UWE Bristol Lays Groundwork for Growing Gemstones Inside Platinum with Hybrid Metal 3D Printing

Researchers at the Centre for Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England‘s Bridge Studios have used a hybrid metal 3D printing and CNC machining setup, built around a Meltio Engine integration kit on a HAAS 5-axis machine, to grow rubies and sapphires directly inside platinum jewelry structures.  The project, developed in…