“Never stop looking for challenges! Precision then comes from Solidscape.”
Shigeru Mizokami, King Precision Cast Company
In 1978 Shigeru Mizokami founded King to establish a company in Japan with a reputation based on precision casting. The market had many players delivering casting, but moving forward high-precision 3D print jewelry would be a business-critical success factor.
“If you are in the Japanese jewelry industry when you hear casting, you hear King,” states Mr. Mizokami. He adds: “You can achieve this only by employing the right technology. I found it in Solidscape.”
« Long last and keep challenging » is Mr. Mizokami’s motto. « Over the years King’s mission has been to focus on critical applications other than jewelry, which currently represents only 20% of our total business. At the moment King is present in several markets and applications such as culture centers, educational institutions, designer centers, sporting goods, and consumer products. »
The latest application is a custom designed line of tea pots made in precious silver from our 3D printer for jewelry and presenting great manufacturing challenges. « With the Solidscape printers we have been able to implement a seamless process overcoming each and every manufacturing challenge, including keeping costs very low, » reports Mr. Mizokami, “We can now produce these unique, yet complex, parts in one piece and one run with very low operating costs. »
King is gaining more and more international exposure thanks to their new business model and their growing reputation for high-quality production casting results due to 3D printing jewelry technology from Solidscape.
Customer Profile - King Precision Cast Company
King has been providing for over 30 years the Japanese market with the highest standards in high-precision casting.King Precision Cast Company www.king-cast.co.jp |
Industry Jewelry |