(Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today launched India’s first tailor-made 3D printed luminaires.
Signify launches India’s first tailor-made 3D printed luminaires for a circular economy
Chennai, India – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today launched India’s first tailor-made 3D printed luminaires. This highly flexible and more sustainable form of manufacturing, using a 100% recyclable polycarbonate material, enables the company to produce luminaires that have bespoke designs or are tailored to customer’s exact needs and recycled at the end of their life, supporting a circular economy.
Currently, Signify is the only major lighting manufacturer to be pro ducing 3D-printed lighting products on an industrial and comm er cial scale in India. In alignment with the Indian government’s age nda of ‘Make in India’ an d ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the company has set up a 3D printing manufacturing facility at its existing lighting fac tory in Vadodara, in addition to a design lab at its R&D center in Noida where interior designers, architects and lighting desig ners can experience the technology first-hand and see their lu minaire being printed in front of the ir eyes. They can also work together with Signify’s design experts to create a truly bespoke design that meets their specific requirements.
Consumers can design and order their 3D printed luminaires online on the company’s website or visit their nea rest Philips Smart Light Hub to place their order. The combinations of materials and textures offered by 3D print ing is countless and only limited by one’s imagination. Customers can choose their colour, finish and texture for a truly unique and bespoke design. Professional customers can design their luminaire on https://www.tailo red. ighting.philips.com/en/in/ and get in touch with the sales team to place their order.
A 3D printed luminaire is also good for our planet as it has a 47% lower carbon footprint than a traditionally manufactured metal luminaire, excluding electronics and optics. The final product is also two-thirds in weight compared to a conventional luminaire, which ultimately translates to a 35% carbon emission reduction during shipping. Nearly every component of these luminaires may be reused or recycled at end of life and repurposed into new designs, thereby supporting the concept of a circular economy.
