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Sarine Unveils Automated Clarity, Color Grading
Nov 10, 2016 11:34 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Sarine
Technologies launched equipment it claims can give an automated and accurate clarity
and color grading for polished diamonds.
The
‘Sarine Clarity’ and ‘Sarine Color’ machines will be launched commercially in
mid-2017, Uzi Levami, the company’s CEO (pictured), said at a press conference in Ramat
Gan, Israel, on Thursday.
While
carat size has traditionally been the only objectively measurable factor of the
4C’s in diamond grading, Sarine now claims to provide a scientific solution
for color and clarity. Automated grading of cut has long been available through its
‘Diamension’ systems.
“Our
work is done,” Levami said. “We have solved the 4C’s puzzle and more,
providing innovative solutions for clarity, color, and cut, as well as light
performance and other parameters.”
Sarine
Clarity, which is currently in advanced large-scale testing in India, initially
presents an "accurate and objective" mapping of a diamond’s inclusions and
flaws. It then applies a set of algorithms to determine the appropriate clarity
grade, using generally accepted standardized grading terminology, the company
explained. The machine can handle polished diamonds from 0.02 carats to 10
carats in size. The first version of Sarine Color system, which is also being tested in India,
will be limited to stones of 0.20 carats and larger, Sarine said.
The
equipment is the first-of-its-kind to be developed and brought to the diamond
market, the company claimed. De Beers and the GIA are reported to be developing
similar automated capabilities for their respective laboratories.
The
Sarine equipment will be available for gemological labs, diamond manufacturers
and traders to buy and pay a recurring fee based on usage per carat, or to use
the machines at the company’s service centers. They were developed at a cost of $10 million
at Sarine’s research and development facility in Israel.
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clarity, color, grading, Israel, mapping, Rapaport News, Sarine, Sarine Clarity, Sarine Color, Sarine Technologies, technology, Udi Levami
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