Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 1:19:10 GMT -5
In this article, I will explain how to clean jewelry with ultrasound in the jewelry workshop. An ultrasonic cleaner or ultrasonic washing machine is a device that uses vibration (along with hot water) to clean dirt from the surface of objects, especially dirt that is embedded or hardened and completely adhered to metal. These equipment are usually used for cleaning delicate objects, such as lenses and other optical parts, coins, watches, jewelry, surgical instruments, etc.
Ultrasonic baths are widely used to clean jewelry and precious metals, such as gold, silver, platinum , etc. Their advantages include the fact that they can Industry Email List easily remove tiny dirt particles that are almost impossible to eradicate in any other way. even without disassembling the parts, saving a large amount of time and working precisely and harmlessly. They are also essential in the process of removing the rest of the polishing paste on pieces made with precious metals.
To clean jewelry with ultrasound, follow these steps: Make sure the ultrasonic cleaner is plugged in and filled with water. Add a mild, sulfate-free detergent to the water; there are several formats, powder and ready-to-use. Place the jewelry in the cleaner basket. Turn on the cleaner and let it run f minutes. Remove the jewelry from the cleaner and rinse it with clean water. There are all types of ultrasonic washing machines on the market , and their price depends on several factors, especially two. The quality of the transducers , where logically we will choose a machine with a higher price proportional to a more exhaustive and prolonged use of it.
The size and capacity of the vat : here we have a wide range of possibilities, ranging from small portable machines, through sizes 2 to 6 liters – the most suitable for jewelry workshops – to machines of 15 to 20 liters ( suitable for jewelry factories) and, even as a curiosity, they can be made to measure of several hundred liters, for the industrial sector. We will surely find an ultrasonic cleaner that suits both our needs and our budget, and we will discover that it is very useful in our jewelry work.
As we are already seeing, 3D design and reproduction has already reached the world of jewelry manufacturing and repair. When we have a real model that can be transformed into a jewel, technology opens up a world of possibilities: From the jewel prototyped in any material and even an object that in principle is not a jewel, we can move on to 3-dimensional modeling on our computer that allows us to make it in different materials and in different sizes.
This opens up a range of possibilities, both in the personalization of jewelry : any object can be replicated in gold, silver or other precious materials, and in the reproduction of jewelry that has a special value for the client. The 3D scanner has been around for industrial purposes for a long time , but in the case of jewelry we need specific quality and precision. Fortunately, we already have scanners on the market with very remarkable precision - we would be talking about an ideal of 0.06 mm - for jewelry with more affordable prices, especially the complexity of the interior areas,
The rotating arms allow you to reach the entire piece, in addition to being automated when joining scans on several sides with a very acceptable scanning speed. Once the scan of the jewelry piece has been processed and the digitization file has been saved, we can make modifications on our computer, the most useful and interesting being the size variations. When we have the file we want to create ready on the computer, we move on to the next step offered by modern digital technology: 3D printing.
Through modern 3D printers , which like scanners have evolved a lot in resolution - normally approximately 5 real microns/layer is suitable in jewelry, finishes 20 to 50 microns - with more affordable prices for workshops with small or medium volume of work. They also allow us to work from any connection: direct from the computer, USB, WiFi...giving versatility to our work. The pieces are printed in special resin for these machines, which usually also have good sensitivity so as not to lose quality in this part of the process.
Ultrasonic baths are widely used to clean jewelry and precious metals, such as gold, silver, platinum , etc. Their advantages include the fact that they can Industry Email List easily remove tiny dirt particles that are almost impossible to eradicate in any other way. even without disassembling the parts, saving a large amount of time and working precisely and harmlessly. They are also essential in the process of removing the rest of the polishing paste on pieces made with precious metals.
To clean jewelry with ultrasound, follow these steps: Make sure the ultrasonic cleaner is plugged in and filled with water. Add a mild, sulfate-free detergent to the water; there are several formats, powder and ready-to-use. Place the jewelry in the cleaner basket. Turn on the cleaner and let it run f minutes. Remove the jewelry from the cleaner and rinse it with clean water. There are all types of ultrasonic washing machines on the market , and their price depends on several factors, especially two. The quality of the transducers , where logically we will choose a machine with a higher price proportional to a more exhaustive and prolonged use of it.
The size and capacity of the vat : here we have a wide range of possibilities, ranging from small portable machines, through sizes 2 to 6 liters – the most suitable for jewelry workshops – to machines of 15 to 20 liters ( suitable for jewelry factories) and, even as a curiosity, they can be made to measure of several hundred liters, for the industrial sector. We will surely find an ultrasonic cleaner that suits both our needs and our budget, and we will discover that it is very useful in our jewelry work.
As we are already seeing, 3D design and reproduction has already reached the world of jewelry manufacturing and repair. When we have a real model that can be transformed into a jewel, technology opens up a world of possibilities: From the jewel prototyped in any material and even an object that in principle is not a jewel, we can move on to 3-dimensional modeling on our computer that allows us to make it in different materials and in different sizes.
This opens up a range of possibilities, both in the personalization of jewelry : any object can be replicated in gold, silver or other precious materials, and in the reproduction of jewelry that has a special value for the client. The 3D scanner has been around for industrial purposes for a long time , but in the case of jewelry we need specific quality and precision. Fortunately, we already have scanners on the market with very remarkable precision - we would be talking about an ideal of 0.06 mm - for jewelry with more affordable prices, especially the complexity of the interior areas,
The rotating arms allow you to reach the entire piece, in addition to being automated when joining scans on several sides with a very acceptable scanning speed. Once the scan of the jewelry piece has been processed and the digitization file has been saved, we can make modifications on our computer, the most useful and interesting being the size variations. When we have the file we want to create ready on the computer, we move on to the next step offered by modern digital technology: 3D printing.
Through modern 3D printers , which like scanners have evolved a lot in resolution - normally approximately 5 real microns/layer is suitable in jewelry, finishes 20 to 50 microns - with more affordable prices for workshops with small or medium volume of work. They also allow us to work from any connection: direct from the computer, USB, WiFi...giving versatility to our work. The pieces are printed in special resin for these machines, which usually also have good sensitivity so as not to lose quality in this part of the process.