{"id":2620,"date":"2021-01-19T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reset.viewpointsystem.com\/how-additive-manufacturing-helps-us-to-innovate-faster\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:07:08","slug":"how-additive-manufacturing-helps-us-to-innovate-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewpointsystem.com\/en\/blog\/how-additive-manufacturing-helps-us-to-innovate-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HELPS US TO INNOVATE FASTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An insight into our production<\/u><\/p>\n

By Viewpointsystem Editorial Team<\/em><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t long ago that 3D printing was used primarily for the inexpensive production of prototypes. In the meantime, the technology has matured and, thanks to enormous qualitative improvements, has arrived in industrial series production.\u00a0 In our production facility just outside Vienna, we have set up a production line in cooperation with our partners\u00a0HP<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0d4pro<\/a>. This makes us one of the first companies in Austria to leave the path of classic injection molding production and break new ground.<\/p>\n

A total of 12 components of our smart glasses are produced additively, from the carrier frame to the front cover, the nose pads and internal technical parts. After just a few hours, we can take the components out of the powder bed of the printer\u2019s build unit for further processing. Within just 24 hours, we can make adjustments to the frame and optimize the design. In traditional production, such changes often take several months. This is because the necessary molds and tools first have to be produced and the next production cycle has to be awaited.<\/p>\n

Additive manufacturing thus significantly shortens our innovation cycles. For us as a young company in a dynamic technology environment, this means a major competitive advantage.\u00a0 We can make bold changes and try things out of the box, even with the risk of failing. Because with additive manufacturing, we can produce on demand and in smaller batches, at comparatively manageable costs. We have our own factory in-house, so to speak. This means we don\u2019t have to buy in large quantities in advance and can save on storage capacity, which is as sustainable as it is economically sensible.<\/p>\n

Another major advantage is that we can extrapolate directly from the prototype to the series product. We know exactly how it will look and behave in the end, whereas with conventional production processes there are usually certain deviations between the prototype and the finished series product.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s take a closer look at the actual production process. This is how the additive manufacturing of our smart glasses works:<\/p>\n\n

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