In the eyewear market, there are glasses, goggles and lenses. We have multiple examples of the use of 3D printing to produce the first two types and so far, only one company has proved out its capabilities to produce 3D printed lenses: Luxexcel.
The Belgian company combines an in-depth knowledge and expertise that help lens designers and manufacturers to create smart eyewear. The eyewear specialist launched today a new volume manufacturing solution to 3D print smart prescription lenses.
Speaking of the new technology, Fabio Esposito, Chief Executive Officer, states: “Our mature volume manufacturing solution enables our customers to combine prescription with smart technology to create regular-looking lenses with advanced smart features, yet personalized to the user’s prescription requirements. The platform is scalable and offers the flexibility to create large volumes of products with individualized specifications, such as prescription power.”
The company’s 3D printing solution includes proprietary hardware, material, and software. With the ability to process different materials including plastic and glass types, Luxexcel’s technology can meet airgap requirements by embedding a wide range of smart devices into the lens. Devices such as waveguides, holographic films, and LCD screens can be embedded inside a lens before prescription power is printed on top or around it. “The result is a lens with embedded devices presented as one seamlessly integrated element,” the company said in a press communication.
High-tech companies can now take advantage of Luxexcel’s solution to produce smart eyewear products while addressing the vision correction needs of their customers.
“The benefit for end-users is that they no longer need to wear their prescription glasses underneath their smart eyewear goggles. They can now experience both corrective vision and augmented reality in one single product,” says Esposito.
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