Every idea starts with a vision in the head. Come work with our team of friendly, highly trained designers who will help you translate that idea into reality. No ideas' too big or absurd, we do everything from cast sculptures of fish martians to signet rings made out of rare three legged lizard leather. Our design team is also well versed in the latest 3D design software, allowing for much shorter lead times, bypassing a lot of manual soldering and craft work otherwise needed by traditional methods.

DESIGN WORK

Lost Wax Casting literally means to loose wax for casting. Wax carving is one of the very first steps in lost wax casting, once a figurine is carved, a sort of plaster-like investment is poured around the figurine and melted out. Once fully evacuated, metal is then poured which in turn takes the form of the wax carved.

WAX CARVING

The modern version of wax carving can be achieved with jewellery specific programs such as Rhinogold. These softwares allow us to go from design to 3D print to cast in a couple of days. Modern advancement in 3D printing now allows a wide range of never seen before techniques such as stone in place casting and direct resin casts.

3D PRINTING

From one to many.

After the very first piece of prototype is created, the next step involves making a rubber vulcanized mould. This allows for the very first replication of wax patterns with high levels of accuracy. Making and cutting open a mould is a skill only the finest masters hold.

RUBBER MOULD

We work with all kinds of metals: pewter, zinc alloy, aluminium, brass, bronze, silver, gold and even plastics such as epoxy resin.

METALS

Lost wax casting allows us to replicate complicated patterns from wax in metal. Wax patterns are sprued up on a single tree, placed in a perforated flask, poured with a plaster like investment, then placed in an oven to bake the wax out. Molten metal is then poured into the cavity left by melting off the wax.

LOST WAX CASTING

This method allows us to quickly replicate simple objects with no undercuts or pieces that would not otherwise fit in a perforated flask. The amount of details captured is pretty good although not as that of lost wax casting, plenty of surface finishing is still required.

SAND CAST

White metal (silver coloured metals of low melting point) is used with this method. The metals are melted and poured directly into the rubber mould. Commonly use for items such as medals and low run production coins.

DIRECT MOULD CAST

Need that extra touch on your piece? We do everything from electroplating (silver, gold, rhodium, black rhodium, copper, rose gold), sandblasting, etching, name engraving to enameling and coloured epoxy resin. Ask us!

ELECTROPLATING

Over at The Imperial Smithster, we understand the importance of having a outstanding piece of packaging to compliment the object. Hence the need to have our very own team of in house graphic designers to take care of that very... need.

(Featured is our very own designed peranakan themed boxes for the Women's Tennis Association  Championships held in Singapore.)

IN-HOUSE DESIGNERS