G. Phil Poirier - Bonny Doon Engineering, USA
G. Phil Poirier is the CEO of Bonny Doon Engineering in Taos, New Mexico, a company that develops and manufactures hydraulic presses and tooling systems for the jewelry industry. A true "smith" at heart (since his first silversmithing class in high school), Phil is a recognized designer, craftsman and engineer who has been maneuvering and manipulating metal into unimaginable forms for 47 years. He is a generous teacher who is the product of self-teaching and numerous apprenticeships and knows the value of hands-on learning. He is the recipient of the Reyna Award for Jewelry Excellence in 2012 and the Santa Fe Symposium® Ambassador, Jewelry Technology Leader, Outstanding Technical Presentation and Technical Innovation Awards. Phil is presenting for the eighth time at the Symposium.
Latest Findings in Hydraulic Forming for Jewelry Manufacturing: A Visual Tour of Recent Work
Many new ideas and techniques have been developed since the 2003 Santa Fe Symposium® paper, “Innovative Uses of the Hydraulic Press for Jewelry Manufacturing.” This paper will continue from that point with all the newest advances in hydraulic forming and will include tricks and techniques to more efficiently form jewelry metals. It will help you understand how to apply these ideas and processes to your own jewelry manufacturing line.