Because gold and silver are soft and malleable, for centuries, patterns and images have been imposed on them by pressing a design upon them. Minted coins are produced by stamping.

Hammering, a variation on stamping, is when the precious metal is literally beaten into the desired shape. Hammering precious has been a metal working process for millennia. Eighteenth century hammered silver bowls are created by hammering.

Smelting and Casting - other traditional methods with shortcomings.

A third method of forming objects from precious metals, and one that is still in use today, is smelting and casting. Here the metal is heated to where it becomes molten, and the liquefied metal is then poured into a mold. When the metal has cooled and hardened, the mold is removed leaving the desired shape.

But, all these methods have their drawback s, which Electroforming has overcome.

The jewelry or objects produced by stamping and hammering can be only of a certain size. Decorativedetails cannot be finely wrought without a great deal of extra finishing work, such as chasing or engraving, filing and polishing.

Furthermore, in smelting and casting, tiny bubbles of air often become trapped in the liquefied metal and later produce "pit holes" or imperfections. These mar the jewelry's surface. Also, to produce anything of size, large amounts of the precious metal are required to fill the mold, making the finished product very expensive, heavy and uncomfortable to wear or move.

Our process, Electroforming, eliminates the disadvantages of all the aforementioned processes. Electroforming is based not on exploiting the physical properties of precious metals - their softness or malleability. Electroforming is a chamical process, one that is carefully monitored and controlled to ensure the purity of the metal and the fineness of the product's decorative detail. It permits a greater variety and flexibility in design and because less precious metal is required to maintain durability, our products are more comfortable to wear and more affordable to own.

Electroforming allows for creating jewelry and objects more comfortable to wear and more thrilling to display. Phoenix Electroforming Company, Limited was the first company to employ the Electroforming process of making jewelry. Our process is computer controlled, producing jewelry and decorative objects that are both affordable and unique.