EOS Partners with CPM for Jewelry,
Watch Apps
 KRAILLING,
Germany and BIRMINGHAM, UK, June 7, 2012 - EOS, technology and market leader for design - driven, integrated e-manufacturing
solutions for Additive Manufacturing (AM) applications, and Cookson Precious
Metals (CPM), worldwide established supplier for the precious metal industry,
signed a strategic development partnership. Under this agreement, both companies
will introduce and further develop precious metal-based applications to the
jewelry and watch industry. The product and services offering will range from
the production of precious metal parts to consulting for a Direct Metal
Laser-Sintering (DMLS) driven design process, the development and production of
special precious metal alloys and the installation of a bespoke solution chain
for high - volume jewelry production. To start with, CPM offers AM capacities
enabling production of designs made of 18 carat yellow gold (3N color).
As a leading supplier of fabricated precious
metals - primarily gold, silver and platinum -
Cookson Precious Metals has a reputation for
high - quality products and services, as well as
for developing a close working relationship with
customers. CPM is able to supply fair - trade
gold, and their own Ecogold guarantees to
customers that the gold has come from a recycled
source. This utilizes aboveground stocks of
recycled gold instead of new metal from the
mines. Moreover, CPM is UK's largest one-stop
shop for the jewelry maker with over 12,000
products, including a substantial stock of
silver, gold, palladium and platinum bullion cut
to customer requirements (sheet, wire, tube,
solder, grain, settings) as well as wide ranges
of findings, loose and finished chain,
gemstones, ring blanks, jewelry making tools,
silver clay and beading materials.
Dr. Adrian Keppler, Executive Vice President
Strategy and Business Development at EOS,
states: “With CPM we found a perfect partner to
introduce our innovative and paradigm - shifting
technology to the luxury goods industry. We
truly believe that our AM process offers a huge
potential for these industries and a freedom of
design that they have long been searching for.
The most demanding jewelry brands can now create
entirely new products and geometries that still
meet their high-quality requirements. The
technology challenges the designer’s imagination
and pushes it to the next level. This could not
be achieved with a goldsmith’s handicraft work
or conventional manufacturing methods.”
Stella Layton, Global Vice President at
Cookson Precious Metals adds: “With EOS, we now
join forces with the market and quality leader
in AM. With the EOS technology, 3D bespoke
jewelry and watch components can be created from
CAD files. This takes us on an exciting journey,
permitting the creation of highly complex and
intricate designs that weren’t thinkable before.
The particular beauty of this technology is that
it can be used to produce both one-off pieces as
well as large scale production eliminating many
process steps and tooling costs we see today.”
Both EOS and CPM envision customized
e-manufacturing solutions that will change the
economics of making jewelry or watches. The
shorter technology time lowers the general costs
of entry into the business of making quality
jewelry and watch parts in precious metal. As
such, e-manufacturing with DMLS enables
designers to produce pieces that do not have to
deal with the boundaries of conventional
production techniques.
About Cookson Precious Metals
Cookson Precious Metals (CPM) is a leading
supplier of fabricated precious metals in
Europe, a supplier of gold, silver, platinum and
palladium alloys, wire, sheet, tubing, coin
blanks and casting grain. Cookson is also a
major precious metals refiner with London
Bullion Market Association good delivery status.
For more information, visit www.cookson-emanufacturing.com.
About EOS
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Germany,
EOS is the technology and market leader for
design-driven, integrated e-Manufacturing
solutions for industrial applications. EOS
offers a modular solution portfolio including
systems, software and materials and their
further development. The portfolio is completed
by services like maintenance and training as
well as specific application consulting and
support. An Additive Manufacturing (AM) process
allows the fast and flexible production of
high-end parts at a repeatable industry level of
quality. This disruptive technology paves the
way for a paradigm shift in product design and
manufacturing. It accelerates product
development, offers freedom of design, optimizes
part structures - also enabling lattice
structures - and functional integration and, as
such, creates significant competitive advantages
for its customers.
For more information, visit www.eos.info.
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