The Process to create TrewTungsten® Permanently Polished™
Bands
The two biggest challenges to create these rings were shaping
and finishing the super hard metal as well as devising a method
to permanently bond bands of gold and platinum inside the
Tungsten Carbide host ring.
The following is a simplified version of how the process
works; Tungsten is processed with carbon and other elements
and ground to a powder. The mixed powder is compressed into
high pressure dies to form a ring blank The blank is sintered
(fired) in an oxygen free furnace at over 2,400 degrees F,
resulting in a solid Tungsten Carbide ring blank of extreme
hardness. The rough blank goes through a 30 stage precision
grinding process using exclusively diamond embedded grinding
tools held in specially designed machinery. Versions containing
platinum or gold inlaid sections are made by grinding a groove
into the center of the hard metal ring and using our exclusive
patented process to fuse the precious metal within the groove.
The finishing process is unique in that diamond polishing
compounds are used by skilled craftspeople and equipment to
create a brilliant polish and luster never before achieved
in the industry.
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Tungsten is processed
with carbon and ground to a powder. |
The mixed metal powder is compressed
in high pressure dies to form a ring blank |
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The ring is fired in an oxygen free
oven at 2400° F. The result is a solid metal ring with
extreme hardness and toughness. |
The rough ring goes through a complex
30 step grinding and polishing process using diamond
tools. |
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The platinum or gold is fused into the center groove
using an exclusive patented process perfected by Trent
West.
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