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De Beers Distributes Its Automated Melee Screening Instrument
Jul 8, 2014 1:42 PM
By De Beers
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Press Release: Jonathan Kendall, the president of the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research
(IIDGR) is pleased to announce that the Automated Melee Screening (AMS) instrument is now
being dispatched to De Beers sightholders across the globe, with
the first installation and training sessions having successfully taken place at the end of June
with Tasaki and Rosy Blue in J apan.
Focus has now shifted to installing the AMS in
sightholder facilities across key diamond trading
hubs such as Antwerp, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Tel
Aviv. This is a phased roll out with IIDGR technicians
working in parallel in different locations to ensure
timely yet comprehensive installation and training.
The AMS is the result of several years of
development, exhaustive testing and production.
De Beers is committed to sustaining trust in
diamonds, supporting sightholders and the wider
diamond industry, which employs more than 1 million
people globally.
Background on the AMS instrument
•• The AMS instrument measures approximately: 42cm deep; 26cm in width; 23cm high.
It can be located in any type of environmentally controlled facility and operates as a
single machine or multiple units.
•• It screens near-colorless and colorless round brilliant diamonds from 0.20-carats down to
0.01 carat (roughly 1.4mm diameter) to determine whether they are natural or not. The AMS
instrument does not screen for treated natural diamonds.
•• The instrument is fully automated and will take up to 500 carats at any one time. Larger
parcels may be split across multiple machines.
•• The instrument can be run unattended overnight.
•• The throughput of each instrument is approximately 360 stones per hour.
•• Each instrument is controlled by a compact computer, which is supplied with the
machine.
For inquiries regarding the AMS instrument or DiamondSure, DiamondView or
DiamondPLus, please email: Effie Stewart-Lockhart at contact-at-IIDGR.com
IIDGR (UK) Ltd. is registered in England and Wales: No. 08597754™ is a trademark of the De Beers Group of Companies.
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research has been established by the
De Beers Group of Companies to provide a premium service and proprietary equipment to
the diamond industry. Based in Antwerp and run by the world’s top diamond experts, the
International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research offers a range of expert services and
specialises in the development of industry-leading verification instruments.
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research works only on diamonds that
meet the requirements of the United Nations’ mandated Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme. This exclusivity inspires confidence among diamantaires and, ultimately, the
consumers they serve.
Rapaport News is not responsible for, and does not endorse, the content of any third-party press release. This is not a Rapaport Press Release. It has been provided as additional information for our clients.
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Tags:
De Beers, diamond screening, machinery, melee, Sightholders, technology
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