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CAD Usage Among Indian Jewellery Manufacturers
While there is no widely published recent study that gives a full quantitative breakdown of CAD adoption (in the style of “X% of manufacturers use CAD”) in India, several reports, articles and case-studies provide useful signals. Below are key findings, patterns, and gaps:
What the Data Shows
- Growing Use of CAD / CAM & Digital Tools
- Many manufacturers (especially medium to large exporters or those serving overseas markets) now use CAD software (e.g. MatrixGold, RhinoGold) as part of their design workflow.
- CAD is frequently combined with 3D printing or rapid prototyping for producing models before casting.
- Firms emphasise that CAD allows greater precision, fine detail, reduced waste of precious metal, and better finish.
- Variation by Firm Size, Export vs Domestic
- Larger, organised units / exporters are much more likely to invest in CAD/CAM, modern machinery, CNC, etc. Smaller artisanal workshops are slower to adopt.
- Some smaller design houses are using CAD for custom orders, or combining hand-craftsmanship with digital design tools to stay competitive.
- Manufacturing Landscape & Capacity
- The sector is still very fragmented: many small workshops, a large number of artisans / karigars, many informal units.
- Organised large-scale factories are increasing in number (from under 10% of units to around 15–20%), and such units are more likely to have capacity for CAD, CNC, modern casting, etc.
- Technology Levels and Process Adoption
- According to a cluster/technology mapping study (NCAER, 2019): among the “machine-made jewellery” segment, a non-trivial percentage of enterprises report using advanced tech for certain processes, including CAD designing as well as wax setting, laser welding, quality control etc.
- Many still rely on more “basic” or “average” technology for other parts of jewellery work, especially in semi-precious stones, traditional ornamentation, or handmade work.
- Software & Tools in Use
- Commonly mentioned design software in India include: MatrixGold, RhinoGold, Jewelry CAD Dream, ZBrush, AutoCAD, etc.
- Some manufacturers also report investing in 3D printers, CNC machines, laser machines, casting machines, etc.
JB Insights
RiaceWax AUTOMATIC BELT SYSTEM INTUITIVE: Innovation. Precision. Productivity
Riacetech Srl is a dynamic and technologically advanced company. It focuses its core business on the creation of innovative wax injectors, fully controllable and programmable. It provides all the companies in the casting industry with a wide range of totally automatic and certified machines, all with different functionalities and configurations, that are suitable for Industry 4.0 and meet all the needs of the jewellery and fashion accessories world. It also provides a wide variety of consumable products.

The RiaceWax AUTOMATIC BELT SYSTEM INTUITIVE injector belongs to the Intuitive line and retains all its features; it can inject up to 20 molds of different sizes at the same time by loading them automatically and speeding up the entire production process thanks to the self-centering function on the molds of different sizes; it can create light and very thin objects, maintaining their weight over time.

Fully controllable from a 10.1” industrial PC, it can double the standard daily production, realising up to 4800 pieces in 8 hours, injecting moulds of very different sizes with the help of only one operator and reducing the number of defective waxes.
An Android tablet is the control unit of both the machine and the loading system, with specially developed apps that also allow checking statistics and productivity. Thanks to the ability to connect remotely, it is compatible with Industry 4.0.

It is equipped with a transparent melting tank with a constant vacuum system, digital sensors to control the pressures that always allow for checking the graphs of the vacuum trend on the molds during injection from the tablets, an RFID reader, a TC-700 cooler, a 16-cmc injection syringe with final temperature regulation and a self-centring clamp with 120x90mm plates.
This machine is designed to accommodate a versatile range of mould sizes, supporting dimensions from a minimum of 50 x 30 x 12 mm up to a maximum of 120 x 90 x 47 mm. The unit itself weighs 75 kg with a physical footprint of 130 x 72 x 53 cm.
Alessio Farnetani, Sales Manager-RiaceWax, underscoring the USP, said, “This machine works without any downtime and reduces errors. There has been a good response from Indian jewellery manufacturers because this system speeds up production, maintains quality and ensures weight consistency, which is critical given rising prices of gold.”
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