Prescription lens 3D printing specialist Luxexcel has announced a commercial partnership with fellow lens manufacturer Optiswiss. As part of the deal, Optiswiss has installed Luxexcel’s VisionPlatform 7 at its Swiss lab, allowing the firms to bring 3D printed lenses to glasses manufacturers en-masse, whether they be for regular frames or advanced ‘smart’ devices. “The combination of our technology and the experience of Optiswiss as a lens manufacturer ensures that smart eyewear producers can bring smart devices to market that address the needs of those with prescriptions.” Over the last six months, Luxexcel has made significant advances in its AR-related offering, unveiling a partnership with WaveOptics in February, which has seen it begin 3D printing AR prescription smart glasses. The firm has launched VisionPlatform 7, a machine that’s specifically designed to enable the integration of 3D printed lenses directly into smart glasses, during the production process. After reaching the 5,000 print per year landmark in 2019, Luxexcel passed the overall 50,000 milestone less than two years later, thus with its new Optiswiss deal, the firm is now aiming to better market its advancing technologies to frame manufacturers. 3D printing’s inherent flexibility opens up plenty of opportunities for customization, thus it potentially represents an ideal technology for manufacturing tailor-made glasses frames.

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