3DPrint.com October 10, 2023
Sarah Saunders

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 pioneer counts 3D printed eyewear as one its main applications, and has worked on innovations such as personalized virtual eyewear shopping, smart eyewear, and eco-friendly frames over the years. At the recent SILMO PARIS optical fair, the company introduced its latest offering: 3D printed eyewear with a translucent material, which definitely, as Alireza Parandian, Head of Global Business Strategy, Wearables at Materialise says, “opens up a realm of exhilarating design possibilities for eyewear designers.”

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