Tag Archives: 3D printing

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.

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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?

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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.

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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 their design displayed on Creative CADworks’ website and social media platforms, receive a $100 Amazon gift card, and have their design 3D printed.

The contest will be open for submissions Oct. 19 to 26. Five finalists … Continue reading Creative CADworks contest issues call for entries

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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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Catching up with Creative CADworks

June 1, 2016

What do R2-D2, dentures, and a halo ring have in common? At Creative CADworks, they are just a few examples of the moulds it has grown in a 3-D printer using a resin developed in-house.

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Dimples launches consumer design platform

October 9, 2015

Canadian brand Dimples Jewellery is helping turn shoppers into designers through its new consumer-facing computer-assisted design (CAD) platform and 3-D printed products.

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Delcam to introduce ArtCAM JewelSmith update at conference

September 21, 2015

Delcam is launching its new ArtCAM JewelSmith CADCAM software at the 2015 ArtCAM User Group Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

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New technology brings new opportunities

May 1, 2015

Since there was no way I was going to see all the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 had to offer in the short period I was there, I ended up following my own advice: to simply focus on the venues and products I thought might hold the most interest for those of us in the jewellery industry.

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Delcam to hold demo at JCK Las Vegas

April 30, 2015

Delcam will preview the latest version of ArtCAM JewelSmith, which supports 3D printing, at JCK Las Vegas.

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