Microfusion (Jewelry manufacturing processes II)

Microfusion It is the manufacturing process used for a jewel that is made in series ie more than one piece. By the microfusion process we will obtain as many pieces as we want ready to go to the filing and sanding phases directly. The process of microfusion combined with that of fire extraction is the most used for high jewelry. The microfusion process has the following phases: Modeling Consists in the construction of a model, to obtain a mold that we will reproduce an unlimited number of times. The model is usually handmade in metal or wax, which once cast allows us to obtain the model to make the mold. Design and modeling of jewelry by computer Its use is present in the phases of design realization, up to the creation of the originals in wax by means of three-dimensional printers. The wax model is used directly in the microfusion phase. The possibility of visualizing a realistic photo quality image of the future jewel, and in addition to changing in a matter of minutes its design (metal used, type of gems and finishes, etc.) and dimensions, opens very wide horizons for the presentation of the jewels on the part of the designers to their clients, even allowing them to participate in the creation. Once the design phase is finished, a three-dimensional wax printer will take care of a few hours to build the original in wax. The subsequent step from the virtual jewel to a casting can be as simple as printing on a wax printer, to later perform the microfusion process. Currently, these and other technologies are within the reach of every craftsman, entrepreneur and even amateur. There are already companies specializing in wax printing and microfusion, simply sent an e-mail with the design we can get the jewel.

Microfusion The casting or fusion to the lost wax, consists in the reproduction in metal of an original as many times as it is desired by means of a mold of wax. The application of this technique is extended in such a way that currently 90% of the pieces made in jewelry throughout the world is produced by casting lost wax.