Cooksongold and B.M.C. srl collaborate to drive precious metal Additive Manufacturing
June 13, 2017
B.M.C. srl, Gusago, Italy, has announced a collaboration with UK-based jewellery maker and supplier Cooksongold and its precious metal Additive Manufacturing division (part of Heimerle + Meule Group). B.M.C will adopt the Precious M 080 AM system at its Italian facility, enabling the company to offer a complete precious metal AM service to its customers in the luxury jewellery sector.
The Precious M 080 system, developed by Cooksongold and EOS jointly, the first direct precious metal AM system designed exclusively for the jewellery, watch and precious metals industries. On the adoption of the machine, Carlo Massavelli, B.M.C CEO and Chairman, stated, “We are always looking to incorporate the latest technology and production possibilities, direct precious metal 3D printing with the M 080 system provides us with another tool and production method which will ensure we can continue to push the boundaries of jewel and watch creation.”
Martin Bach, Managing Director at Cooksongold, commented, “We are delighted to be working with B.M.C. for the development of precious metal 3D printing to fully exploit its capabilities and production application in the high-end jewellery supply chain”.