What Is Jewelry Sampling And Why Does It Take Time?

If there is one word that sums up why it takes time to create jewelry samples, it is this: Effort.

Just because it’s a sample and not the whole finished product doesn’t necessarily mean the effort required to make samples is less. At Nendine, we ensure that our samples have the same top-tier quality our final products are known for. We give these jewelry samples to customers to try out for themselves before they decide to buy our products.

This article mainly discusses the importance of each step in sampling jewelry and how it takes time to create a perfect sample. We also discuss some factors affecting the process of jewelry samples and how we are speeding up the delivery process of samples.

What’s The Exact Jewelry Sampling Process?

Similar to creating the final product, there is also an exact science in creating jewelry samples. There are multiple steps involved in jewelry sampling, each of which plays an important role in quality assurance

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Step 1: Master Mold Making

Master mold making is an important part of making samples; only the experts in jewelry crafting can create silver master molds. The quality of the master mold will dictate how the other steps of the process will go, including casting, electroplating, and assembly. Each silver master mold has to perfectly capture the intricacies and measurements of the design plan.

Step 2: Rubber Mold Making

Similar to master mold making, wax molds are also an integral part of creating jewelry samples. The wax is carefully injected into the master mold, accurately capturing the master design. The wax molds are also subject to intense quality checking.

Step 3: Casting

Once these wax molds are done, metals are melted and then poured into them. Certain metals have shorter cooling times than others, so casters should quickly pour them into the molds. They also need to be extra careful when casting because wax molds are non-reusable and must capture the final design.

Depending on the design, separating the cast material from the casting tree can also take time. Some ornaments with complex designs have multiple cutting points, and separating the product from the casting tree may take time.

Step 4: Electroplating

Procuring the resources for electroplating and the process itself can take a lot of time, prolonging the sampling process. Silver and gold are difficult to find due to their lack of abundance, so each electroplating session must be done precisely and accurately.

Electroplating is also time-consuming because some ornaments require multiple rounds of gold or silver to stick to the base material. Cleaning and maintaining the machines can also take time to ensure that there is no risk of contamination in the tank’s waters.

Step 5: Assembly

In some ornaments, assembling all the parts can also take a lot of time, depending on the number of parts involved. Smaller parts are even harder to put in place due to their size, so positioning them can be painstakingly arduous.

Joining the pieces together can also take time because, in some cases, the adhesives used to bond require some time to cure fully. Some adhesives bond better on certain metals than others, so jewelers need time for the binders to cure for other materials.

Step 6: Packaging

The final step in the sampling process, the packaging process, is as important as all the others. Jewelers must ensure that the packaging material is presentable for the customer and can withstand outside pressure during delivery.

Key Factors Affecting Sample Delivery

Now that we know the processes behind the creation of jewelry samples, delivering samples from door to door also has factors affecting it. Here are the key factors that affect sample delivery and how Nendine tackles them to guarantee on-time order completion:

Sample Complexity

Jewelry vary from designs, from simple but aesthetically pleasing to more complex ones. Depending on the design’s complexity, multiple parties might collaborate in the delivery of the sample for logistics, creation, and transportation. This will also take more time, as clear collaboration and communication between departments are needed for safe delivery.

Specialty of Materials

Another factor affecting the transportation of samples to your doorstep is how complex some materials are. Designs with smaller materials embedded in them, like mini diamonds and gemstones, are given more effort while cutting, stone setting and safeguarding due to their delicate properties.

The rarity of the materials used to create jewelry samples also affects delivery time. The rarer the materials needed for the job, the longer it will take to craft the sample.

Materials Property VS Techniques

Things may or may not go according to the initial plans; sometimes, plans go back to the drawing board. Revising plans can take time, depending on how many flaws the original plan has and what alternatives can fix said flaws.

Designers rarely have to scrap the original plan and conceptualize a new one using different materials and methods. This process takes even more time as they talk with multiple departments to determine whether their revised design is feasible and achievable.

Factory Order Volume

Nendine, like any other jewelry manufacturer, can be tasked with multiple orders from different customers. This also factors in the delays in delivering samples as some orders might require more workers than others, depending on the importance. The volume of orders coming to our doorstep can also cause delays in delivering samples.

How Nendine Is Accelerating Your Sample Orders

At Nendine, we understand that time is important and are committed to rapidly delivering your requested samples. Our dedicated sampling department is tasked with everything sample-related, from planning the initial designs to packaging. We also do inventory checks, guaranteeing our sampling department that we have a surplus of materials needed for constructing the samples.

This also reduces the time wasted communicating back and forth between different departments, as our sampling department has sub-departments covering different processes. Each sub-department handles all aspects of the processes they’re assigned to, lessening the time spent on unnecessary communication with external sources.