Santa Fe Symposium 2010 Countdown

by stevenadler on June 16, 2010

This year the Santa Fe Symposium will provide a great lineup of presentations beginning May 16th in Albuquerque, NM. Speakers from seven countries will provide us with an up to date analysis of today’s jewelry manufacturing technology.

Celebrating 24 years, this educational, non-commercial event is the highlight of opportunity for jewelers worldwide to gather and share their advances in our trade.
Highlights this year and among the brightest our industry has to offer in a variety of fields…

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Bathsheba’s Secrets

by stevenadler on June 16, 2010

Yesterday my friend Bathsheba Grossman presented a seminar on how she is using a new software program T-Splines to enhance the creativity of her designs. The conference webinar revealed to many of us familiar with her work a new perspective on how CAD is being used by the art community.

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For many years I have been showing Bathsheba’s work at my trade show booths in New York and Las Vegas and always get a “wow” from the crowds asking how does she do this.

For those…

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Dr Hubert Schuster

June 16, 2010

As the sun rose over the mountains in Merano Italy on Sunday morning, our friend and fellow speaker at the Santa Fe Symposium, Dr. Hubert Schuster, smiled a peaceful smile and passed over to the other side following a brief battle with lung cancer. . . Hubert was a mighty Viking of a man with […]

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Tucson Technology Recap

June 16, 2010

As reported by JCK staff this past week, the mood in Tucson marked the tuning point towards optimism for both buyers and exhibitors. On my brief visit the Centurion show, the mood among vendors was nearly euphoric. It seems that after nearly a year of the doldrums, retailers are now filling in with much needed […]

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Scott Kay’s BioBlu27 Update

June 16, 2010

Last October Scott Kay introduced his new line of SK-Cobalt with much fanfare comparing the virtues of his BioBlu27 alloy to popular Tungsten Carbide. The assertion made was that Tungsten-Carbide will fracture on hard impact and that Carpenter Technologies BioBlu27, a Cobalt/Chrome alloy, would likely last a lifetime. Both are true and accurate statements. In […]

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Rio Grande will offer Digital Wax 3D Printers

June 16, 2010

The much awaited release of the Italian made Digital Wax Systems 3D Printer will be held in Tucson at the Rio Grande Catalog In Motion on February 5- 8th. The CAM systems being introduced are compatible with all CAD software and provide wax patterns with a superior surface finish designed for investment casting. I recently […]

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CAD/CAM Follies v_1.0

June 16, 2010

Jewelers have seen some remarkable advances in CAD software tailored for jewelry over the past few years. In particular are the shortcuts, scripts, and builders found in the Rhinoceros 3D jewelry plug-in programs. These script features shorten programming time and make it much easier for novice designers to deliver new jewelry concepts for manufacturers and […]

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MJSA 2009 Thinking Ahead Award ( Part 2)

June 16, 2010

  Like many other technology products for the savvy techno-jeweler, the winner of this year’s MJSA “Thinking Ahead” Award was developed as a cross-over product with the input and guidance of experts in our industry. The Dazor SpecFINDER HD is a digital microscope with a built in CPU and LCD screen that is perfectly suited […]

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MJSA 2009 Thinking Ahead Award ( Part 1)

June 16, 2010

  This is one of those stories that makes you feel good about small business here in America. It begins in a small Alabama jewelry store with a simple need. A bench jeweler who had been using his laser welder every day put his effort into making that job a little easier……… This is Glenn […]

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Solidscape User Group Launches with Magics Bijoux

June 16, 2010

Beginning this week, owners of Solidscape 3D Printers now have a place to discuss and learn best practices using this popular CAD/CAM technology. A small group of dedicated users have established the Solidscape User Group with an electronic forum at www.solidscapeusergroup.com and hope to elect officers in early 2010. An interest has also been expressed […]

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