The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), owned by miner De Beers, has unveiled the AMS2 – the company’s next generation automated melee screening instrument. According to Gem Konnect, IIDGR unveiled the machine at the International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show in Hong Kong yesterday (March 1).
According to the report, the AMS2 “is around 10-times faster than its predecessor and with a substantially reduced referral rate”. The AMS2, which will be available from June, will cost $45,000, which is “cheaper than the first generation AMS”.
IIDGR President Jonathan Kendall said: “The AMS2 is the most technologically-advanced, efficient and cost-effective melee diamond verification instrument available. Its industry-leading low referral rate has significant economic benefits to users, greatly reducing the need for additional and costly secondary testing. Confidence is everything in the diamond sector and the AMS2 will play a big part in maintaining trust in trade transactions”.
