Metal additive manufacturing is transforming how jewelry and design objects are created. Where previously complex forms required long hours of traditional craftsmanship and repeated manual processes, designers can now realize intricate, expressive, and structurally optimized pieces in a fraction of the time.
AltForm provides Powder Bed Fusion, advanced laser technologies including blue-laser processing, automation, and intelligent software tools that enable designers and manufacturers to push the boundaries of form, material, and function. Whether for fine jewelry, artistic design objects, or customized collections, our solutions make it possible to produce items with outstanding aesthetic appeal, precise detail, and consistent quality.
Blue-laser advantage for precious and high-value materials
Working with precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and customized alloys demands a combination of precision, repeatability, and control. Traditional infrared lasers can struggle with high reflectivity and conductivity in these metals.
AltForm’s Print Blue 100, equipped with a blue-laser source, overcomes these challenges by offering more stable absorption and finer control over the melt pool. This enables designers and jewelers to process:
- gold and silver alloys with high aesthetic quality
- bimetallic combinations and material blends
- precious metal components with minimal post-processing
- consistent results even for delicate and highly detailed features
The blue-laser advantage ensures that precious materials can be processed with greater stability, finer resolution, and improved surface finish, all critical when visual impact and craftsmanship matter.
Intricate designs, customization, and multi-part integration
Metal additive manufacturing liberates creativity. Complex loops, internal voids, filigree details, and interlocking structures that would be difficult or impossible to craft traditionally can now be directly realized from digital design files. Additionally, it’s possible to print moving or rotating parts in a single build, eliminating the need for later assembly.
This capability supports:
- bespoke rings, bracelets, and pendants
- geometric and organic sculptures
- design objects with interlinked elements
- kinetic wearable art
The result is design freedom with precision and repeatability, enabling designers to experiment with new forms without compromise.
Material efficiency and sustainable production
Precious metals are expensive, and traditional subtractive processes generate significant waste. Additive manufacturing minimizes material usage by building only where needed, reducing cost and environmental impact.
This efficient use of material is particularly valuable in jewelry and designer product workflows, where the cost of raw material constitutes a significant portion of production expense. AltForm solutions further support sustainability by enabling design-driven light weighting and optimized structures that reduce overall metal consumption without sacrificing performance or aesthetics.
Wire DED for large or hybrid design pieces
Beyond Powder Bed Fusion, wire-based Direct Energy Deposition (Wire DED) offers advantages for larger design objects, artistic sculptures, or hybrid pieces where specific material gradients or volumetric deposition are desirable. Designers and studios are increasingly exploring DED for:
- large format elements with controlled deposition
- graded material transitions (e.g., silver to bronze or copper to precious alloys)
- structural bases that combine strength with visual surface finishes
- sculptural and architectural design applications
Wire DED expands the creative and functional possibilities for designers who require both scale and performance.
Rapid prototyping to production transition
Designers and jewelers benefit from accelerated iteration cycles. AltForm’s PBF solutions enable rapid prototyping and quick turnaround from concept to finished object, allowing:
- faster design validation
- early visualization of form and fit
- quick refinement before final production
- short lead times for custom orders
This flexibility opens new creative workflows and enables small batch production without the constraints of traditional tooling.
Our solutions for the jewelry and design industry
Print 100 Series
Print 200 Series
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