Recently, Luxexcel and IFB Solutions signed the first contract for the 3D printing platform for ophthalmic lenses. The platform will be incorporated into IFB's optical business in Winston, North Carolina, Salem, one of the country's ten independent laboratories. The Luxexcel platform is composed of optical industrial grade 3D printers, lens design software and workflow integration, so that solutions like IFB customers can print 3D glasses lens manufacturing quality level meets all industry standards. The technology initially focused on the manufacture of medical professional lenses.

    "In terms of IFB solutions, we have found a partner who is interested in adopting this unique technology and through 3D printing as a unique product development market. We intend to overcome the insurmountable challenges in the eye world by placing lenses outside the mainstream, enabling existing products to have new capabilities. "The Luxexcel Vision platform represents a higher level of eye lab lens manufacturing solutions, and offers the opportunity to differentiate and develop unique ophthalmic products," said Luxexcel chief business officer Guido Groet.
     IFB solutions lab decades of optical experience and innovative spirit is the ideal choice.

     "We recognize that 3D printing is the future of the optical industry, and we want to be an early innovator and adopter of this emerging technology. With the Luxexcel platform, we can now provide customers with professional lenses in a matter of days, which is a great advantage for our team and is known for its excellent service and quality. "IFB Solutions chief operating officer Dan Kelly said.
     Another notable advantage of Luxexcel technology is that laboratory technicians are easy to use. IFB solutions are among the largest partners in the United States for blind or visually impaired, including more than 75% of the optical laboratory staff. IFB plans to operate Luxexcel machines for blind or visually impaired people. The Luxexcel platform will be offered to IFB solutions in pay per use mode.
     Kelly said: "we will use Luxexcel technology to produce professional lenses, usually for patients with low vision, which is the area of expertise in IFB solutions.". "We not only employs many people with low vision, but also by the state of North Carolina and the Arkansas community center to provide low vision low vision services."
     Luxexcel technology combines hardware, consumables, and design software into a 3D print solution. The eye lab receives a complete platform that includes printers, resins, support and software solutions. The lenses produced using the 3D Print Solutions comply with the ISO standard and are compatible with today's industrial coatings and other conventional processes such as edge processing and frame mounting. The Luxexcel platform can be integrated into today's mature eye lab workflow.

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