Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology - September 20-23, 1989 (The)

Boulder, Colorado: Met-Chem Research, Inc, 1990. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4. 383 Pages. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine and front. Brand new condition with interior text and illustration pages near flawless. As we enter the last decade of this century, and prepare for the next, businesses worldwide are faced with the challenge of finding their place in what is increasingly becoming a world village. National barriers are falling quickly as communication, transportation, finance and industry standards all become more universal - and accessible to companies of every size. Those of us who rise to the occasion will find this time full of excitement and opportunity, while companies that do not will be swept away in a sea of change. We in the jewelry industry have the benefit of looking to other industries that have already experienced what we now face. There are lessons to be learned. Protectionism fails because it allows industries within the protected country to lose their competitive sharpness and their products fall farther and farther behind world standards. Moving your manufacturing base to the part of the world with the apparent advantage is suicide. As your ability, technical skills and knowledge atrophy, someone else's gain strength. Inevitably, your former factory workers become your competitors and they have the advantage. They are now the producers of the goods. This increasing challenge each of us faces is balanced by an equally large opportunity. If you view your competition as worldwide, so too, should you view your market. What does it take to be competitive in this world village? Commitment, hard work, investment, and superior knowledge. The Santa Fe Symposium is our contribution to insuring the knowledge is available, so those of us who have the will, have the way. This series of books is intended to help make sure the next century will see a healthy, vibrant jewelry industry worldwide. Contents in 19 Chapters: Antique Jewelry Rediscovered, CAD?CAM In The Jewelry Industry, Investment Casting of Gold-Titanium Alloys, A Jeweler's Approach to The Fabrication of 990 Gold, A Sample Training Program for the Osha Hazard Communication Standard, Tarnish In Low Carat Dental Alloys, Tarnish Behaviour of Low Karat Jewelry Alloys, Cadmium Toxicity and Health Effects among Jewelers, Metallurgical Aspect of /Slikver-Copper, Cadmium Free Gold Brazing Alloys, Stress Relief in Mold Frames, Casting as as Total System, Use of Silver in Jewelry, Silica Hazards in the Handling of Investment, Appendix-Santa Fe Silica Project, Examples of Typical Defects in Jewelry Making, Gold and Silver Plating for Decorative Purposes, Refining Jewelers Wastes, and Heating and Cooling Characteristics of Investment Molds.