3d printed eyewear
Eye on Additive Eyewear: 3D Printing at MYKITA
In this Eye on Additive Eyewear series, we’ve previously examined 3D printing at Materialise and luxury group LVMH. Today, we’re taking a detailed look at a 3D printing application that,…
Eye on Additive Eyewear: 3D Printing at LVMH
In this “Eye on Additive Eyewear” series, we’re looking at 3D printing eyewear. 3D printing firms such as Materialise have been trying to grow this category for over a decade….
Visages Launches 3D Printed Glasses Line
French startup Visages has released a service that lets you customize your own glasses, which are then produced on demand using eco-friendly materials. The company aims to be a digital…
3D Printed Glasses to Hit $2.35B by 2031 — AM Data Slice
“AM Data Slice” from Additive Manufacturing Research (“AMR”, formerly SmarTech Analysis) is a weekly segment that offers readers an insightful dive into the additive manufacturing (AM) landscape, showcasing pivotal statistics…
Custom 3D Printed Eyewear, Now in Translucent Colors from Materialise
Way back in 2017, Fried Vancraen, CEO of Materialise, said he could foresee “a growing amount of meaningful applications” for 3D printing, which included customized eyewear. The Belgium-based 3D printing…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: May 7, 2023
We’ve got plenty of in-person and virtual events to tell you about in this week’s roundup, along with webinars on everything from 3D printed eyewear and automated resin removal to…
3D Printed Tinted Lenses Correct Color Blindness
Color vision deficiency (CVD), often known as color blindness, is an inherited ocular disorder that limits the ability of a person’s three retina cones (photoreceptors) to transmit the entire spectrum…
Sustainable 3D Printed Sunglasses Launch with Zero Waste
According to the SmarTech Analysis report on “3D Printing in Eyewear: From Mass Customization to Smartglasses 2021,” yearly 3D printing-focused revenue in the eyewear industry will reach $2.26 billion by…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: January 16, 2022
We’re back in business this week with plenty of webinars and events, both virtual and in-person, starting with the second edition of the all-female-speaker TIPE 3D Printing conference. There are…
DyeMansion Advances 3D Print Post Processing at Formnext 2021
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry will get nowhere without improvements in post-processing. That’s where startups like DyeMansion come in. At Formnext 2021, the company announced several developments that signify further…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 25, 2021: Partnerships, Software, & More
The first order of business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is 3D Systems, which has welcomed a Chief Scientist. In the rest of the business, Solukon is announcing a…
Castor Beans Making Sustainable 3D Printed Eyewear Possible
Since 197 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, the residential and commercial sectors claim to be working together to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. A significant portion of emissions derives from…
Wearable Technology: Luxexcel Celebrates 3D Printing +50,000 Lenses for Customers
Luxexcel, Dutch pioneer in 3D printed ophthalmic lenses, has achieved a major milestone in volume manufacturing, after reporting that its manufacturing platforms in the U.S. and Europe have printed over 50,000…
SmarTech Analysis: Annual 3D Printed Eyewear Revenues to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2030
The latest AM market research report, titled “Markets for 3D Printing Eyewear 2021“, from SmarTech Analysis focuses on the adoption of 3D printing in the eyewear sector. This includes not…
Materialise Invests in Ditto’s 3D Printed Eyewear Technology Platform
Just as the use of 3D printing to mass manufacture hearing aids brought about changes to the entire industry, it looks like the same could be in the cards someday…
Fitz Frames: The 3D Printed Eyewear Company for Children
Fitz Frames is a children’s eyewear company that was created earlier this year by Heidi Hertel and Gabriel Schlumberger, in Los Angeles. Gabriel left his career as a designer at…
SmarTech Analysis Reports on Projections for 3D Printed Eyewear Industry from 2019-2028
SmarTech Analysis is peering into the world of eyewear, with projections for the industry over the next decade in ‘Markets for 3D-Printed Eyewear 2019-2028.’ The company, a leader in commercial…
Kite and Layer Team Up to Provide Customizable 3D Printed Eyewear
Kite, an eyewear brand based in London, is partnering with Layer, industrial designer Benjamin Hubert‘s design agency, to provide 3D printed eyewear that fits the exact measurements of a customer’s…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 12, 2018
For this week’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, EOS is introducing its latest 3D printer at IMTS this week, while CRP Technology’s Windform RL 3D printing material is…
Wires Glasses Bring a New 3D Printed Flair to Eyewear
3D printing has significantly impacted the eyewear industry, allowing manufacturers to create custom frames or even letting customers 3D print their own frames. Several producers of 3D printed eyewear have…
Sculpteo and Octobre71 Keep Manufacturing Local with Stylish 3D Printed Eyewear
Anyone who wears glasses or contact lenses dreads the day when they have to be replaced, because corrective eyewear is expensive. So are quality sunglasses; if you want a pair…
3D Print Your Own Glasses at Home Thanks to GlassesUSA.com and Janne Kyttanen Partnership
Along with many other industries today, 3D printing has allowed countless different fashion categories to thrive in new ways due to all its intrinsic benefits—and it would be difficult to…
South African Architect Launches Design for Partially 3D Printed Concrete Sunglasses
Concrete is a material that has been both underestimated and overused in turn throughout its presence in design history. Its brand identity seems to be that of heavy, solid, and…
Stratasys Seeing “Confirmation That 3D Printing is Finding Usage Among a Variety of Sectors”
I first met Stratasys‘ Andy Middleton, President EMEA, at formnext 2016, where he led a presentation regarding the company’s growing technologies and applications partnerships. Over the last year, Stratasys has…
