Luxexcel总部位于比利时，宣布已为其3D印刷镜头获得了1000万美元的投资资金。
该公司最近有received certification from the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) for their 3D printed ophthalmic lenses and expect this funding to support shipment of their 3D printing platform to ophthalmic labs. Luxexcel’s technology uses 3D printers and acrylic material to create transparent lenses with “质量直接从打印机出发，是行业所需的ISO质量水平。透明
Equity funding
Luxexcel received investment from KLA-Tencor Corporation in California, as well as continued investment from SET Ventures in the Netherlands，，，，总部位于德国的慕尼黑风险合作伙伴和佛兰德地区投资基金PMV。
CEO of Luxexcel, Hans Streng, spoke regarding the investment,
一群著名投资者的投资以及与KLA-Tencor的战略合作对我们的业务发展至关重要。它使我们能够将高质量的工业3D打印机带入眼科市场，并对我们的业务战略充满信心。
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Receiving approval from the ISO was an important milestone from Luxexcel and now with this investment the company can begin shipping the 3D printing platform later in 2017. Luxexcel’s 3D printing platform includes industrial grade 3D printers, the lens design software and workflow integration tools. The company introduced the platform at纽约的Vision Expo East 2017，，，，along with the first showcase of the lenses.
Future of lenses
首席执行官汉斯·斯特伦（Hans Streng）解释了资金推动公司前进的重要性：“we have experienced an exponentially increasing interest and market pull both from the ophthalmic market as well as related industries such as Virtual and Augmented Reality。”斯特伦还指出，
与KLA-Tencor的合作及其在半导体工业行业中的全球往绩记录，可以大大推动我们的智能玻璃路线图。我们现在准备扩大，交付和破坏……令人兴奋的时刻。
As mentioned by Streng, the ability to 3D print transparent lenses opens up new applications with the creation of different lens shapes. This is something 3D Printing Industry has seen recently with从德国研究玻璃的3D打印。
Also, US research facility Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hasdeveloped a new method for creating 3D printed glass structures。However, LLNL do not intend to create ophthalmic lenses but instead harness the increased design freedom to expand the shape of optical lenses for lasers and other similar devices.
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Featured image showcases the 3D printed ophthalmic lenses. Photo via Luxexcel.
