{"id":40124,"date":"2020-01-03T13:59:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=40124"},"modified":"2020-01-03T14:04:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:04:18","slug":"5-ways-3d-printing-key-future-lighting-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/5-ways-3d-printing-key-future-lighting-industry","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways 3D Printing is Key to the Future of the Lighting Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As 3D printing becomes increasingly popular and integral to multiple industries, the efficiency of utilizing this new process becomes more apparent. One industry that\u2019s being revolutionized by 3D printing is the lighting industry. In fact, 3D printing is helping to completely transform the current state and future of modern lighting design. Here are 5 ways how.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating Unique Pieces<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone are the days when every lamp or lighting fixture in your home looked the same. With 3D printing, you can make a completely unique piece of lighting design. You\u2019re able to create a new shape \u2014 however traditionally unusual or \u201cout there\u201d it may be \u2014 that can be used to illuminate different parts of your home, whether it be a chandelier or floor lamp. With 3D, there\u2019s no end to the possibilities of customization. Additionally, not only do these then serve as sources of light, but also as accent pieces to place around your home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased Variety<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, 3D printing increases the variety of lighting options on the market. This helps to create trends within the industry and to discover what consumers want more and less of. For instance, some designs may be too wild for the average consumer while other modern designs may be super popular. Through this process, you\u2019re able to determine the direction in which the market is heading, seeing which products to create more of and which to step back from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease Complexity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crafting lighting pieces can be a complex process depending on the intricacies of the design. However, with 3D printing, you\u2019re able to perfect every aspect of the design before printing a final product, allowing you to test out new ideas and work out kinks that will make the piece the best that it can be. Additionally, with 3D printing, the process of assembling after printing is much easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced Waste Materials<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For larger lighting factories, the utilization of 3D printing will help to decrease the amount of waste they produce. As efforts to go green and be environmentally conscious become more apparent, this is an effective and surefire way to increase production times and output while decreasing waste.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower Costs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, 3D printing also lowers the cost of manufacturing different lighting pieces. If you\u2019re 3D printing your own lighting design, this will allow you to prototype and try out a few designs before choosing a final one. If a lighting design company were to use 3D printing, this would help cut down on overall costs spent while increasing revenue. It\u2019s a win-win situation either way!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Want to see how 3D printing can help innovate your industry? Learn how Shapeways can become your manufacturing partner and help you from prototype to large scale production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/industry\/consumer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/learn-more_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"63\" data-wp-pid=\"39411\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 3D printing becomes increasingly popular and integral to multiple industries, the efficiency of utilizing this new process becomes more&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":40125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[489],"tags":[1967],"class_list":["post-40124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-and-design","tag-lighting"],"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/LI-Consumer-Decimal.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways 3D Printing is Key to the Future of the Lighting Industry - Shapeways Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As 3D printing becomes increasingly popular and integral to multiple industries, the efficiency of utilizing this new process becomes more apparent. 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