Customer Case Study 3D Printing Technology Fosters New Vision, Creative Design “Seeing these models being born right in front of our eyes, that's what excites me the most as a person. As a business owner I think about all the money I'm saving doing these models ourselves.” Hagop Matossian, Owner, Bostonian Jewelers
Rising precious metals costs and a softer economy had a chilling effect on the Jewelry industry. That wasn’t the case for Bostonian Jewelers. Owners Hagop Matossian and his wife Alexandria embraced 3D design and printing technology to leverage their sought-after custom designs and grow their business to new level. “A single model costs you anywhere from $80 to $120. to outsource,” explains Hagop. “When you can build six models on one run, do the math – it’s quite simple.”
Customer Profile For more than three generations, Bostonian Jewelers has been perfecting the art and technology of fine jewelry making. Creative custom designs and precise restorations by Bostonian has set higher standards for the jewelry industry.
“One word: efficiency.” adds chief designer Alexandria. “Bringing everything in-house really makes everything so much faster, you're saving money. You have more control over everything, every aspect of manufacturing, from the quality of your cast to the quality of your build to the quality of your design--you're doing everything in your house under your own rules.” “We had been outsourcing all of our models for a number of years and we were really looking at the market to see what's going to be best for our business, and for our designs,” states Hagop, adding: “We did the research and came to Solidscape. That really encompasses a solution for our designs as well as our manufacturing."
Solidscape System Printer: R66®PLUS Software: ModelWorks® Materials: • plusCAST™ - Build • Indura®Fill - Support
Solidscape®, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-precision 3D printers, materials and software for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing, able to print solid wax models designed in CAD for investment casting. Solidscape®, Inc. | 316 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054-4115 USA | www.solid-scape.com