PaCor: main steps

1991. Beginning of the Project
August 1992: Program wins the competition of new technologies on Moscow cutting plant “Kristall”
October 1992: Two crystals (Spec Stones – 6gr) were marked. As result, a high precision of estimations of inclusions positions and the polished stone's mass was demonstrated. The expert V.N.Panov patronized prototype works.
Summer 1993: System was tested on “Ascor” rough stones.

Stones of 3 and 4 ct were marked.

Expert M.O.Sherbakow marked a control lot of rough diamonds. Real images of inclusions and reflections' images were calculated (taking re–reflection into account).

September 1993: Diamond Spec Flat Shapes 9.49 ct was marked at “Kristall”, Moscow. According to testing results “Kristall” (Moscow) ordered development of an interactive system of automatic marking DSKR, which was a prototype of PaCor. As a result of this, a system with the following characteristics was developed…
1994 The Linear-Convex model was created. Naturals on polished diamonds were taken into account.
1995 Automatic inscribing of polished diamonds including fantasy shapes with parameters and inclusions.
November –December 1996: System was tested by ALROSA company.
February 1997: Production version of automatic marking line-placing system was created. Activity on developing software for Windows 95/NT and software for electronic passports of rough and polished diamonds began.
1997-1998 Information system on different marking methods was developed. Also several different types of industrial marking systems with different characteristics were created.
   
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