, 2018

Whether you decide to work with an outside CAD provider or hire a designer to work in-house, you must be aware of the growing pains you will need to navigate before you can fully reap the rewards of custom design.

The human touch: How can CAD bring customers back to brick and mortar?

June 18, 2018

How do you get the sales coming into your store and away from the online companies, which draw people in by displaying thousands of product pictures?

Teaching tech: Is the industry moving too fast?

February 21, 2018

In the last couple of decades, there have been incredible technological advances in the jewellery industry. Keeping up with these changes is an essential function of the curricula of many community college jewellery programs.

Creative CADworks contest issues call for entries

October 13, 2016

Creative CADworks is launching their #CreativeInTheBox contest to recognize excellence in the categories of organic, bridal, and statement design. Artists and students are invited to submit their designs in these three categories, and the winner from each will have...

Evolutionary theory: A paradigm shift in technology, growth, and engagement through CAD/CAM

September 30, 2016

Some would argue the growth and adoption of  CAD/CAM technology is the dictionary definition of the Rogers Bell Curve. First described by Everett Rogers in the mid-1950s, the concept describes the rate of adoption of new technologies and products. And when it comes to the use of CAD today, you’d be surprised which industry some would consider is part of the early majority.

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Tag: 3D printing

Designing and working with 3D-printed fine jewellery

The realm of possibility: Managing clients’ CAD expectations

The human touch: How can CAD bring customers back to brick and mortar?

Teaching tech: Is the industry moving too fast?

Creative CADworks contest issues call for entries

Evolutionary theory: A paradigm shift in technology, growth, and engagement through CAD/CAM

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Designing and working with 3D-printed fine jewellery

The realm of possibility: Managing clients’ CAD expectations

The human touch: How can CAD bring customers back to brick and mortar?

Teaching tech: Is the industry moving too fast?

Creative CADworks contest issues call for entries

Evolutionary theory: A paradigm shift in technology, growth, and engagement through CAD/CAM

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