Oakley Plans to Prototype Sports Sunglasses Using HP’s Jet Fusion 3D Printer

HP Inc. has expanded a partnership with Oakley to provide 3D printing services for designing the brand’s sports performance sunglasses. HP’s Jet Fusion 3D printing platform will be used to develop Oakley products. 

The process will give Oakley the ability to print prototypes while testing variations of colors and sizes. Oakley has previously used HP’s 3D printers to create helmet prototypes for sports such as cycling, skiing and snowboarding.

“With HP’s breakthrough 3D printing technology, we will not only accelerate our design to production timeline, but we will also reconceptualize the way our products are made, pushing the boundaries of sports performance,” said Nicolas Garfias, head of design at Oakley, in a press release.