Materialise paves the way towards a sustainable eyewear industry by expanding its range of materials to include Polyamide 11 (PA11). The 100% bio-based polymer is made from sustainably farmed castor beans and offers excellent properties for eyewear. By addressing overproduction, the fashion industry’s biggest environmental challenge, 3D printing helps brands meet the expectations of environmentally conscious eyewear consumers.
3D printing, with Ultrasint PA11, is the driving force behind a brand-new collection of sustainable, 3D-printed eyewear by leading Belgian eyewear brand Odette Lunettes. The collection is the result of a unique collaboration that brings together the creative designs of Odette Lunettes, the 3D printing expertise of Materialise and the sporting background of former cycling world champion Tom Boonen.
“3 d打印技术是理想的create a technical sports frame without compromising on the design we had in mind”, says Eline De Munck, Co-founder of Odette Lunettes. “On top of that you can personalize the design. With our ‘Odette Lunettes X Tom Boonen’ collection, consumers can choose the color and the size of their frame.”
The design is perfectly suited to sport without compromising on style, offering a unisex frame available in two sizes and three colors. The ability to offer consumers the chance to select their size and color-way is a key benefit of 3D printing; mass customization made possible without the costly up-front investment or stock risks.
这些眼镜是由BASF 3D打印解决方案的品牌AM在Ultrasint PA11中生产的。Ultrasint PA11是Materizize的眼镜材料投资组合的最新成员。基于生物的材料是基于Arkema rilsan聚酰胺11的蓖麻豆的负责任采购的。Arkema开发了晚期聚酰胺11材料，这些材料来自有意识地采购的植物而不会引起森林砍伐。该公司与BASF 3D打印解决方案，Jayant Agro-Manganics和Solidaridad一起，是印度Pragati可持续蓖麻养殖倡议的创始成员，该计划已培训了数千名农民从事良好的农业和社会经济实践。
使用3D打印驾驶可持续眼镜制造
With fast fashion based on forecasts and anticipated demand, overproduction has become the fashion industry’s biggest environmental challenge. For eyewear, this leads to 20-30% of unsold stock. 3D printing provides the opportunity to print small product series on-demand and cost-effectively, reducing the risk of overproduction.
眼镜的最常见制造是一种减法过程，使用的材料比切割和塑造所需框架所需的材料还要多。这些框架中使用的乙酸盐中约有70％最终被处置。3D打印是一个添加剂过程，使得框架可以“构建为规格”而不会损失。
“Eyewear doesn’t just need to look good, it needs to be produced in a way that reflects the brand and the consumer’s sustainability mindfulness”, says Alireza Parandian, Business Development Director at Materialise. “With 3D printing, the waste-minimizing nature of the additive process already offers clear environmental and economic benefits. Using a material like PA11 has the potential to magnify these advantages.”
Speed, flexibility and digital-first DNA
3D打印的“做更多”和减少浪费的能力促进了其在眼镜领域日益普及的能力。它提供了几乎无限的设计自由，可以通过传统制造技术在身体或财务上不可生存的形状，结构，合身和形式。它的设计和生产灵活性使理想地符合每个客户的面部和需求，从而促进眼镜中日益增长的个性化趋势。
在没有与新迭代相关的费用的情况下快速准确地进行微调设计，使制造商可以将概念和准备就绪的设计之间的时间从大约六个月的时间减少到一个。3D打印还提供了可观的成本优势，帮助品牌测试具有最低财务风险的多个设计，并允许他们在不进行全面生产的情况下验证新设计。
Parandian说：“凭借其速度，灵活性和数字优先DNA，3D打印为眼镜品牌提供了激进的竞争优势。”“它赋予了初创企业的能力，支持新的商机，并允许各种规模的公司创建新的设计，测试市场食欲和规模生产，并具有最低风险。通过在供应链中产生较少的浪费和消耗最低能源，3D打印还提供了更绿色的证书，这会越来越多地影响当今的消费者选择。”
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