Teresa Frye is the Founder of TechForm Advanced Casting Technology and a leader in platinum casting research. She has published technical papers and articles worldwide, and speaks frequently at industry conferences in the United States and Europe. Her publications have appeared in Platinum Metals Review, The Johnson Matthey Technology Review, The Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology, The Jewelry Technology Forum, the MJSA Journal, and JCK Magazine, among others.
Platinum Casting Research
Teresa Fryé Publications 2005 – Current
2017 – A Study of the Effects of Digitally Produced Casting Models on Casting Quality
2016 – Mechanical Properties and Wear Resistance of Platinum Jewelry Alloys: A Comparative Study
2012 – The Quest for Quality: Optimizing Platinum Casting for 21st Century Needs
2011 – Platinum Alloys in the 21st Century: A Comparative Analysis
2011 – Vanishing Act: How Hot Isostatic Pressing can make porosity disappear
2008 – A Study of the Effects of CAD/DAM Derived Materials in the Casting of Platinum Alloys
2006 – Palladium Casting: An Overview of Essential Considerations
2005 – The Revolution of CAD/CAM in the Casting of Fine Jewelry
Dr. Helmut Fryé Publications 1998-2000
2000 – Basic Ceramic Considerations for Lost Wax Processing of High Melting Alloys
1999 – Characterization and Correction of Casting Defects
1998 – Process Control: Power, Value, and Advancement in the Jewelry Industry
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MJSA Publications
Banishing the Blues
Overcoming the challenges of platinum-cobalt
All jewelers have their favorite alloy—the one they love to work in, that responds to their tools as if it were made just for them.
By Shawna Kulpa – MJSA Online
This Piece is a Beast
Casters identify the issues with CAD models that keep them up at night, and offer solutions that won’t give designers nightmares.
By Shawna Kulpa – MJSA Online
Live from Expo 2022
Teresa Fryé on the Latest Research into Platinum and Gold Wear Resistance
Hosted By Andrea Hill
How to Love Your Jewelry Castings
13 Ways Jewelers Can Work with Their Casters. . .from sharing information to keeping it clean to standing, for a moment, in their shoes
By Shawna Kulpa – MJSA Online
Big Shot: Casting Case Studies
The Case of the Platinum Mamba Knife Handle.
By Shawna Kulpa – MJSA Online
All Good Things
As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” It’s certainly a sentiment that now applies to the Santa Fe Symposium.
By Rebecca Oster Bach
Smooth Subcontracting
How to ensure a good relationship with your contract service providers Tell Them What You Want—and Know What to Expect When beginning a project with a subcontractor, you should have a clear idea of what you would like done.
MJSA Online
The Light Side
Case studies in casting lightweight and hollow designs.
By Shannon L. Brown and Tina Wojtkielo Snyder – MJSA Online
Rockin’ Around the Casting Tree
Tips for casting success
By Shawna Kulpa – MJSA Online
Dream Team
Good team communication leads to a casting victory
By Shannon L. Brown – MJSA Online
Casting Perfection
Overcoming technical challenges when casting Zolton David’s African Promise pendant
By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder – MJSA Journal August 2011
Johnson Matthey Technology Review
2015 Vol 59 Issue 3
“The Effects of Hot Isostatic Pressing of Platinum Alloy Castings on Mechanical Properties and Microstructures”
Post processing of parts for jewelry and other applications.
Johnson Matthey Technology Review
2014 Vol 58 Issue 4
“The 28th Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology”
Better understanding of lost wax casting of platinum leading to improved casting alloys
Reviewed by Christopher W. Corti