Top 5: 3D Printed Custom Glasses

Hello everybody, and happy Sunday! We hope you had a good week and are enjoying our content (in the run up to Formnext, you might particularly like our news coverage of the event). This week, we have an exciting collection of videos for you. We have selected an interesting range, from a South Korean factory which utilizes 3D printing to produce custom glasses individual to the user, to SolidCAM’s work with Desktop Metal, as well as information on printing in dentistry, agriculture and more. We hope you enjoy!

Top 1: Custom 3D Printed Glasses

First up, we have this video of a factory in South Korea which uses 3D printing to produce individualized glasses frames. The video shows the process: firstly, they take a 3D scan of the customer’s face and head and calculate the dimensions of the facial features. This is used for the CAD design of the glasses, designed to each person’s individual face. This CAD design is printed using a HP Laser Sintering printer, after which the parts undergo post-processing. Particularly interesting is the way that the glasses can be mass produced; the print time in the video is over 10 hours but since multiple pairs are printed in this time it is relatively time efficient.

Top 2: SolidCAM is Combining CNC Machining and Metal 3D Printing

Next up, we have SolidCAM. In this video, the CAM software company presents their collaboration with Desktop Metal for a hybrid process which combines CNC machining with their 3D printing system, the world’s first Metal Binder Jetting system. This video shows a series of 9 steps taken in the manufacturing process from design to printing to post-processing. The video offers a detailed view of the finished part so that the viewer can appreciate the complex design and technical finish which can be achieved with the SolidCAM X Desktop Metal partnership. The video also features SolidCAM’s proprietary