{"id":26615,"date":"2022-12-30T01:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/meta-buys-3d-printed-lenses-startup-luxexcel-to-improve-future-ar-glasses\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T01:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T01:04:02","slug":"meta-buys-3d-printed-lenses-startup-luxexcel-to-improve-future-ar-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/meta-buys-3d-printed-lenses-startup-luxexcel-to-improve-future-ar-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta buys 3D-printed lenses startup Luxexcel to improve future AR glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has acquired 3D-printed lenses startup Luxexcel Group B.V.<\/a> for an undisclosed sum to improve future augmented reality glasses.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2009 with operations in The Netherlands and Belgium, Luxexcel enables partners to 3D-print prescription lenses in volume, create better lenses and integrate smart technology in lenses. The company\u2019s VisionPlatform includes a 3D print, software, printing processes and proprietary lens printing material, which combine to create high-quality lenses.<\/p>\n

Although Luxexcel\u2019s technology does produce high-quality prescription lenses, Meta\u2019s interest in acquiring the company lies in its ability to enable the integration of technology into a lens to produce smart glasses. Luxexcel\u2019s 3D printing technology allows for the integration of almost any device directly into a lens.<\/p>\n

The technology includes the ability to add an exact prescription with integrated waveguides, different lens projection areas, holographic films or active foils inside the lens. It allows for the combination of prescription lenses and smart glasses, a process claimed by Luxexcel to be impossible with legacy lens manufacturing.\u00a0Put more simply, Luxexcel\u2019s technology could power the next generation of AR smart glasses.<\/p>\n