Long before man began using copper and bronze to make simple tools, he was creating beautiful and intricate objects from a different metal: Gold. Gold was man’s first metal and the first in a category known as precious metals. Gold, then silver and, more recently, platinum, were highly valued both for their intrinsic beauty and as almost universal media of exchange.
Today, precious metals continue to be used throughout the world in making beautiful objects and in minting bullion coins. Beyond that, however, precious metals perform useful and specialized functions in chemical processes, electronics manufacturing, aerospace and automotive systems, construction, and in dental care and medicine.
Whether precious metals are being used to make stunning jewelry or more functional products, it is likely they have been smelted, refined, melted and/or heat-treated with equipment manufactured by lnductotherm Group companies.
