Cooksongold, England, and EOS GmbH, Sweden, have launched the Precious M 080 Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) system. The Precious M 080 system is equipped with a 100-watt fiber laser, which is said to provide exceptional beam quality and power stability, guaranteeing consistent processing conditions. It is claimed to offer an affordable, compact, and design-driven manufacturing solution for the production of watch and jewelry products such as the gold and titanium rings shown here.
The system also enables quick turnaround between jobs and materials via its cartridge based system, which includes an extraction cartridge for easy removal of powder. The Precious M 080 has an 80-mm-diameter round build platform, with a working stroke of 95 mm (high, including building platform).
The advanced metal powders produced by Cooksongold have been optimized to match the performance of the Precious M 080 system, ensuring that customers can start building parts immediately upon machine installation. Currently the system can build parts using a variety of gold alloys, and future development of additional materials to meet customer requirements is planned.
“This Additive Manufacturing (AM) process introduces an innovative and paradigm shifting technology to the luxury goods industry,” stated Dr Adrian Keppler, Chief Marketing Officer at EOS. “With Cooksongold we found the perfect partner for the extension of our technology into this industry. Additive Manufacturing paves the way for a completely new approach towards design and manufacturing, enabling the design-driven manufacturing the industry has long been searching for.”
“AM will change the economics of producing watch and jewelry products by offering a streamlined manufacturing process that dramatically reduces the time required from design concept to final part,” stated David Fletcher, European Product Manager at Cooksongold.
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