Tuesday, 21st March 2006 (3704 views)

London jeweller Alfred Terry and Sons has greatly speeded up the manufacture of its jewellery by using a machining system, Manufacturingtalk reports.

Because jewellery is very much fashion led, new designs produced at competitive costs are vital, but Alfred Terry's method of designing wedding rings using models was time-consuming and costly.

The new hyperMILL, hyperCAD and Cybaman Replicator 6-axis machining system has changed all that. The design of the wedding ring is created, programmed and machined directly onto the gold or platinum using the system.

The hyperMILL software, which was developed by technology company Open Mind, has eliminated the need for physical models, explained Jeremy Banks, of Alfred Terry's CAD/CAM diamond set department.

"We can produce a complete range of sizes working from one CAD model by simply making a small change to the CNC data, milling the complete ring in one set-up," he said.

"By using hyperMILL, each part can be constrained by tiny machined fixing lugs, ensuring that the finished ring can be assembled perfectly every time. hyperMILL is doing a great job, it is always spot on."

 

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