YOU MAWO Customizes Your Glasses Using 3D Technologies

In Germany, the YOU MAWO brand (short for ‘Your Magic World‘) uses 3D technologies to develop glasses perfectly personalized for each wearer. Using EOS’ selective laser sintering process, and DyeMansion’s post-processing solutions, the company can print, fit, and design frames meeting the needs of any customer. The brand is based on data scanned by an iPhone or iPad, a scan carried out in about twenty seconds.

Obviously, this is not the first time that a company has launched into 3D printed glasses—the market is already well developed with many players who are taking advantage of the benefits that come with additive manufacturing, in particular, the benefit of personalization. This is a key point in our society today—most consumers are looking for tailor-made, innovative, and modish products. According to SmarTech Publishing, the 3D printed eyewear industry is expected to generate $ 3.4 billion by 2028.

Several colorways available (Photo Credit: YOU MAWO)

YOU MAWO’s Customization Process

Relying on the cameras of iPhones and iPads, the brand says it can 3D scan a customer’s face in just 20 seconds and retrieve the data needed to create the eyeglass or sunglasses frames — a process that previously could take two hours on its own. According to YOU ​​MAWO, the device takes 11 different dimensions: lens size, temple angle, the width of the bridge of the nose, or its base curve. Thus, the brand can offer glasses that will not slip or tighten too much.