Could 3D Printing Disrupt the Designer Eyewear Market? - BoF - The Business of Fashion - 0 views
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3D printer research designer eyewear business market
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It’s used daily across countless industries from automotive and aerospace, right through to consumer goods and electronics,
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rapid prototyping
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uxottica uses 3D printing technologies to speed up the process of product development in the prototyping phase,”
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Using unique multi-material technology, customers can now even print the rigid plastic frame along with the clear transparent lens all in a single build — requiring no assembly — in just a matter of hours,
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increase in manufacturers using 3D printing to produce short-run production parts that can be used directly in the final product
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they are set to become better and cheaper over time, radically lowering barriers to entry for start-ups like Protos, no matter how small their production runs.
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“With traditional methods of manufacturing, eyewear companies need to mass produce thousands of the same exact frame. With 3D printing, we are not constrained by the same rules or properties, so each pair of glasses can be unique,” said Levinson.
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US president Obama’s administration has already pledged funding of up to $60 million to a National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute.