Building upon the progress made during a recent workshop, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has formally established the Additive Manufacturing for Lighting Consortium. The consortium will help bridge the knowledge gap between the lighting and 3D Printing industries and build a collaboration for successful adoption of Additive Manufacturing for high-quality, value-added lighting.
The consortium, composed of lighting and 3D Printer and material manufacturers, convened its first meeting on April 2 and is now setting a course to understanding and assimilating additive manufacturing as a viable option for the lighting, building, construction, and allied lighting industries.
Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D., the LRC’s Director of Research, said the group’s long-term goal is to build a centre of excellence that will offer best practices and solutions for additive manufacturing of lighting systems.
The potential benefits of 3D printing for lighting include the ability for manufacturers to create and rapidly print custom products on demand that are uniquely designed for the spaces to be illuminated, improving aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturing costs.
