Recently developed mold materials, in combination with special mold preparation and cutting systems, now allow us to produce very lightweight items that were not possible using traditional materials and methods. Furthermore, highly precise pattern results (with fewer parting lines on wax and no fins) are now also obtainable. Silicon, for example, in combination with other new materials and the use of CAD, can produce extremely thin and complex patterns in wax as well as in plastic that were not achievable with other mold materials or even with complex and expensive metal molds. Developed in collaboration with Dr. Dario Nicetto of Nicem S.p.A., Italy, this newly developed system allows us to now produce very thin and lightweight moldings (25% thinner than traditional molds) that will offer us extraordinary jewelry manufacturing results.

Author: Dr. Hubert Schuster