Process - Avanti Religious Jewelry Inc.

Manufacturing Process

Manufacturing Process

From Raw Material to Finished Piece

Avanti Jewelry is all die struck, hand polished, hand engraved and hand soldered. Die striking metal under extreme pressure creates a product 33% stronger and more dense than a casting, resulting in a longer lasting piece. Our manufacturing facility is located in Rhode Island, USA including our own plating facility where we plate rhodium and gold for the highest quality jewelry.

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Preparing Raw Material
Precious metal in sheet form is heated and extruded through a press to get it to the correct thickness for the pieces being run.
Trimming & Prep
Die struck pieces are then trimmed to their final outline where meticulous hand craftsmanship then begins.

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Die Striking
Thousands of special dies have been handmade in our shop over the past 60 years. Our precious metal sheets are forged into dies under tons of pressure to shape and form the jewelry we manufacture.
Detail Work
Filigree details are hand carved into each piece and prepared for either welding or soldering, or finishing.

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Welding & Soldering
Some pieces require welding or soldering of additional parts to complete a piece and ready it for the next step.
Enamel & Masking
Some of our more detailed pieces also require enamel or masking.

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Polishing
Pieces are individually polished to a fine finish in preparation for plating.
Plating
Once we have a enough pieces to being plating, they are carefully strung using copper wire before being methodically washed and plated using precious metals such as rhodium and gold.

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raw-material-prep

1. Preparing Raw Material

Precious metal in sheet form is heated and extruded through a press to get it to the correct thickness for the pieces being run.

raw-material-prep-2

2. Trimming & Prep

Die struck pieces are then trimmed to their final outline where meticulous hand craftsmanship then begins.

die-strike

3. Die Striking

Thousands of special dies have been handmade in our shop over the past 60 years. Our precious metal sheets are forged into dies under tons of pressure to shape and form the jewelry we manufacture.

detail-work

4. Detail Work

Filigree details are hand carved into each piece and prepared for either welding or soldering, or finishing.

welding-soldering

5. Welding & Soldering

Some pieces require welding or soldering of additional parts to complete a piece and ready it for the next step.

enamel-masking

6. Enamel & Masking

Some of our more detailed pieces also require enamel or masking.

polishing

7. Polishing

Pieces are individually polished to a fine finish in preparation for plating.

plating

8. Plating

Once we have a enough pieces to being plating, they are carefully strung using copper wire before being methodically washed and plated using precious metals such as rhodium and gold.