MJSA New York Review

March 11, 2009

The word from NYC this week was upbeat and busy at the show. Everyone I spoke with who either exhibited or attended told me that they were having a good show. In most cases…. to their own surprise given what we hear every day about the economy. …

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MJSA New York Review

March 11, 2009

The word from NYC this week was upbeat and busy at the show. Everyone I spoke with who either exhibited or attended told me that they were having a good show. In most cases…. to their own surprise given what we hear every day about the economy. …

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XPMs For the Millenials

March 5, 2009

At this point the machine is a little too large for my small shop and it only works well on silver and/or brass but, let me tell you now this product ushers in a whole new era in finishing that will make a big dent in our ability to compete with overseas finishing labor. If […]

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Innovation Awards This Week

March 5, 2009

nnovation Awards This Week March 3, 2009 For nearly 40 years I have traveled to NYC in March to search for better ways to produce jewelry at the MJSA Expo New York. Unlike the other major jewelry trade shows, MJSA has always been focused on manufacturing technology and not so much on finished jewelry. In […]

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XPMs For the Millenials

March 4, 2009

In spite of all the doom and gloom, there really is something new under the sun. It looks like traditional Mokume Gane but, this innovative manufacturing process holds the promise of much lower price-points and a variety of new combinations never befor…

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Innovation Awards This Week

March 2, 2009

For nearly 40 years I have traveled to NYC in March to search for better ways to produce jewelry at theMJSA Expo New York. Unlike the other major jewelry trade shows, MJSA has always been focused on manufacturing technology and not so much on finished …

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CT Scanning for Jewelry Manufacturers

February 19, 2009

When the dust settles from this economic mess, the jewelers left standing will no doubt have employed technology to survive. One of my recent technology explorations for CAD/CAM has been to research new methods to scan the complex geometries we use in fine jewelry. While laser scanning has become more accessible in both price and ease […]

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MJSA Technology Sourcebook 2008

December 4, 2008

. Each year the November issue of the MJSA Journal provides “one stop” shopping for those curious about what is new in jewelry technol…

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Rhinoceros Plug-In Options

December 4, 2008

. Last week Victor Soto placed a comment here asking about the CAD program RhinoGold and how other CAD programs like this might compare with Gemvi…

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Gemvision Design Symposium Part 2

December 4, 2008

On Saturday we broke into classroom training on a variety of subjects. While most of the sessions were conducted by Gemvision staff, there were o…

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