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Manufacturing Process
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
1. Understand the skills and techniques of basic shaping, soldering and finishing, setting, re-tipping and to understand the areas of repairs, modifications & production of jewellery
- Acquaint students with hallmarking
- Handmade
- Name of Tools
- Modeling
- Casting
- Method of giving form to Molten metal.
- The Development of casting technology
- Model Types
- Lost Wax Casting
Advantages & Limitations
- Type of Wax
§ Hand carving Wax
§ Building or Sculpture Wax
§ Soft Wax
§ Tacky Sticks
§ Water Soluble wax
§ Injection Wax
Unit II: Solders & Soldering
- Meaning
- Solders
- Flux
- Basic soldering techniques :
- Methods
- Electronic components
- Pipe/Mechanical Soldering
- Stained Glass Soldering
- A Keg Closing
- A Box Closing
- Spring Clip
- A Bayonet Closing
- Locks (Stop)
- Clips for Earring
- Connections with Half Ring for Settings
- Connection with a Hinged Stud
- A Nail Connection
- Sand Blasting
- Polishing
- Laser Technology
- Electroforming: Process
- Electroplating
- Process, Strike, Current Density, Brush Electroplating, Electroless Deposition & Cleanliness
- Focus on Quality Control
- Design
- Manufacturing Activities
- Purity
- Certified Precious Stones:
- Price Stability
- Process & Information Integrity
- Hallmarking
- Introduction of Hallmarking,
- Certification of Gold
- BIS Mark
- Indian Scenario
- BIS and Consumer Awareness
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
- Jewellery Concept & Technology by Oppi Untracht
- Jewellery Making Techniques Book by Elizabeth Olver
- Jewelry Making and Design by Rose and Cirino Dover
- The Design & Creation of Jewellery By Rober Von Neuman
