Technology Is Bringing Jewelry Making (And Other Manufacturing) Back to the States

In this contributed article for Entrepreneur, Eddie Bakhash, CEO of American Pearl, argues that computer-aided design and 3D-printed wax models are bringing jewelry manufacturing back to the United States.

He explains that work which once took weeks of hand carving can now be done in days, and that a “virtual inventory” of digital designs lets a domestic jeweler offer enormous selection without the cost of stocking finished pieces. Entrepreneur’s author note describes him as the CEO of American Pearl, the company his father founded in 1950.