Sarine Technologies Ltd - Annual Report 2014 - page 3

Corporate Profile
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Sarine Technologies Ltd. develops, manufactures, markets and sells precision
technology products for the processing of diamonds and gemstones.
Our products provide smart automated solutions for every stage of the
rough diamond manufacturing process, from high-precision geometrical
modelling and internal inclusion mapping of the rough stone, through
determining the optimally derivable polished gems, based on true dollar
value, through laser cutting and shaping, to the inline quality control of the
actual making and faceting of the polished jewel.We also aid in key aspects
of the polished diamond trade - the grading of a polished diamond’s Cut
and light performance and the provision of tools that simplify the online
trade and enhance the in-store buying experience.
Our DiaMensionTM family of products for the accurate measurement of a
polished diamond’s proportions, in order to derive the Cut and Symmetry
grades, are used in all leading gemmological institutes worldwide. In fact, in
2010 our software was the first proportion and Cut grading software which
was thoroughly evaluated by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in
an extensive testing program and was found to be accurate in excess of 98%
of the tested cases. The newest DiaMensionTM Axiom, based on completely
new technology with micron level accuracy, developed to meet and exceed
Tiffany and Company’s most stringent requirements, is now being adopted
by industry leaders and gem labs worldwide. The DiaMensionTM HD (High
Definition) was, until the launch of our DiaMensionTM Axiom, one of the
industry’s leading and best-selling solutions for proportion measurements
and Cut grading worldwide. Our polished stone proportion measurement
and Cut grading systems operate using the InstructorTM or older DiaVisionTM
software packages (the latter to be phased out in 2015 with the release of
the InstructorTM 3.5). The GIA has, indeed, adopted our InstructorTM software
for use on its Cut grading systems. Our InstructorTM software also assists
in the real-time quality control and optimising of the diamond’s faceting,
by proposing corrections to deviations from the optimal polishing solution,
including unique asymmetrical solutions, in order to optimise weight (Carat)
vs. proportion (Cut) trade-offs.
Our DiaExpertTM family of platforms (DiaExpertTM, DiaExpertTM Atom,
DiaExpertTM Nano 6.5, DiaExpert TM XL, DiaExpert-EyeTM, DiaScanTM S+,
DiaMobileTM XL and DiaMarkTM Z) and the AdvisorTM software are the
de facto worldwide standard for planning the optimal utilisation of rough
diamonds. Our systems assist the manufacturer in cutting and polishing
rough stones so as to achieve maximum value, based on three of the “four
C” parameters which can be meaningfully optimised by the process, namely
Carat weight, Cut quality and Clarity grade (using inclusion mapping input
form the GalaxyTM family of systems or the DiaExpertTM Eye).
In 2009 we launched the revolutionary and still unmatched GalaxyTM
family of internal inclusion mapping systems for rough diamonds based
on revolutionary and unique (patented / patent-pending) technology. Today
the family comprises the GalaxyTM 1000 / 2000 systems for diamonds 2.5
to 20+ carats in weight, the SolarisTM 100, for small stones less than 2.5
carats in weight, and the GalaxyTM XL for large stones up to 200+ carats.
We also offer the GalaxyTM Ultra for high resolution scanning, which offers
microscopic-level, fully automatic, fast and comprehensive identification
and mapping of inclusions at single-micron accuracy, allowing for the more
confident planning of internally flawless (IF) and VVS1 polished diamonds.
All these products enable the automated prediction of the Clarity of the
AdvisorTM-planned polished stones, so as to truly optimise the dollar return
derived from the processed rough diamonds. To allow the industry to fully
benefit from this cutting edge technology, we offer per-carat inclusion
scanning services at wholly-owned or affiliated service centres in all the
major diamond trading and polishing centres: Mumbai and Surat (India),
Ramat-Gan (Israel), Antwerp (Belgium), Moscow, Johannesburg, Gaborone
(Botswana), Windhoek (Namibia) and New York.
Our 3rd-generation QuazerTM 3 green-laser system and the StrategistTM
setup station are, together, the industry’s most cost-effective high-end
solution for the laser cutting and shaping of rough diamonds. The new
QuazerTM 3’s main advantage is its ability to perform complicated sawing
like pie sawing with a single setup (single gluing) giving more accurate
results and saving time. Rough diamond cutting and shaping services are
also offered as a per-carat service at various locations in India, Israel and
southern Africa, in wholly-owned or affiliated service centres.
We also provide services and products that aid in the sale of diamonds and
jewellery in stores and online:
(a) The DiaScribeTM system for inscribing polished diamonds with distinct
marks such as text, numerals and symbols, whether for branding,
personalisation or simply recording the stone’s certificate number.
(b) The Sarine LightTM, a system that enables the automatic, accurate,
consistent and quantified measurement of a polished diamond’s
appearance (light performance), in order to help better determine the
value of the diamond:
• brilliance - how much light is reflected back through its crown;
• fire - how much light is broken into coloured bursts;
• scintillation / sparkle - how pronounced the diamond sparkles;
and
• light symmetry - how symmetric is the diamond’s light play.
(c) The Sarine LoupeTM imaging system, which creates high-quality multi-
level video imagery, so that a potential buyer of a polished diamond,
whether a qualified wholesale trader or a consumer, can truly assess
both its beauty and internal features without having the polished
diamond physically in hand. At the highest level, Real View, the buyer
sees the stone under 5-10 times magnification (depending on the
stone’s actual size), allowing him/her to assess its true appearance and
beauty, while also verifying, by observing its inclusions, just how eye-
clean the stone is. At the next level, Top Inspection, imaged at 10-25
times magnification, the buyer can accurately assess the stone’s Cut
and Clarity by inspecting the stone in detail, as viewed through its table.
Finally, using 3-D Inspection, with optional virtual zoom, the buyer can
inspect the stone at up to 40 times magnification, from virtually 360
degrees in all axes, even better than through a conventional loupe, and
truly scrutinize even its minutest details.
(d) We also offer the Diamond Assay Service (DAS), an online subscription
service, primarily for anyone who trades “recycled” polished diamonds.
It helps ascertain whether an offered diamond is a real diamond (albeit
without differentiating between a natural or synthetic stone and
without identifying treatments), ascertains its geometric parameters,
Cut grade and estimated value, optionally issues printed reports and
can propose possible solutions for re-cutting and re-polishing, so as to
derive greater potential value.
The recognition that imaging technologies have become essential marketing
and sale tools with the capacity to “show and tell” the polished gem, and
not just present dry tabular non-intuitive data, has become near-ubiquitous
amongst e-tailers and retailers alike.We have thus launched a newmarketing
and sales offering, the Sarine ProfileTM so as to allow online trading with a
completely new level of confidence, while reducing costs for both seller and
buyer. The Sarine ProfileTM is unique in that it offers on one concise display
“page”, all the benefits of our diverse cutting-edge technologies, along
with other user-opted data, such as the stone’s gemmological laboratory
report, promotional material, etc. The DiaMensionTM HD / Axiom proportion
measuring systems provide geometrical proportions and Hearts and Arrows
depiction, the Sarine LightTM generates light performance grading and its
video rendition and the Sarine Loupe TM offers the various optional levels of
video imaging and inspection described above.
Sarine Technologies Ltd. • Annual Report 2014