Scanning mirror helps create 3D eyewear
Leading 3D capture and imaging innovator Fuel3D is set to introduce 3D scanning mirror eyewear for customised glasses with a perfect shape and fit.
Fuel3D, the company behind the 3D scanner, has teamed up with eyewear technology company Sfered for its latest 3D scanning innovation, a mirror-based 3D scanning system designed to support the “deployment and fitting of custom eyewear”.
The companies have incorporated the new system into a mirror, becoming the first in the eyewear sector to do so. According to Fuel3D and Sfered, merging their cutting-edge technology with a mirror produces immeasurable advantages for the customer.
Peter Tutuarima, CEO of Sfered, said: “When people look into a mirror, they relax, straighten up and focus much more naturally than if they are looking into a camera, which means that the scanner collects more accurate data for custom eyewear fitting.
“We have worked closely with the team at Fuel3D to bring this new scanning system to market and we are looking forward to demonstrating the benefits that next-generation facial scanning can bring to the custom fit process.”
Features of the eyewear include highly accurate facial scanning that allows opticians to collect all metrics required for fitting of eyewear and production of custom fit eyewear in a single scan, and high speed 3D capture that collects facial data in 0.1 seconds.
In May 2016, Fuel3D announced that it had secured a €1.7m EU Horizon 2020 grant. The company creates 3D scanning solutions for clients in a range of industries beyond eyewear, but with the eyewear sector projected to reach €146bn by 2022, the UK-based company appears to be focused on cracking the custom glasses market.
Stuart Mead, CEO of Fuel3D, said: “Our platform’s unparalleled speed of capture, combined with the collection of high resolution, colour data makes this a perfect application for our technology.”
