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I know nothing about this type of equipment and I’d never heard of the company and thought ‘surely this isn’t the jewellery company?’ It is the same company (d

I know nothing about this type of equipment and I’d never heard of the company and thought ‘surely this isn’t the jewellery company?’ It is the same company (different division). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovski https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovski

dylan604 3y ago
I'm guessing if your grinding jewels or glass at the level they are, there's going to be some technical expertise that is shared.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago
  Does Swarovski cut jewels? I thought all of their stuff was glass.
  - WelcomeShorty 3y ago
    They do. Lab diamonds to be precise: https://www.swarovski.com/en-US/c-01/Categories/Jewelry/f/flags/fl-created-diamonds/ https://www.swarovski.com/en-US/c-01/Categories/Jewelry/f/fl...
    - hoseja 3y ago
      Also synthetic opal and zirconia etc
- adhesive_wombat 3y ago
  Indeed, the same reason Brother makes sewing machines and printers.
  - jdietrich 3y ago
    And also machine tools, which they originally developed in order to make more and better sewing machines. https://machinetool.global.brother/ https://machinetool.global.brother/
  - dylan604 3y ago
    They also make CNC style desktop cutters for things like vinyl/paper
jb4020 3y ago
They are actually one of the leading companies when it comes to optics. Swarovski has quite a few interesting business branches, my favourite is SWARCO which makes reflective road markings, traffic management systems and even e-car smart charging solutions.