CIBJO's Diamond Commission releases annual report

The report aims to gain industry agreement on nomenclatures distinguishing natural and synthetic diamonds

Post By : Diamond World News Service On 11 February 2010 12:43 PM
The MJSA Innovation Awards for 2007, was shared by four products. The annual award ceremony to recognises the most creative tools, technologies and processes initiated during a particular year. It is hosted by Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) and MJSA Journal.%%The winning products were:$$ -Blanking Die Saw created by New Concepts. An ergonomically designed saw that allows quick, easy and precise cuts at the bench.$$-NextEngine's Desktop 3D Scanner designed by NextEngine Inc. It is a desktop scanning system which uses a multi-laser array to scan 50,000 surface points per second.$$-Noble Investment created by Ransom and Randolph. It is a water-mixed solution that is safer to use, ship and store than investments using an acid binder.$$-4X ZeroShrink Silicone Mold Rubber by Zero-D Products Inc. With this jewellery-manufactureres can mold carved waxes and resins. The device cures within five minutes per quarter-inch of thickness at 250 degrees Fahrenheit without shrinkage. The rubber can withstand high-tear, is durable to put up with high clamp and injection pressures.%%The jury panel included worldwide names like Michael Coan, chair of the Jewelry Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City; Dr. Christopher W. Corti, consultant to the World Gold Council and principal of CoreGold in London; and Charles Lewton-Brain, goldsmith, author, educator and inventor of fold-forming in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Innovation Awards presentation will feature at MJSA’s Expo New York 2008.

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