29.05.05AGS issues cut grade templates.

MAY 25, 2005 - Las Vegas - The American Gem Society (AGS) Laboratories has announced that it will provide free facet templates for the new AGS cut grade system to non-contact measuring device manufacturers, including OGI Systems.
AGS Labs began issuing Diamond Quality Documents on the new princess cut starting May 1 and on June 1, it will begin grading under the new system for round brilliant cuts.
"With the rollout of the new AGS cut grading system, it is important that the diamond industry be able to create accurate three-dimensional models," says AGS Labs’ Executive Director Peter Yantzer in a release. "These templates help to increase accuracy. This is an ongoing project with new templates being released through the manufacturer’s requests."