As part of its continuing endeavour to make synthetic diamond screening easily accessible, the Gemmological Institute of India (GII) inaugurated its self-operated kiosk service and R&D and services facility at T2-WC-B1, Bharat Diamond Bourse on December 29th.
GII said it created the first ever self-operated kiosk service for detection of HPHT/CVD synthetics in parcels of natural diamonds, made possible by the development of its QCHK++ (ADC) unit.
“The kiosk service has been established by GII, keeping in mind the need to provide an opportunity for small-time traders to assess the goods instantly at a nominal charge,” it said. The service also has facilities to print colour images of the test results for their reference.
The opening ceremony was attended by industry stalwarts Anoop Mehta, Ashok Gajera, Praveenshankar Pandya, Ashish Mehta and Sanjay Kothari.
GII said that its new R&D and services centre, which is spread over 2,800 sq ft, is yet another attempt to put its expertise at the service of all members of the gem and jewellery trade.